Physiotherapy made simple

Pain and injury can limit you from doing what you love.

When should you use strapping/sports tape? Taping and strapping can be used to restrict potentially harmful movements. This is best done with an adhesive non-stretch/rigid tape.

Seeing a Physiotherapist can sometimes be daunting. Talking about your chronic pain or re-living an injury that is affecting your ability to work or play your favourite sport can illicit a range of emotions.

Massage is a commonly used treatment technique for the management of increased muscle tone, myofascial trigger points and thickening of connective tissue.

Stiff neck or back? You may benefit from joint mobilization.

This is a passive movement technique applied to a joint aiming to restore full range of motion.

When to apply heat? Superficial heat can be applied via wheat bags, hot water bottles and stick on heat patches.

This is a question we get asked a lot.

In short, the clinical indications for cryotherapy (ice) application are: acute swelling/oedema, inflammation, contusion (such as a thigh cork) or for muscle/trigger point pain/spasm.

Helping you understand your injury 💚. People think Physiotherapy is all about treatment. Here at Brisbane Physiotherapy, we know good treatment needs a great assessment.

The Achilles tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body. It connects your calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) into the heel bone (calcaneus). Runners have 15 times greater risk of tendon rupture and 30 times greater risk of tendinopathy.

Keep reading to learn more about Achilles pain.