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Balgowlah Sports Injury & Physiotherapy

Locality: Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9948 2113

Address: 341 Sydney Road 2093 Balgowlah, NSW, Australia

Website: https://balgowlahphysio.com/

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25.01.2022 Mastitis and Physiotherapy Article 4 Mastitis and Mums What is It ? Mastitis is an inflammation of breast tissue... It may or may not be infected It is painful and distressing to both mother and baby In Australia 20% of new mothers will suffer from it 90% of mothers will also get nipple damage during mastitis How To Spot Mastitis - The Warning Signs Hardened or red areas, or tender lumps in breast tissue Restricted milk flow on one side Often is a sudden onset Stringy or thickened breast milk forming on one side How To Prevent Mastitis What You Can Do Encourage milk flow before the baby is born No underwire bras and wear loose fitting clothes Feed your baby when breasts are engorged Self-massage of breasts especially lower and outer quadrants Good hydration before and during feeding Take Lecithin from the moment your child is born Dont Give Up! It takes practice to get good at breastfeeding! Its immensely important for your babys health Mastitis and crackled nipples are a minor bump in the road There are over 200 known positive effects of breast feeding It is the most natural thing in the world to do There is help available. Lactation consultants, Midwives, GPs 92% of women will have breastfeeding concerns in Days 1 to 4 How Can Balgowlah Sports Injury Help? We have treated many mums with Mastitis, Back Pain, and feeding issues We have refined our treatment to get milk flowing again quickly We will retain your dignity and make you feel comfortable We have a gentle device that helps unblock ducts We have a proven track record (95% success rate) It has been a mission of ours since my wife suffered from Mastitis We are the only Physio clinic on the North. Beaches that specializes in it. We have had countless thankyous from distressed mothers. Balgowlah Sports Injury p: 9948 2113 e: [email protected] w: www.balgowlahphysio.com a: 341 Sydney Rd, Balgowlah, NSW

24.01.2022 Ankle Sprains The human ankle is very prone to injury for several reasons. Firstly, we are two limbed animals where one foot is in the air during ambulatory motion; hence leaving us unstable with the foot that is on the ground. Secondly, the ligaments protecting the outside or lateral aspect of the ankle are three quite small and useless protectors of the ankle. ... Thirdly, our body has a propreioceptive feedback system to tighten up the lateral muscles or peroneal muscle group when it registers an excessive stretch on any of the outer three ligaments; this tightening of the Peroneal muscles is not usually enough to prevent an ankle sprain, and results in both ankle ligament stretch and damage to the peroneal muscle group. The main ligaments of the ankle are the lateral group: Anterior TaloFibular, CalcaneoFibular, and Posterior TaloFibular. On the inside is much more useful Ligamant; the thick and powerful fan shaped Deltiod ligament. I should also add; that in some circumstances; the ankle will perform a contracoo type of motion where you roll over in both directions : inward and outward. This will cause damage to the syndesmosis or grisel joining the two lower leg bones together, as well as damage the Talus bone in its square shaped mortice, as it too rolls in an excessive an unwanted plane of motion. Some people will be constant ankle sprainers; falsely believing that they have weak ankle. This is not so! A keen investigation of the motion of the front foot and its biomechanics will usually show a thing called late pronation happening. This is where the front of the foot fails to lock up with the rear foot causing severe instability. This can easily be fixed by us at Balgowlah Sports Injury p 9948 2113 by building a pair of custom made orthotics which addresses this front foot problem. This plus an appropriate exercise regime, and the problem of recurring spraining, will never happen again! Treatment begins with a history, then assessment of the injured ligaments, muscles, and any loss of nerve conduction, as well as an assessment to see if there is an avulsion fracture ( breaking off the tip of the Fibula bone head ), and then a test of the Syndesmosis. Home Treatment is the usual R.I.C.C.E formula: Rest Ice Compression Elevation The ankle in Physiotherapy circles is the most common, yet poorly treated joint injury of all. Unless early intervention occurs with a good physiotherapist, who knows to start mobilizing the appropriate joints immediately, then stiffnes,s and future problems will always eventuate. If you have sprained your ankle please ring us immediately on 9948 2113 so we can begin to get the ankle back to its normal state.

24.01.2022 Dont let back pain slow down your new years resolution! HCF recently sent us some important statistics... For an average injury we take 2.4 visits to get you better. The rest of the Northern Beaches Clinics rank around 4.9 visits. We get you better twice as fast, back to your normal activities, and save you money at the same time.

22.01.2022 We had a new patient today that had pretty much given up any hope of getting better after two years of pain and seeing several practitioners. she had constant pain in her coccyx bone since childbirth when ever she sat down. I am proud to report that after just one session with us at Balgowlah Sports Injury, she sat down on a chair for the very first time with absolutely no pain at all. This is why you should come and see us.. Quite simply... Where the best there is.

