Milton Village Physiotherapy in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Medical centre

Milton Village Physiotherapy

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3367 0333

Address: Level 1, 36 Baroona Road, Milton 4064 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://miltonvillagephysio.com.au

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24.01.2022 This week we've welcomed more easing of restrictions, including a return to playing community sport and using the gym under special conditions. A sudden return to activity, that forgets to 'pay attention' to the enforced time away we have just had, may precipitate an injury, unless a gradual return to play, or exercise is adhered to. In both the short and the long term, an injury can hamper sporting, or life performance. Take home message: Enjoy returning to the sport or physical activity that you love. However, take things slowly and gradually increase your exercise load by changing up duration, intensity or frequency. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, feel free to message the page or call 3367 0333.

24.01.2022 Did you know that 19% of the Australian population suffer from osteoporosis, osteopenia and other bone related illnesses? That the cost of the 50,000 fractures that occur annually equals about 740 million dollars? Osteoporosis is a disease where the bone tissue is diminished in density, which reduces its strength and makes it more easily broken. Osteopenia is a less severe form of osteoporosis and may progress to osteoporosis. It is not just a disease which affects the elderl...y. It also affects the young, especially young female athletes that present with RED-S (relative energy deficiency) syndrome. Osteoporosis is not a disease that you "catch", it is predominantly associated with aging and menopause in females, yet males too can develop osteoporosis. Bones require hormones, calcium, vitamin D and load bearing exercise to remain strong. If you have a hormone imbalance, a dietary insufficiency in calcium, reduced vitamin D exposure and/or absorption and are sedentary, then you are at risk of developing osteoporosis or osteopenia. Osteoporosis treatment is multifaceted, and considers the age and gender of the patient. It is universally understood that a graduated exercise program that progressively loads muscle, joint and associated tissues, improves bone density scores for both osteopenic and osteoporotic patients. There is strong evidence supporting the benefits of weight bearing exercise and weights programs in improving bone density in males and females, whether young or elderly, pre or post-menapausal. Combined with appropriate dietary advice and the addressing of any relevant medical issues, your physiotherapist is well placed to assist with the prescription of an exercise program to safely work towards improving your bone density. Want to know more? Phone: 3367 0633 for an appointment.

20.01.2022 Hi everyone! Great to see you all getting active on the trails, your bikes and your boats this last weekend! Just to let you know that we've extended our opening hours this week, so if you are requiring physio, please feel free to book in.

18.01.2022 There are approximately 650 skeletal muscles in the body which work together to perform coordinated movements and activities. Some muscle groups perform mainly a stabilising role, for example, some of the deep abdominal muscles, and others a more movement/dynamic role, like the biceps muscles. Their coordinated interactions are controlled by the brain both consciously and subconsciously. Just one episode of pain can result in impaired function of the muscles surrounding the ...injured area which can persist indefinitely even when the initial pain has resolved. Movement/dynamic muscles may take on the role of stabilisers. This can increase a person's vulnerability to re-injuring the same area and/or sustaining a new injury in an adjacent area. To effectively address pain relief, your physiotherapy assessment should include the identification of altered movement patterns and/or reduced muscle strength which can be addressed with appropriate rehabilitation. Need help? Call us on 3367 0333 to make an appointment!

17.01.2022 Need a physiotherapist? Our practice hours this week are: Tuesday: 12-6:30pm... Thursday: 12- 6:30pm Your safety is of the highest importance and we have undertaken Department of Health COVID-19 training and maintain full sanitisation of beds, coverings etc between clients. Please phone 07 3367-0333 to make a booking or for further enquiries.

15.01.2022 Keeping active and strong benefits our health at any age and helps maintain and/or improve our function and independence. Watch the following link to see how a specific and regular exercise program reduced the risk of falls in an elderly population by 55%. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ENhYufGacI

13.01.2022 Just to let you all know that Milton Village Physiotherapy are offering additional appointment times on Mondays. Please feel free to phone the clinic on 3367 0333 for appointments. Questions? Feel free to message us for more information.

11.01.2022 This quote from sports scientist and loading specialist, Tim Gabbett may seem at odds with what you may have heard about injuries and pain relief. Common advice from years gone past was often to rest up, then return to normal activities. However, not rehabilitating an injury with appropriate exercise can increase your chances of re injury due to potential issues with weakened tendons, ligaments or muscles, altered movement patterns etc. Good rehabilitation considers more ...than just strengthening a muscle. Using the example of a sprained ankle, once the acute phase of pain and swelling has subsided, rehabilitation would aim to restore a normal range of motion, strengthen injured tissues (muscles, ligaments, tendons), improve balance and proprioception (awareness of body in space) as well as restore normal movement patterns. Because there are many factors to consider for a successful rehabilitation from injury, proper assessment by your physiotherapist is vital! You’ll receive accurate information about rest and movement, as well as manual treatment (if required) and a graded exercise program to get you back in the game and ready for action. At Milton Village Physio, we specialise in rehabilitating all types of injury, from sports injuries through to Worker’s Compensation claims. Need more advice or an appointment? Message us here or phone the clinic on 3367 0333 .

