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AM Health & Performance

Locality: Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 432 347 976

Address: 17 Sefton Road 2120 Thornleigh, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.amhealthperformance.com/

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25.01.2022 Ankle sprains are hot in the clinic again! Gentle pain-free lower limb muscular stretching and ankle joint ROM exercises should be encouraged within the first 72 hours of injury. This will influence normal joint, neural and soft tissue afferent input, joint kinematics and motor patterning. Basic ROM exercises should be coupled with stretch exercise regimes to improve the function and mobility of the ankle joint. Normal motions must be maintained or re-trained as early as the... injury is capable (pain free) to minimize the risk of re-injury. It is of most importance to adopt pain free motions during the acute stages of ankle sprains, to avoid movements through planes of injury. This will prevent injured tissue irritation and prevent further damage to injured tissue.

25.01.2022 As Cam McEntyre heads off to World Junior Champs he gives a great message about being able to separate your sporting life from your home/social life. Mental and physical stress from training/competition can become intense and if not well managed by switching off can lead to burnout and injuries. It is important to have a balanced lifestyle off the field to relax away from the sporting environment. This enables athletes to recharge themselves so they can be 110% on for the next training session or competition. Switching off is a very important message I give to my athletes and patients to avoid mental exhaustion resulting in negative effects on performance.

25.01.2022 Rehabilitating the Ankle Part II - Balance and Proprioception Proprioception is the bodies awareness of the position of your joints in space. Input from pressure and sensory receptors in the ankle joint and foot is relayed to the brain to determine the position of the joint. When injured, these receptors are disturbed and a loss of proprioception is likely. Balance exercises stress these proprioceptive receptors, and when placed under exercise stress offer an effective method... of ankle healing and rehabilitation. Static balance and proprioceptive exercises should start with the foot in a stable position and progress accordingly to positions of relative instability. This benefits by adding further stress to reactivate the sub-optimally functioning neuromuscular system of the injured ankle. Progressing exercises needs to be gentle and appropriate in accordance to the injuries tissue healing rate and functional ability. The progression to unstable surfaces become necessary to stress contractile rate for force development, reactive stability and the foots ability to act as an effective mobile adaptor. (refrerence) Examples of unstable surfaces include foam boards, wobble boards, balance disc, balance beams, bosu balls, trampettes or sand. Integrating unstable surface proprioceptive training for as little as five minutes per day in an ankle rehabilitation program has proven a significant reduction in ankle injury risks through a competitive sports season. Additionally, if the strong foot position is applied, the quality of the exercises can be specifically enhanced through the use of a softer pliable surface. *Note - Prematurely rehabilitated ankles are at risk of irritating or damaging healing tissue if the correct progression of rehabilitation has not been followed. Adequate strength progressions must be completed prior to avoid irritating or further ankle injury.

24.01.2022 Time to reflect on another great season of footy with @macuni.afl! A grand final win for the Prems and a hard fought grand final match with runners up for the div girls. Thank you to Prems coaches @djr_22, @marshy1786, @kristys10 and div coaches @ryan_dmiller, @kristian_purdie for making my job as easy as possible! To Docker and Marshy who are moving on, you have both been very professional, receptive and great to work with as a Sports Chiro. The communication that goes on behind the scenes to ensure the best for the players is only made easier by the qualities you both process as coaches. Thank you! And congratulations to @amandafarrugia7 on a fantastic career. Youre a true role model for Women in Sport and an inspiration as a person and sportswoman to those around you. #afl #womeninsport #sportschiropractic #activereleasetechnique

24.01.2022 Is it Plantar Fasciitis? There are numerous structures in the foot which could be contributing to foot and heel pain than just the plantar fascia. Constant weightbearing from daily activities such as walking, running or even prolonged periods of standing at work often cause biomechanical changes which affect the function of the foot. Check out all the muscles that influence the bottom of the foot! The foot is highly rich with proprioceptive feedback and when altered by chan...ges to foot biomechanics drastically effect balance and awareness. Joints become fibrotic and immobile, muscles short and hypertonic and pain is the outcome. When treating the foot, it is important to identify and address any joint mechanical issues from heel to toe. The many muscles that affect foot arch(es) stabilization and toe movements need specific attention. Not to forget the lower leg muscles and their tendinous insertions that influence foot mechanics from afar! Top it off by influencing good foot behaviour with rehab exercises! And in this 55yr old nurses case we have applied some #rocktape for a bit of support and confidence. #plantarfasciitis #chiropractic #footinjury #footpain #activereleasetechnique #iamhealth