21.01.2022 Mastitis and Physiotherapy Article 3 Why Breast Is Beast Unfortunately one of the worlds greatest lies is still alive and strong 40 years later that is that formula is just as good as breast milk.... This is a complete fabrication by companies lying outright to sell a product to mothers. There are over 200 known benefits of breastfeeding babies for up to 18 months of age. These benefits cannot, and never will be reproduced by a synthetic canned formula. This is why it is absolutely critical that mothers quickly get effective treatment for mastitis. Breastfeeding is the most natural and beneficial thing that nature and god intended. Some of these benefits include: Colostrum is the considered to be the babys first and best ever immunisation. Statistically babys that are breast fed are a lot healthier and suffer less illness. Dentally, breastfeeding encourages correct teeth migration, encourages facial muscle development, and suckling response. Oxytocin is released which helps mother and baby bond. Hormones are released which stimulate repair of the uterine wall. Breastfeeding causes an increase in protection against many chronic illnesses from occurring i.e. asthma, bowel disease. Breastfeeding puts the babys immune system into overdrive. It greatly reduces the risk of developing obesity later in life. It significantly lowers the risk of heart disease. Breastfed babies have been proven to have a higher IQ than bottle fed babies. Breastmilk has laxative properties helping clear out the babys intestines. Breastfeeding helps protect against the development of allergies. Visual acuity is proven to be a lot better in breastfed babies. There is less salt and protein in breast milk which is much easier on the kidneys. Breast fed babies have lower cholesterol levels when the baby reaches adulthood. So you can see that "breast is best" by a country mile for both mother and child, and as such, we need to quickly sort out any mastitis problems so mother and child can get back to what nature intended!

20.01.2022 Mastitis and Physiotherapy Article 2 Dads in Action. It’s our time to help out! Dads can REALLY help with breastfeeding. No Kidding; It’s our job hands down....Continue reading

19.01.2022 TMJ Pain. Temporo Mandibular Joint Pain We specialize in TMJ problems at Balgowlah Sports Injury. In fact we are the only clinic on the entire Northern Beaches who does! This is an exciting, but challenging area for physiotherapy as the joint mechanics and muscle relationships with the neck are very complex.... We find that most TMJ problems begin with some form of lengthy dental work, where the patient has their jaw at full opening for an extended period. What tends to happen is that the jaw bone moves slightly forward on full opening and the disc migrates into a position whee it jams up. Once this begins the patient starts to have 1. Jaw deviation on opening and closing of the mouth 2. Masseter or Jaw Muscle pain 3. Audible clicking 4. The beginning of teeth grinding at night We have also found recently that there is often a link to the cervical spine where vertebrea or spinal units of C1-3 are rotated and have tightened muscles attaching to them. Where Do We Start? 1. a full assessment of each TMJ on both sides of the Jaw 2. Check for Masseter Tightness 3. Check for Occipitalis Tightness 4. Muscle and Spinal Alignment 5. Clicks and Deviations 6. Check for Pterygoid problems Our treatments are quite unique. We massage, gentle shockwave therapy to the TMJ, mobilsation of the TMJ within the mouth with our specially designed tool, mobilsation of The TMJ outside the mouth and then Rocktape of the TMJ and Masseter muscles. Over the years we have modified our taping of the TMJ and now we can almost instantly restore correct jaw movement and greatly reduce pain levels. Here is a testimonial from one of our recent clients, Pamela McGraw: Amazing TMJ treatment!!! After 3 months in pain and 3 sessions only with Grant I can actually eat and talk again without being in pain!! Absolutely recommended to go and see him if you have any problems - he is a legend!!!

15.01.2022 Common Gym Injury: The Biceps Tendon Box-ercise and Biceps Tendon Injury ANATOMY The biceps or Biceps Brachii, is what we call a 2 joint muscle. It goes over both the shoulder joint and the elbow joint....Continue reading

10.01.2022 Back pain? Headache? Stiff neck? If your answer is YES, let us change it to a NO! It makes life hard, let us make it easy. Were the best physios on the Northern beaches, come and see what we can do, we think youll be surprised! To make your life even easier you can now book your next appointment online directly from our Facebook page! Click BOOK NOW and stop putting up with pain! Mention this post and like our page for a discount, its that easy!

