Kids who are involved with sport often experience knee pain related to the tracking of the knee cap and/or growing pain underneath the knee cap.
To help this: - strengthen muscles of the inner quads - stretch the hamstrings - get the correct shoes (we often recommend ASICS)
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Kids with heel pain? This is generally correlated with an increase in activity and/or growth spurts. Often the diagnosis of this is Sever’s Disease. This is a common cause of heel pain, particularly in young and physically active people. Between the ages of 8 and 14 years the leg bones experience a period of growth. This may lead to heel pain during or after physical activity.
So what can be done to help settle this pain? - Relative rest; you don’t need to stop everything, but you want to reduce activity levels - Ice - Foam rolling/Calf stretches; be careful not to over-stretch though! Seek advice from a Physio if you have any concerns/questions in regards to this - Supportive shoes If these simple steps don’t help, it may be worthwhile to have a chat with one of our Physios here at Tablelands Physio for some professional advice (02) 6352 3131, or your local Physiotherapist. Sore knee? Here is a really simple exercise to do early after you have hurt your knee. The main aim is to increase movement of the knee and activate the quad muscle, which is the protector of the knee. Roll up a towel and give it a go!
Stiff neck from sitting at your desk? Here are some simple tips to relieve soreness and stiffness from being stuck in one position for a long time.
It’s been fairly fresh out, but I’ve seen a lot of you braving the cold mornings. This morning was apparently -7.5 degrees so it’s no wonder my legs were a little cold (probably quite fortunate that I didn’t know the temperature at the time).
We are in the midst of winter sports aka “dangerous sporting season” and this is about the time when people start to develop niggling injuries that they either don’t worry about till finals, or they have a few weeks off to rest the ”hammie” then find it’s just the same, if not worse when they go back on the field. So… get that niggle sorted before you find out you’re not ‘right’ for the important end of the season. Call the practice 0263523131 or pop online at tablelandsphysio.com.au MASSAGE THERAPY Its very exciting to announce that John Frick, an accredited remedial sports massage therapist has joined the Tablelands Team. All the people who have had a massage are raving about him. Gwen and Sharlene are booking regular spots. At this stage he is taking appointments on Tuesdays and Thursday... FABULOUS PHYSIO WANTED Just in case you didn’t know we are looking to hire our next awesome physio for our team. So if you know anyone who would be a great fit, please let them know we are looking. There is also the added bonus of a $500 reward to the person (or a charity of your choice) who refers us a physio (conditions apply, they must be selected via an interview process and stay for a minimum 12 months). We are also looking for other allied health professionals to build and enhance our team, so if you, or someone you know is a speechie, dietician, OT, Psych etc etc please call in or drop us a line and we can have a chat. There is also the option of room rental. Our goal is to have a fabulous health, well being and fitness team working together to provide a high level well rounded care to our Tablelands Family. ONLINE BOOKINGS Online physio and massage bookings are working well... The only issue we are having, is that the system only releases a few at a time. You go in via our website tablelandsphysio.com.au and click on “Book Now”. Its pretty easy to follow, select your therapist and date and appointments pop up. Don’t get disillusioned, if there isn’t an appointment that suits, just call us (0263523131), or email us info@tablelandsphysio.com.au with the timeslot you are after and we will get back to you.. (remember I don’t work out the timeslots this online booking system releases) BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR ALL CLIENTS We are so lucky here at Tablelands Physio to have a lovely client group, so we thought that to thank you for all your support over the past 15 years (can’t believe its been that long), we will give you a 20 %DISCOUNT off your next physio visit if you book within a month of your birthday. This offer applies to all clients who have been to the practice (young and old) and some may not be on this mail list, so feel free to pass on this email to your friends and family. AND…. If you refer someone to us and its their birthday around that time, they will also get the discount and you might get a little something from us as a Thankyou for the referral. Nice people have nice Friends and Family (generally 😊 ) and that’s what makes it such a wonderful environment for us to work in. THANK YOU! tablelandsphysio.com.au Tablelands Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy is our facebook page. We put up information and tips/tricks they are relevant to out customers. We also have our VIP page for our valued clients this often contains offers and you are able to message us directly and get questions answered quickly. Tablelands Physio VIP group. Jump on and have a look, like us, join the group and send us you top achievements so we can celebrate with you. Congratulations!! you've made it to the end of a long newsletter, Thank you! My goal is to be better at sending out quick short ones. Until next time, stay warm and don’t forget to keep exercising!! and lets hope there is some good soaking rain on the horizon. Cheers Sally Sally Webb, Director |