23.01.2022 The end of an awesome season as #sportschiro with @macuni.afl womens prems! Minor premiers and a total of 2 losses for the season! Tough match today with grand final going against us. It has been a pleasure working with you girls and have enjoyed every minute of this season! Thanks to @djr_22, @marshy1786 and all the players I worked with in the clubfor an awesome year. Keeping injuries to a minimum! #sportschiropracticaustralia #sportschiropractic #macuniafl #activereleasetechnique #activereleaseaustralia #chiropractic #amhealthperformance #iamperformance #injuriestoaminimum #injuryprevention #injurymanagement #sportsrehabilitation

22.01.2022 Hard work pays off! A wonderful weekend for my squad who achieved great season opening performances. Particularly @cam_mcentyre and @kenzielittle22 who both threw PBs at 81.51m and 61.42m. An interrupted year has presented challenges for our training and competition schedule. These 2 have continued to buckle down and work hard to finally come out in a comp last weekend and let loose. ... Very proud of the efforts they have achieved and such a wonderful example of how hard work and dedication to training has been rewarded. #8060 #javelin #power #strength #athletics #trackandfield

22.01.2022 Out of the clinic for the week and up to Townsville to coach. Ive had a fantastic opportunity to be part of the @athleticsaustralia coaching team at the Oceania Athletics Championships. Loved every moment of the Championships and met many fantastic people along the way. #athletics #thisisathletics #throwscoach #strengthcoach #coaching @ Townsville, Queensland

22.01.2022 Time for a break! Clinic closed over Christmas/New Year period. Merry Christmas and have Happy New Year

21.01.2022 The growth of the Australian javelin environment continues with another fulfilling week of work in Perth. @insidewais provides the professional environment for our athletes to grow and understand the road to success. Ideas and knowledge shared between coaches and athletes gives us the opportunity to improve what we do as a cohort. To be the best you need to be surrounded by the best. Thank you @athleticsaustralia for giving us the opportunity again. #8060 #javelin #thisisathletics #trackandfield #strength #power #speed

21.01.2022 Tough work pays off. A great journey back to the International Stage for Cam McEntyre. Lots of hours have been put in building his body and perfecting his technique with a great team supporting him to compete at this level. Good luck at World Junior Champs tomorrow!

20.01.2022 Blog Alert. Do I Ice or do I Heat? This evidence based blog article explores how effective each is and provides guidelines on how to apply appropriately.

20.01.2022 Rehabilitating the Ankle Part IV - Advanced Proprioception Return-to-play mechanisms require repetitive and sports-specific training to develop and ingrain specific neural pathways. Technical training targeted at sports performance can accelerate an athletes return to sport and reduce the risk of re-injury. The introduction of multi-lateral, multi-surface jumping/hopping exercises becomes necessary to integrate a specific level of proprioceptive stimulation and intrinsic stre...ngthening to ankle joint rehabilitation. These dynamic proprioceptive exercises will prepare the ankle and lower limb for weight bearing impacts and multi-plane dynamic loading. By this stage of rehabilitation, it is not an unreasonable expectation of athletes to have progressed back to field training routines, where straight line running and light jogging is incorporated.

18.01.2022 Looking forward to present this evening! If you haven't and you'd like to jump on and watch, visit the link below.

18.01.2022 Blog Alert - Article on Managing Ankle Sprains that is evidence based and applied within the clinic! Ankle injuries are very common and can be a pain when injured as we are on our feet all the time! Proper management has great results in assisting with healing of the ankle joint. Check out the blog article below and on www.amhealthperformance.com

17.01.2022 Performance Testing Why do we test? Testing provides us with feedback on how an athlete is tracking through the training program. I test my athletes after a training cycle 3-4 times a season. This allows me to see how they are tracking with strength/power output, how they have improved or declined, what areas they need to work on and if the athlete is where they need to be at that stage of the season. Overall, it tells us what condition the athlete is in after that stage or... training/competition and provides a benchmark of what may be their best form. For example, if we have completed a heavy strength block the athlete should be lifting pbs when testing or close to them. However, is this applicable to their sport? What is their next phase of training going to consist of? I have tested athletes post major competition and found that the core lifts (ie squat) were not as strong but specific lifts (split snatch) were in PB form. Most importantly S&C results need to translate to the results in their sport. Does the program ultimately correlate to improving sporting performance? Testing should consist of the same exercices/movements/technology each time to have consistent and comparable results. Creating an appropriate testing protocol is vital. Exercises I use for testing may include Clean, Snatch, Squat, Bench, Chins, V-sitsin30s etc and/or a variety of specific movements applicable for the sport. Ie bench pull over for javelin thrower, or split-clean for sprinter. #amhealthperformance #performance #performancetesting #asca #tempusperformance #sportsperformance #trackandfield #rugby #afl #swimming #football #tennis

