Deane Stephens Physiotherapy

06/04/2026

Jackson Stephens ... Combined with progression from indoor bike to straightline running to agility work as indicated by subjective/objective testing .

04/04/2026

Deadlifts / Squats/ Loaded Lunges etc … YUM 😋

Resistance training for stronger bones! 🦴🏋🏼‍♂️

These are general principles to guide resistance training but it’s important to recognise some additional points:

- The adaptability of bone varies significantly across our lifetime so we are likely to see a very different response in an adolescent athlete than a masters runner
- The research varies too, some is based in children, some in college students and some is in postmenopausal populations so we need to be careful generalising the results.
- It’s likely that the stimulus will need to be greater in those already involved in osteogenic activities and sports. mentioned this in a great recent post on the ‘Pro-bone’ study. Swimmers and cyclists gained bone mass with plyometrics but soccer players didn’t as the stimulus didn’t exceed the typical load of their sport.
- Lastly, bone health needs must be met for the bone to adapt to load. In particular energy availability is key. For more on this see the excellent paper below from on RED-S and resistance training

Reference:
Blagrove RC, Brooke-Wavell K, Plateau CR, Nahman C, Hassan A, Stellingwerff T. The Role of Musculoskeletal Training During Return to Performance Following Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2024 Jun 4;19(7):623-628. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2023-0532. PMID: 38834182.

31/03/2026

Bed rest is rarely a good option… Get the best advice from your trusted Physio !

💡 Clinicians may consider prescribing PT immediately after diagnosing active lumbar spondylolysis instead of rest. Immediate PT showed greater initial improvements in pain and dysfunction, a quicker return to sport and a lower recurrence of LBP compared with rest before PT among adolescent athletes with spondylolysis.

👉🏻 This is from the new paper "Immediate physical therapy is beneficial for adolescent athletes with active lumbar spondylolysis: a multicentre randomised trial" by Selhorst et al 2026

Disclaimer: Sharing a study is NOT an endorsement. You should read the original research yourself and be critical.

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21/03/2026

Trapping the foot in shoes all day does have a consequence.. Talk to your trusted Physio about how you can rebuild your foot function ..:) D

Intrinsic foot muscles can be weak in patients with Plantar Heel Pain🦶

Progressive strengthening of intrinsic and extrinsic muscles can be effective, especially in runners and active individuals.

See my previous posts for recent research on which exercises are effective to target these muscles.

20/03/2026

The site of pain isn’t always the full picture ! :) D

Peak forces during running can be surprisingly high! The calf, quads, glutes and hamstrings all manage high peak loads during running which is why

18/03/2026

There’s a lot more to peak performance than just musculoskeletal function .. Top athletes tick all the boxes 💪🏿🙏

15/03/2026

Another World Cup Final to cap an amazing 3 World Cups … Awesome

13/03/2026

World Cup final here we come … Getting familiar territory now .. Go Kate @

13/03/2026

# BreannaScott

13/03/2026

13/03/2026

Aussies HOT in Antalya