07.01.2022 Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and was once blamed on joint wear and tear. Research, however, has found that osteoarthritis occurs as a result of a joint trying to repair itself. Osteoarthritis may include inflammation of tissue around a joint, damage to joint cartilage and deterioration of ligaments. Risk factors include previous joint damage, being overweight, and a family history of OA. Ageing, by itself, is not a risk factor for developing the ...condition. Commonly diagnosed using symptoms/history by a general practitioner, the symptoms will vary from person to person. Usually OA is characterised by pain and stiffness in the affected joint and often feels worse when you start to move (but then may feel better). Treatment of OA centres around pain management and there are many ways you can do this. Exercise is recommended for sufferers of OA as it helps maintain flexibility and muscle strength. A graded exercise program that is tailored to benefit OA is key. There is strong evidence to showthat exercise benefits pain and function in people with OA of the knees. To maximise longer-term benefits, adherence to an exercise program is required. Taping and manual therapy can also be utilised for symptom management in conjunction with exercise therapy. This is where physiotherapy can really help as treatment involves a thorough physical and lifestyle assessment to ensure that pain is managed and the ability to move well is maximised. Wanting to know more? Please feel free to get in touch! We will also happily work with your GP to tailor the right treatment for you.

06.01.2022 When prescribing training for athletes in sport, the variables of acute and chronic training load are taken into consideration. Acute training load represents most recent training and is indicative of the fatigue level of the athlete. Chronic training load, typically amounting to the volume of training over at least a month, represents the fitness status of the athlete. The goal of training is to always improve the bottom line, aka the athlete's fitness. Hence the accumulat...ion of quality training over a period of time, rather than focusing on the intensity of any one session becomes the greater focus. Additionally, adding too much load (volume OR intensity) too soon, when a fitness baseline hasn't been established can cause injury. Injured and want to return to your sport pain free or uncertain about the optimal amount of load required to improve fitness and conditioning? Feel free to get in touch or make an appointment. We will provide you with individualised options that get you moving on the right track!

04.01.2022 With any injury that I see, I have to consider the effects of loading as a contributing factor and as an essential tool in rehabilitation. In a nutshell, when we are injured it is due to our tissues not tolerating the load that was placed upon them. This is easier to understand for loads that occur if you fall off a roof or are involved in a car accident, but not so obvious for lower level loading associated with running, riding a bicycle or sitting at a desk. Our tissue stre...ngth and resilience is determined by how much loading they are subjected to and over what time frame. Your tissues will adapt to the loads you ask of them, provided it is in a graduated manner that allows time for remodelling and strengthening. Recovery and rest are very important for tissue repair and remodelling but rest alone won’t improve a tissue’s resilience. Too much rest actually results in weakening of the tissues, making them less able to withstand loading once you return to your activity. Non-injured people can inadvertently make themselves more susceptible to injury when they take time off exercise due to illness, work commitments or a holiday etc. A two-week break is enough to reduce our tissues’ capacity to tolerate loading, so we shouldn’t just jump straight back in to what we were doing pre-break. By initially reducing the time and intensity of our exercise and gradually building back up to pre-break levels, we should hopefully avoid suffering an injury. Rehabilitating injuries requires regular re-assessment and program modifications to ensure the tissues are being exercised in an appropriate fashion that progressively increases their tolerance to loading. Different tissues respond to rest and loading in different ways, so this also needs to be taken into account. That is why guidance from your physiotherapist is important due to our understanding of tissue pathology, injury and repair. Want to know more? Phone: 3367 0633 to make an appointment.

01.01.2022 While there’s merit to the idea that overloading the body is a precursor to injury, research also suggests that the body is incredibly resilient and adaptable to its surroundings. However, load is required to elicit changes in any tissue. The million-dollar question is, how should we increase load to get fitter, faster and stronger without increasing injury risk?... Sport scientist and researcher Tim Gabbett, has found that increasing loading by less than 10% per week leads to 90% less injuries. Increasing loading beyond 15% per week markedly increases injury rates to over 30% of athletes. Gabbett stressed the importance of individual variations in response to loading and that the 10-15% figure was a guideline, not a hard and fast rule. Interestingly, if training load drops suddenly, an athlete’s risk of injury is also heightened. What does this mean for athletes? Simply put, the best training program focuses on a gradual increase in load. This positions the body’s muscles, tendons and ligaments to adapt optimally to training stress and their capacity to withstand load. This should be the goal for any aspiring athlete, whether elite or recreational, who wants to compete at their best level. It should be noted that for the best results, loading should be measured and quantified. For example, strength athletes can measure load lifted as well as velocity of movement. Endurance athletes, such as cyclists can monitor training loads precisely using metrics such as power, training time and heart rate to give a training stress score (TSS). Wanting some information about managing an injury and return to sport? Get in touch, or make an appointment on (07) 3367 0333.