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Brisbane Tennis Physiotherapy

Locality: The Gap

Phone: +61 7 3511 1112

Address: 200 Settlement Road, The Gap 4102 The Gap, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.physiologix.com.au

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25.01.2022 Gena is away this week working as the physio for a $60,000 tennis tournament in Burnie- Tasmania, and Kirsty is finishing off at the Australian Tennis open after 3 weeks on the go. Need a good sports physio..we feel very lucky at Physiologix to have 2 of the best! Read more on some ways sports physios works with elite players at tournaments... http://www.physiologix.com.au/index.php

25.01.2022 Hot day on court for the State Final Schools Tennis Challenge QTC - Queensland Tennis Centre today. A great opportunity to play alongside some of the top tennis players in the world at the Brisbane International. Well done to all the players and for a relatively injury free day! #brisbanetennis

25.01.2022 Weekly update from Sports Physio Kirsty Mcnab at #AusOpen! Being able to maintain a good core, pelvis and shoulder posture in tennis players is essential for treating and preventing injuries here at the Australia Open. Pilates is an ideal complement added to many of the athletes grueling training programs, and the gym on site here at Rod Laver is equipped with Pilates reformers to help meet this need.... Pilates has something for everyone, no matter what the health aim, injury need or individual requirement. The cool thing about Pilates is you can make the exercises really specific to the sport you play. This means the movement patterns you do in sport over and over again are conditioned to make sure you are in control and using your body in the most efficient way. At Physiologix we are highly trained to assess many elements of how you move, see where the issues are and be able to construct a specific program individual to you and your sport or activities. Come check out our amazing pilates space and find out more! Hope you are all enjoying the last few days of the tennis! Check out the following link to hear how Kokkinakis has turned to Pilates for his tennis. https://www.tennis.com.au//kokkinakis-turns-to-pilates-ahe

24.01.2022 Pop along to the Samford Tennis Open Day to check out all the tennis options for 2018 & Kirsty will be doing FREE tennis specific injury screening!

22.01.2022 #Inspirational for all young tennis players out there! At the age of 8, Mark had a persistent pain in his ankle. What was thought was just a sports injury turned out to be a tougher opponent... CANCER

21.01.2022 Congrats Ash Barty for her first Grand Slam win!!

21.01.2022 Hip Pain in Tennis Players During tennis the hip is taken through extremes of motion. Think lunging to a low ball, the cocking phase of serving, sliding out to a wide ball, sudden stop-starts and changes of direction in tennis. These positions place the joint and its associated soft tissue structures under high load and potentially injurious forces. Andy Murray had arthroscopic hip surgery early this week in Melbourne. He had persisted with conservative rehabilitation over ...the last half of 2017 but did not feel ready to return to high-level tennis and surgery was the last resort. Murray will take around 14 weeks to rehabilitate his hip post-surgery and he hopes to be back and ready for the grass court season this year. Murray posted this photo from hospital on Instagram and said: "Feeling really positive and looking forward to starting rehab." Murray also added that hed have to carefully manage his hip for the rest of his career, and that he could no longer play frivolously, overtaxing his body and play a reduced schedule. If you have hip pain during or after tennis make sure you get it checked out by a tennis physio to avoid persistent problems and potential surgery. You cant play without good hip function!

20.01.2022 Go Aussie Go!!

19.01.2022 Welcome to AO 2018 Whos excited!?

18.01.2022 Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi! De Minaur just won the first set of the #brisbaneinternational tennis mens semi final. Go Alex!!

17.01.2022 Dont forget your mind in your injury rehabilitation. Great advice from Alex De Minaur Behind The Racquet.

16.01.2022 Don’t forget your mind in your injury rehabilitation. Great advice from Alex De Minaur Behind The Racquet.

15.01.2022 Ash has her priorities right in Melbourne #coffee and #physio - to get her through to the second week of the Australian Open. #choosephysio #tennis