09.01.2022 My old car.. the mighty Honda CRX. This car had been a wonderful part of my history and physiotherapy life. I have had 2 of these great sports cars. The beast was 91 Honda CRX found sitting in a garage in Adelaide with just 13,000 kms on the clock. What a find! IThe girl who owned it, a radiologist, and Honda enthusiast, could not drive it ,as she badly injured her back, and her dad only drove it round the block once a week, hence the low kilometres. I paid top dollar for ...her, and didnt even try to bargain. I knew it was love at first sight!! I flew down to Adelaide on a mission and proudly drove my new car out of the driveway. Insurance was already organised and all I had to do was to hit the open road and a quick side trip to the Barossa to fill the hatchback with some serious wines. AS they said on Titanic lets stretch her legs.. Hardly ever been in 5th gear. She needed a bit of a kick in the guts and new oil I thought. But that could wait. Out of madness, I picked up a hitch hiker on the way, who stupid ran his nails into the trim whilst we driving through the foothills of Adelaide, and permanently marked the car. When i saw what this guy did that was it!!; he was chucked out unceremoniously on the highway instantly. The word why? comes up. Someone is nice enough to give you a ride and you damage their car in return.. first and last time i will ever pick anyone up again. Theo old girl has gone to a new home in Melbourne to another enthusiast, who i am sure will take good care of her now she has 240,000 ks on the clock. a new beast will come soon... It will be a Volkswagon type R. a 4wd turbo monster, that looks fairly unassuming until you press the little "R" button, and then things change radically for the better! Stay tuned... she coming to papa! See more

07.01.2022 Mastitis and Physiotherapy Article 2 Dads in Action. Its our time to help out! Dads can REALLY help with breastfeeding. No Kidding; Its our job hands down....Continue reading

05.01.2022 Business mantras for the new year.... When the going gets tough, the tough get marketing. "Gerry Harvey, youve been very lucky". Gerry, " yes I have,.. the harder I work, the luckier I get".... Adopt the Mars bar approach to life work, rest, and play. Whats the most important thing in life.. your family, but without work you wouldnt be able to give to your family. No matter how tight things are at work, give to charity, trust me, god will give you back what ever you put in. Every morning write a thankful lust for all the good things in your life. Youll be surprised how long it is. In staff meetings..dont ever tell your staff what to do..ask them. Marketing is often hit and miss, on occasion youll hit the target big Time..stick there for a little while. Surround yourself with cleverer people than you, it helps. Work out what success means to you... If it doesnt mean more quality time with your family, have a serious rethink. The greatest business men in the world have failed and gone broke more times than you think. My wife once said " get up with the technology, or wither and die, its your choice. Manners Makyth Man..read the free book its a great read. Everyone makes mistakes.. when your client is really angry and tearing strips off you, dont get defensive, dont get angry... Just say " Im sorry, I can do better, I will do better". Put away for a rainy day. The Weather can change faster than you know. With your staff..lead by example. When challenged by your competition, remember Brad Pitt screaming out these words in the movie Troy " is there no one else amoungst you?" At the end of the day when you just had a big fight with one of your staff or superiors, dont say "shit I hate you".. instead with a smile, say " see you in the morning". Whenever you get into a situation of conflict.. just remember these words: Older, Wiser, Stronger, Kinder. Shit Happens, so get over it! Please and Thank-you are the two most important words in the English language. In life dont settle for mediocre, there too many of them around as it is. Dont be the centre of your own universe..its a smaller place than youll ever know. Be grateful you earn enough money to pay tax, rather than whinge about the tax office. Always look after your Gold staff, these are the ones that bring in 80 of your clients. When a client says "good morning" smile back and say " that, it, is". Leave all the important business decisions to Jesus, hes a better businessman than you or I will ever be. Nothing pisses off an angry person more than being really nice to them! Make up a music playlist to listen to in the morning before work. Please put on it.. 1. Robbie Williams Love My Life 2. U2 Beautiful Day 3. Josh Groban You Raise Me Up 4. Santana The Game of Love 5. Michael Jackson Heal The World 6. Vanessa Williams Save the Best Till Last. Finally..always treat your staff better than you treat yourself.

01.01.2022 The Importance of Magnesium Magnesium is an element that our body vitally needs but does not produce. It is essential for many biochemical activities in the human body, which we will not go into today, except two areas: resting muscle tone and sleep.... Resting muscle tone can be viewed as tonic or at rest tension in the muscle belly. In some people, it is nice and released, yet in others it is quite noticeable and tight. Regular magnesium supplements ( best the powder ) will decrease resting muscle tone significantly. How does this help me?.... If our muscles are relaxed, then we tend not to get as many injuries, aches and pains, or tired bodies. I take magnesium regularly, and my bad back tends to stay well under control. If I dont take it, then i usually feel pain down low in my back as the muscles tighten up there and compress the injured discs. With regards to sleep; magnesium helps us get a good nights rest. Take it at night and see. Its best to take it one hour before bed. I have heard so many wonderful stories from clients who have injuries, that after taking magnesium regularly, both their pains went away and they slept better. This seriously is the only wonder drug that is needed !