ACL Surgery And Physiotherapy Physiotherapy ultimately plays a crucial role in the outcome of any ACL surgery. Following a successful surgical procedure much of the success will fall on the patient’s dedication to their therapy and the physiotherapists ability to both motivate and appropriately progress their rehabilitation program up until a full return to pre-injury… Read More >
Strengthen Your Vastus Medialis To Help Manage Knee Pain The vastus medialis muscle is a part of your quadriceps muscle group. Vastus medialis often referred to as vastus medialis oblique, or the VMO for short helps to stabilise the kneecap and is commonly regarded as a significant muscle in the fight against knee pain and/or… Read More >
Vastus Medialis Oblique The Most Famous Quadriceps Muscle Vastus Medialis Oblique or the VMO for short makes up part of the quadriceps muscles, a group of muscles that are positioned in the front of your thigh. Specifically the vastus medialis sits medially on the inside of your thigh where along with the three other quadriceps… Read More >
Isolation And Activation Before Function A simple approach with exercises for Trendelenburg gait is to start addressing the issue with isolated strengthening exercises. This can help enable the individual to be aware of the muscles they are wanting to engage. Once muscle activation can be isolated in a controlled environment then knowing where and what… Read More >
What Is Proprioception? Proprioception is the innate sense of knowing, without having to see ourselves, our body’s relative position in space. Proprioception allows us to navigate life inherently knowing where our limbs and center of gravity are at any time. Your proprioceptors are specialised sensory receptors that relay information about our body’s spatial position to… Read More >
A Novel Written By All Physiotherapists At Sydney Physio Clinic, we often have regular clients who do not do their exercises prescribed to them. Patients are therefore disappointed when they don’t see any visible results or have recurring problems. We get it, they’re hard, they’re often uncomfortable, they’re repetitive and monotonous. Why do we give… Read More >
The Myth Of Exercise Compliance Here at Sydney Physio Clinic, we often prescribe exercises to patients only to see them a week later to find out that the patient hasn’t done any of them. The question is: Why don’t patients do their rehab prescribed to them? From my own perspective (having had three knee reconstructions,… Read More >
The beneFITS Of Turning House Hold Chores Into Exercise Did you know that the World Health Organization ranks inactivity as the fourth largest cause of mortality after high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity? Probably not. Keeping an active lifestyle is necessary for maintaining your physical and mental health. Spending 40- 60 hours a week sitting… Read More >
Why A Home Work Out Is Such A Good Idea No one likes cleaning, it sucks (as much as the vacuum) and is a thankless chore. Here at Sydney Physio Clinic, patients often wonder how they can incorporate their exercises in to their busy life. Studies have shown that the average Australian spends 5 +… Read More >
Eccentric Contraction Of A Muscle An eccentric contraction is the motion of a muscle while it is lengthening under load, where the muscle contracts to control joint motion performed by an outside force. An example of an eccentric contraction is when performing an exercise such as a biceps curl. With this exercise the action of… Read More >