14.01.2022 UPDATE FROM KIRSTY @ #ausopen Day 5 was a scorcher!! This is what we do to help players with the heat:... 1. Pre-cool - Athletes ingest a hydrolyte ice pole. This gives them all their electrolytes while cooling them on the inside. Ice vests can be worn prior to going out and a cold shower. 2. Cooling on court - While playing players try to stand in the shade as much as possible. Ice vests or ice wrap towels are worn around their neck or groin area at change of ends. This is where the major blood vessels can be quickly cooled down. 3. Hydration- Players make up their own drinks before going on court, basically a sports drink with some extra salt added. This is sipped coupled with water. With so much fluid lost, electrolytes need to be replaced too. Care needs to be taken to eat small amounts of a dry salty food to try and mop up all the fluid in the stomach. 4. Recovery cooling - Players will come straight off court and into an ice bath. They constantly sip on their fluids at all times. After some food they then head off to the cold pools we have onsite so they can completely submerge in a 12 degree pool. To play at such a high level in such extreme conditions takes a highly trained and experienced athlete. Cramping and heat illness is horrible to experience for anyone. Prevention is always the best cure!! We hope you are enjoying this incredible tennis! Feel free to ask any questions in regards to heat illness, cramps and prevention! #heatillness #tennisrecovery #ausopen2108

13.01.2022 Happy International Womens Day! Its time to #PressforProgress and work together to truly speed up gender parity for womens sport. As a woman theres no limit to what you can achieve!... #IWD #womeninsport #promotewomeninsport

13.01.2022 More reasons to keep playing tennis at any age.. Increased power Better coordination Strong ... Strong Higher fitness level Leaner body Strong muscles Reduced stress British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) http://ow.ly/osZx50mZ7OY

11.01.2022 "Somebody who is running the tour should think [a] little bit about whats going on."

11.01.2022 All players should have a warm up that works best for them as an individual. Make the 5 steps in this warm up article below specific to the areas you need to work on.

10.01.2022 Genas back and ready to sort out all your tennis aches & pains @Physiologix Therapy Solutions

09.01.2022 Its US Open time! #tennis #stms #tennispt #usopen #wta #atp #itf #usta #itpa

09.01.2022 Life lessons in tennis from one of the greats. #tennnislessons

08.01.2022 Good luck to all the Australian Junior Tennis Players at this weeks Junior Australian Teams Championships. But the players are in the great hands of Gena Wallis, one of our Sports Physios, who is the Tournament Physio. No doubt she will have her work cut out for the week ahead down on the Gold Coast.

07.01.2022 Did you see Simona Haleps ankle sprain? Heres what happens behind the scenes for treatment of ankle sprains at #ausopen2018

07.01.2022 Early specialisation in tennis? Current recommendations to decrease injury risk for children in sport state one sport should not be played more than 8 months per year, no more hours per week than their age, and no more than 16 hours per week total. The results of a 2017 study found the odds of reporting a previous injury were 45% to 91% higher among highly specialized athletes.... In tennis, some may think our young players need early specialisation if they are to compete at a professional level. But is this at the risk of injury and burnout?? Check out this recent 2017 article summary written by our Sports Physio Gena that re-enforces these guidelines for all sports. #sportspecialisation #injuryprevention #burnout

07.01.2022 What it takes to be a Hall of Famer. A picture of Andy Murray here at the 2020 US Open. This is a picture showing what it takes to be great. Andy is a first bal...lot Hall of Famer. Has more money than he will ever need. Reached the pinnacle of the sport and still wants to put his body through Hip surgery, the full rehab it takes to get back on the court and compete with the worlds best. See more

07.01.2022 What is the arm bone stress issue that caused Ash Barty to pull out of the tournament just before Wimbledon and why does it plague so many of our top players. W...ith Kirsty and Gena heavily involved in tennis tournaments around Queensland this next few weeks, many people often ask what are the types of injuries we often see. This bone stress issue known as "Humeral stress reaction" is something we often come across. Humeral stress reaction is a condition that few people working outside of tennis have heard of. The bone of the upper arm becomes irritated due to the massive hitting loads these players have to endure. It is seen in all ages and all levels but usually occurs after a sudden increase in load, meaning, a sudden increase in how much they are training/playing. Players complain of a dull ache, usually more in the lower half of the upper arm. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where the pain is coming from and usually treatment doesnt make much difference..as soon as the payer starts to play again the pain returns. Often lower level players can go for some time with this injury being misdiagnosed but for those of us that work in tennis, unfortunately it is all too common. The good news is that with a few careful processes put in place to manage the pain and the playing load, some specific strengthening, as well as some careful analysis of technique which may well need to be addressed, then this condition can usually be fairly easily managed. #tennisphysiobrisbane #tennisphysio #sportsphysiobrisbane #sportsphysio #physiologix #thegap4061 #humeralstress

