FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || All rotator cuffs tears need surgery..
Answer: FICTION. The devil is in the detail!
The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles that aid in providing stability through range for the shoulder joint, particularly overhead. There are multiple risk fac...
Do you have a 'good' and 'bad' shoulder? Have you been putting up with that grumbly shoulder for weeks, months or even years? Shoulder pain can but a real dampener on your activity levels - but it doesn't need to!
We at Praxis, pride ourselves on taking the time...
PODCAST || Something a little different for Praxis Physio recently with our principal physio Stephen, having a chat with Matt from Back Yourself fitness.
The latest episode is all about rehab, recovery, Praxis Pilates and physio assessments.
FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || All meniscal tears need surgery 🤔🔪🔪🔪🔪
ANSWER: FICTION
In a recent meta-analysis (multiple studies combined), Kise and colleagues concluded that a small but inconsequential benefit is seen from treatment interventions that involve arthrosco...
FACT or FICTION FRIDAY || We at Praxis think that patient education is the cornerstone of good physiotherapy. We particularly enjoy discussing people's understanding of their injuries or the beliefs around certain activities. As such we are starting "Fact or Fiction Fr...
In part one, we unearthed that pilates has a role to play in reducing the severity of chronic lower back pain. In part two, we tackle a common question from our patients and delve further into the research to see if there is a difference between mat and reformer pilate...
With our 30 day pilates challenge starting today, we thought we would take a look at why we love pilates so much for our patients, and what some of the benefits are. Part 1 looks at how pilates affect those with chronic lower back pain. Part 2 looks at the difference b...
KICKING || As per usual the Praxis team delved into an area of clinical interest to better understand the demands of our athletes. Last session we discussed throwing technique which you can read about here.
SUMMARY
There are differences in kicking techniques when acc...
THROWING || This week in professional development session, our physio team delved into throwing techniques and links to injury. Proper throwing mechanics are important to understand as they may enable an athlete to achieve maximum performance with minimum chance of inj...
For those of you who have ever read a research article and thought it was a tough read, i'd like to let you in on a little secret. Doing the research is far worse! If only memes were a thing when I started my Masters of Applied Science thesis, I'd have changed my backg...
Running. Probably one of the most maligned exercises when it comes to knees and overuse injuries. The thought that running 'wears' out your knees and causes osteoarthritis (a chronic disease often associated with joint pain and stiffness, reduced mobility and reduced q...