17.01.2022 Strength Exercise Demonstrations are now live on AM Health & Performance website and Youtube Channels. These Exercise Demonstrations are an insight into training exercises I value for strength or rehabilitation programs to improve performance, prevent injury and maintain health. Viewers can take away some ideas for their training programs, or use as a library to understand what an exercise is. ... https://www.amhealthperformance.com/strength-exercise-tutor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccEuEW74K57QvZuiWTkzyg

15.01.2022 History: Ongoing pain in medial elbow from overhead throwing. Examination: positive elbow, shoulder, thoracic and wrist orthopaedic tests. Diagnosis: medial epicondylitis + Grade 1 UCL sprain with associated scapular diskinesia. Treatment: manual therapy protocols including: wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, parascap soft tissue therapies, elbow and wrist joint mobilisations and thoracic adjustment. Dry needling of FCU in forearm. Rocktape FCU + Pronator Teres. Rehabilitat...ion: Wrist flexors eccentric strenghtening. Wrist + Elbow ROM exercises. Scapular setting exercises against rotator cuff stimulation. This is how I understand and practice Chiropractic Therapy. Establish a diagnosis thoroughly from history taking and ortho examination. Treat the cause and effects of the injury. Rehab the affected structures with lengthening and/or strengthening exercises #chiropractic #sportschiropractic #sportschiro #sportschiropracticaustralia #activereleaseaustralia #activereleasetechnique #dryneedling #sportsperformance #rocktape #iamhealth #iamperformance #amhealthperformance #exercisetherapy #softtissuetherapy #muscletherapy #overheadthrowingathletes See more

15.01.2022 Welcome to 2020! #iamhealth #iamperformance #health #lifestyle #wellness #chiropractic #sportschiropractic #performance #sportsperformance #injuryprevention #painmanagement #injury

13.01.2022 Just a few more days now until presentation at the Australian Strength and Conditioning Associations International Conference! I will be discussing Age Identification and applying this concept to progress adolescent strength training appropriately. This will ensure appropriate individual strength development and preparation for future high performance programs in professional and elite sporting environments. #strengthtraining #strength #strengthcoach #strengthandconditioning

13.01.2022 When given the opportunity to present my ideas there is no saying no. I love to get up and talk about my research, experiences and what Ive learnt over the years. Loved every moment of this years ASCA conference! #experience #sharingknowledge #coaching #presenting

13.01.2022 Some basic rehabilitation exercises around medial elbow pain or medial epicondylitis. For the videos visit AM Health & Performance website under Exercise Rehabilitation.

12.01.2022 Great couple of days developing skills with @active.release.australia. Love the anatomical depth and specificity that Active Release Techniques provides. Gold standard in soft tissue therapy with evidence based results. This is why I treat using A.R.T! #activereleasetechnique #activereleasetechniques #chiropractic #sportschiropractic #iamhealth #iamperformance #amhealthperformance #muscletherapy #shoulder #elbow

12.01.2022 This picture reflects AM Health & Performance. We serve the community as a clinic to consult when you are in pain, discomfort or injured. Understanding what and why pain or the injury occured is key, then a treatment plan can be discussed and administered. ... Then we will find the most suitable way to rehabilitate an injury so you can return to your lifestyle, workplace or training and prevent injuries from reoccurring. #injury #injuryprevention #sportschiropractic #chiropractic #painmanagement #pain #growingpains #workinjury #headache #arthritis #backpain #neckpain #sportsinjury

11.01.2022 Fantastic Weekend to Cam and Mackenzie! Well done to you both.

10.01.2022 Rehabilitating a Rolled Ankle Part 1. Rehabilitation strategies should begin during the same time if the ankle sprain is not so significant that it presents as too antalgic (heavy limping). Weight bearing such as walking, is important as early as possible to reduce swelling and increase ankle motion. Stretching and basic range of motion actions are also encouraged. Strengthening exercises are recommended 24-48 hours post injury avoiding the planes of injury or as soon as pai...n free motion can occur. The ROM stage of rehabilitation is a good indicator to whether pain free resistance is added as a progression. These non-weight bearing exercises will improve strength to muscles influencing ankle stability and movement. Part II coming soon - Balance and Proprioception.

