As the team physio for Rangataua men’s premier and development teams, I am privy to the assessment and treatment of a multitude of injuries. Whilst we see a lot of lower limb injuries and concussions from rugby – we commonly get lots of shoulder injuries. Due to the nature of […]
Lindsay and I were the physiotherapists for Greerton Marists Premier and Development rugby teams this season. We had an awesome season which has just finished with an intense game in the premier semi-finals against Te Puna. Throughout the season we had a variety of injuries across both teams however, one that […]
Working with athletes from a range of sports I have found that the most notoriously feared injury is an ACL knee injury. Equally, when we hear one of our athletes diagnosed with an ACL injury we also feel gutted as we know the amount of time and commitment that is […]
There has been lots of research on the impact of our gluteal muscles in all aspects of movement and performance. We work with patients to help strengthen and activate their glutes, but different methods are more effective for different people. Our glutes provide stability, control and power for activities such […]
Over the last few weeks, you all will have noticed that we have been posting about lower limb loading mechanics and keep mentioning the muscle Gluteus Medius. That is because it is a very important muscle to know how to find when you are trying to stand on 1 leg […]
We get asked on many occasions if an injection would help for tennis elbow. People ask this because, historically it has been provided as the main treatment. Often an injection offers good short-term pain relief, or the patient’s friends have had this done. However, are we doing far more harm […]
Getting back on the horse – literally. I started horse riding at 6 years old. I […]
In this short video we teach you a guaranteed way to tie your shoelaces to make sure they never come undone. This is fantastic advice for almost all of our active athletes! From running to court sports like netball, basketball, tennis and squash, to field sports like rugby, hockey, cricket […]
Sometimes it is impossible to get to the physiotherapist before training or an event to get a quick tape up. So we thought we would show some basic tapings that you can do to yourself at home. If you do not receive our newsletter or follow us on Facebook, then […]
REFLECTION ON OUR BODY WORLDS EXHIBITION DAY TRIP The Back In Action Physio team recently took a work trip up to Auckland to the Body World Exhibition which has been seen globally by 45 million visitors. I had seen this before both in London and New York but could not […]
