FACT OR FICTION || I need to get an MRI to help with the management of my lower back pain
Answer - FICTION
In a recent narrative review, Wang and colleagues (2018) concluded that MRI imaging in the early stages of lower back pain can have detrimental effects including mo...
GROIN PAIN || Groin pain, referred to also as athletic pubalgia, is a common problem for a number of athletes, particularly those who engage in sports that require specific use (or overuse) of lower abdominal muscles and the proximal muscles of the thigh. Predominantly...
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...
That age old question in which the answers seems to be becoming increasingly more difficult to answer. We have looked over the research and tried to simply things for those who are unsure about what to do with their shoulder.
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...
GRADUATION || A massive congratulations to our resident remedial massage guru Nancy! She recently "doffed the cap" during her graduation ceremony. Nancy successfully completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Myotherapy) at the Endeavour College of Natural Health.
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...
