Posts in Injury prevention
The importance of the ergonomic desk set up - The Shoulder
The importance of the ergonomic desk set up - The Shoulder

Working from home carries risks for our bodies. It is important to know how to reduce the risk and manage the injury if it occurs. We see an increase in shoulder injuries in people working from home and at Total Physiotherapy we help them overcome the injury and help prevent it from happening again.

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Health and Fitness, Injury preventionStuart McKayTotal PhysiotherapyWorking from home, working from home injury, COVID-19 injury, Shoulder injury, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder painComment
Increasing Rates of ACL Injuries - Especially in Youngsters - and What We Can Do About It
Increasing Rates of ACL Injuries - Especially in Youngsters - and What We Can Do About It

Over the last 20 years the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and surgeries has increased significantly due to many different factors. Female adolescent athletes are 4-6 times more likely to tear their ACL

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ACL rehabilitation, Football injuries, Injury prevention, Orthopaedic Rehab, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries, Knee InjuriesStuart McKayTotal PhysiotherapyACL injuries, ACL rehabilitation, ACL Physiotherapy, Adolescent Injuries, Female knee Injuries, Injury prevention, ACL injury preventionComment
Running Shoes with Mick Elliott (Part 2)
Running Shoes with Mick Elliott (Part 2)

In the 2nd and final part of my chat with Mick we consider the cushioning and shapes of running shoes, wearing runners to the pub, why it's worthy buying running shoes in store and what changes are on the horizon for the industry.

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Health and Fitness, Runners, Running Injuries, Injury prevention, TrainingStuart McKayTotal Physiotherapyrunning shoes, how to choose a running shoe, Runners, fitness, Running training, training, Prevention running injuries, Managing running injuriesComment
Running Shoes - with 'The Athlete's Foot' Guru Mick Elliott
Running Shoes - with 'The Athlete's Foot' Guru Mick Elliott

I caught up with good mate Mick Elliott a couple of weeks ago to talk all things running shoes. Mick is now the owner of 4 Athlete’s Foot stores across NSW - The Galleries Victoria in Sydney City, Eastgardens, Bankstown and Tamworth. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series - in this part we will focus on considerations when selecting the right shoe.

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Foot injuries, Half Marathon, Health and Fitness, Injury prevention, Marathon, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Runners, Running Injuries, Sports Injuries, TrainingStuart McKayTotal Physiotherapyrunning shoes, injury prevention, how to choose a running shoeComment
Squat without hurting your back
Squat without hurting your back

Squats are great. Lower back pain is not so great. Lower back pain triggered by squats is something I see much too regularly. With the increased popularity of high intensity training, which has great health and fitness benefits, the prevalence of low back pain from squatting has increased. Pay attention to your technique to help prevent injury.

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Back Pain, Physiotherapy, Strength training, Injury preventionStuart McKayTotal PhysiotherapySquats, Squats and back pain, Low back Pain, Squat technique, Squat form, Injury preventionComment