Energy + Motion Integrated Physiotherapy

27/05/2022

We need to change the narrative around ACL healing vs repairs. For so long the belief was that ruptured ACL'S HAD to have surgery to enable recovery and the evidence simply doesn't back this up anymore. Thanks to Kieren Richardson for this great summary via Physio Network. Link for the full article below.

"A systematic review showed that ACL full thickness ruptures CAN heal, with strategies including bracing, rehabilitation and strengthening and even no management at all (8, 9).Shifting the burden of proof, the authors highlighted the revelation there are in fact no high-quality studies showing the ligament CAN’T heal! In a national debate on ACL tear management which I was a part of at the end of 2021, Physiotherapists, Surgeon researchers and expert clinicians agreed ACL tears can heal. Pilot data from Australia due to be released in 2022 was discussed, with over 90% of fully ruptured ACL’s healing with a novel bracing protocol, and long-term return-to-play achieved."

https://www.physio-network.com/blog/can-acl-heal/

03/03/2022

This is why I ALWAYS include balance work in my classes. Balance matters!

🦴 A patient’s fracture risk increases as one leg stand time decreases, meaning that the shorter the time a patient is able to stand on one leg, the higher their risk of fracture is.
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⏰ Improve one leg stand time = decrease injury risk!
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👥 Mariana Wingood reviewed this paper for the new March 2021 issue of the Physio Network Research Reviews⁠
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📝 Ref: Larsson BA, Johansson L, Mellström D, Johansson H, Axelsson KF, Harvey N, Vandenput L, McCloskey E, Liu E, Sundh D, Kanis JA(2021) One leg standing time predicts fracture risk in older women independent of clinical risk factors and BMD. Osteoporosis International.33(1), 185-194.

14/12/2021

I am a bit quiet posting on here this days but this article hits the nail on the head. Often folk want definitive answers about pain. Pain can be distressing, especially when it creates limitation and restriction and we can't do what we want to do with ease and comfort.

Sometimes there are clear mechanisms. A lot of the time pain is a response of the nervous system to a myriad of multi-faceted complex contributors.

https://www.howardluksmd.com/sometimes-our-joints-just-hurt-and-its-ok-not-to-know-why

17/06/2020

Great research update on the use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications for low back pain from Robin Kerr via free access at Physio Network

Save time and effort keeping up to date.

29/01/2020

Fabulous classes with Tanya Voges for over 65's! Keep moving!

Did you used to dance but haven’t in years? Or maybe you want to try dancing for the first time!

Never Too Late to Dance is a new weekly program for over 65s starting in February at both community centres. Explore a variety of dance types including contemporary, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and ballroom.

All classes are run by a professional dance instructor. People with all levels of experience are welcome and no partner is required.

Mondays, 9.30-10.30 am at The Summit: https://bit.ly/38lrlEs
Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30 am at TVCC: https://bit.ly/3atI9uH

Active Neighbourhoods for Older Australians, Sport Australia

27/11/2019

https://wnyt.com/news/drumming-program-for-seniors-shaker-pointe-watervliet-albany-county/5476025/?fbclid=IwAR1yed44l8OWn1gWtlf8oFxQ-r6XEV5g_WzVeNyjQltb1dArYfMHvoGMeNI

Looking for something to help you be happy?  How about relieve stress and even pain? Then try drumming.

14/10/2019

Fantastic!

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya went out at a blazing pace at the 2019 Chicago Marathon on the way to a new world record.

27/09/2019

Love this!!

21/09/2019

Keep on moving!

: 100-year-old Jean Gartside has been a swimmer all her life. 🏊‍♀️💙

She used go for a daily swim, but these days she settles for going to the pool every second day.

"At a hundred, you’ve got to do something to keep out of the nursing home, and I certainly don’t want to go in to a nursing home," Jean says.

"I go down just to keep fit… for exercise, to keep my legs going. I think everybody needs to do some sort of sport."

Jean, who is fiercely independent, still drives herself to local pool in Bayswater and says there are more than just physical benefits.

"There’s a social aspect of it, I get to talk to people. If I don’t I just sit here by myself all day. I think when you get old like me, you need to get out, you don’t depend on people coming in."

She is instantly recognisable to the staff at the Bayswater pool when arrives around 7am, as she wears the same distinct pink dressing gown over her bathers every trip.

📷 Kit Mochan via ABC Perth |

25/07/2019

Great ideas for kids!