10.01.2022 Thank you to Barker Institute for inviting me along this evening!! Excited!

07.01.2022 Shoulder Rehab Part I - Scapular Retraction Exercises A series of exercises focusing on maintaining scapular retraction whilst being challenged by glenohumeral movement. Rehabilitating/strengthening the shoulder rotator cuffs/shoulder joint requires ideal scapular posture. Weak parascapular muscles and overactive superior/anterior muscles causes Scapular Diskinesia. ... Scapular Diskinesia influences rotator cuff Injuries in overhead sports, subluxations/dislocations in contact sports, and general shoulder pain in the everyday patient. This is a great start to get ontop of shoulder pain by retraining parascapular muscles to be strong enough to maintain perfect scapular posture. https://youtu.be/GlNqKh_K4Hw #shoulder #shoulderrehab #overheadsports #shoulderinjuries

07.01.2022 PEAK TIME. IntensityVolume Specificity. During the competition phase of training focus is on maximising athletic performance for competing. Most of the hard work is complete by now. Strength training must therefore assist this focus by training at a high INTENSITY with exercises SPECIFIC to the sport/position. Decreasing VOLUME becomes important to avoid soreness/exhaustion and to ensure technical sessions and the comp arent affected from the strength session. #iaaftampere2018 #asca #8060 #amhealthperformance #iamperformance #strengthtraining #performancetraining

07.01.2022 Awesome experience presenting at the ASCA conference on the weekend. What an amazing group of people in the Strength and Conditioning profession, sharing their work and collaborating to improve what we do. Cant wait to do it all again. Some Key points from my presentation below.

07.01.2022 Not every patient is the same. Not every injury presents the same way. A thorough diagnosis will allow for an individual treatment plan to manage the presentation of your injury. These are some options that AM Health & Performance Chiropractic may use to treat an injury. ... #injurymanagement #injurytreatment #softtissuetherapy #softtissuemanagement #chiropractic #sportschiropractic #painmanagement #paintreatment

06.01.2022 AM Health & Performance. Pain and injury management of musculoskeletal conditions. Value the importance of Diagnosis to determine the MOST appropriate Treatment and Rehabilitation plan. ... The goal: Improve health, well-being or performance to function at your best as quickly and efficiently as possible. Open: Monday-Tues, Thurs-Sat. 0432 347 976 www.amhealthperformance.com

03.01.2022 Strength Training for Children & Adolescents: A Progression to Future Health & Performance. Published in Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning 2018 Vol.26 Issue 5. I am very excited about its publication as a lot of research, time and energy went into producing this evidence based paper. ... This is my first publication and it exhibits my passion, knowledge an experience thus far in life as a coach and Chiropractic practitioner. The article is currently available for ASCA members via https://www.strengthandconditioning.org/jasc-26-5 The article will be available for non-ASCA members soon. For more information, click on the link below.

03.01.2022 Rehabilitating the Ankle Part III - Resisted Proprioception This group of exercises is essential to ankle rehabilitation, providing a low force, low impact exercise with high proprioceptive stimulation to strengthen the ankle joint. The injured ankle will be stationary throughout the exercise duration, however it shall be challenged to remain stable from external forces created by the opposite leg. The foot and lower limb muscular require isometric and eccentric contractions ...to maintain static equilibrium against multi-directional forces and varying resistance, enhancing the rehabilitation of muscles and neural pathways of the injured ankle. Any type of resistance band or tubing as appropriate to use, although the right selection of resistance is most important to ensure the exercise is completed perfectly. This will increase the effectiveness of the exercise and enhance the neuromuscular systems ability to rehabilitate the injured ankle.

02.01.2022 Blog alert! Do I ice or do I heat? This evidence based blog article explores how effective each is and provides guidelines on how to apply appropriately. C&P below to check out! ... https://www.amhealthperformance.com/blog-1 #icetherapy #heattherapy #contrasttherapy #cryotherapy #thermotherapy #chiropractic #sportschiropractic #injury #recovery #sportsperformance #sportsrecovery #injurymanagement #pain #amhealthperformance

01.01.2022 At this stage, in cooperation with Government guidelines and safety measures, AM Health & Performance is OPEN for business. AM Health & Performance is committed to keeping patients informed of the changing circumstances related to COVID-19. Patient safety and well-being is our priority. Clinic hours are still per usual. @ AM Health & Performance

01.01.2022 AM Health & Performance is based at the Optimum Health Solutions clinic within Tempus gym. Come and check out our community. Optimum Health Solutions- Thornleigh, Tempus, Tempus Performance #iamhealth #iamperformance #realigntech #activerealeasetechnique #rocktape