06.01.2022 Its been a boiling hot Melbourne day for the first day of the tennis. It has been an extremely exciting time to be part of the medical team for the Australian Tennis Open as we launch a whole new system for the heat rules this year. Ollie Jay is one of the lead researchers in Australia who has been busily collecting and analysing data to come up with a 1-5 heat stress index for tennis. 5 is the suspension of play due to extreme conditions. Heat can at times be a dangerous co...ndition which if not managed can cause death. As a Physio here, we work incredibly hard with the athletes educating them on the best way to manage the heat. From ice towels to drinks, nutrition and sneaky tricks on court to stay cool. Our role as Physio in a sports event like this encompasses so many areas to ensure these athletes are not only healthy but able to perform to their max. Enjoy Day 1 of the tennis!

06.01.2022 Tennis, core, pilates and you! It is week 2 at the Australian Tennis Open - hope you have been enjoying watching it. Kirsty has been working hard as a sports physio with the female players. A common injury often experienced by the players is a strain to their abdominal muscles, the big muscles at the front of the trunk that they use aggressively to serve. Under their shirts, several of the players will be carrying heavily taped up bodies in an attempt to allow them to serve ...as best as possible. All these players work hard on the strength but also their control. Many of their exercises are pilates based, working to move the legs, pelvis, trunk and shoulder with perfect control, allowing to gain maximum power as they hit the ball. Get it wrong and they will overload an area that will break down with an injury, every athletes fear! This type of exercise, pilates based movement with control is great for anyone, any age, with any ability. Our physios are highly trained in using our extensive pilates equipment. But they also carry their highly trained skills in assessment, specific exercise programming and progression, and rehabilitation. This is where our sessions differ from a run of the mill pilates studio and is why our individual, small group and large group sessions remain rebatable with private health cover. And this year we are bringing you even more class options, making it easier than ever to help you look after yourself.

05.01.2022 Recommend the great but tough read #Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic. An honest & inspiring recount behind the scenes of her tennis career and the enduring abuse from her father. Unfortunately abuse still happens in sport, tennis and everyday life. We need to raise awareness of abuse in sport & prevent it from happening to others. #abuseinsport #tennis #speakup #support

05.01.2022 Whos going to lift the Roland Garros for 2019? Photo cred: Wilson Tennis

05.01.2022 Last years Wimbledon champ, Halep, will keep the trophy for another year.

05.01.2022 What Makes CHAMPIONS at the Australian Tennis Open? Kirsty McNab (Sports Physiotherapist) is an extremely experienced and valued member of the Australian Open Team, working as one of four Tennis Australia Physios for the female athletes competing at the Open. 2018 marks her 11th year on the job! Here she talks about some of the things that make Champions at a Tennis Grand Slam. ... This year I had the wonderful and very privileged experience of working with the great BILLIE- JEAN KING. This year marked her 50th year since winning the womens singles Australian Open in 1968, one of the 39 Grand Slam Titles she won in her incredible career. As she says, Great champions arent just made by what they do on court, but also what they do off the court." Dedication and hard work are everything. Hours go into the gym and on court training. But hours also go into rehabilitation. Every minor and major ache is checked out and a routine put in place to ensure it is nipped in the bud. This means regular sports massage, self-trigger pointing, pool recovery, specific physio exercises to keep the body working perfectly, stretching sessions with the physio. Many of these athletes spend several hours a day, every day with us in the treatment rooms under Rod Laver Arena. To read more from Kirstys awesome experience at the Open this year and what makes Champions at a Tennis Grand Slam click on our website article link in the comments section below. #champion #ausopen #tennis #sportsphysio

05.01.2022 Great job opportunity at our clinic!

04.01.2022 Tennis gets kids more physically active and a sport that can be played for life! Tennis Australia is currently delivering tennis to more than 2600 schools, reaching more than 326,000 students as part of the health and physical education curriculum. #tennis #physicalactivity #schoolsport

03.01.2022 Very common in our young tennis players around ages 8-14. Keep an eye out for heel pain & get it treated.

03.01.2022 Try these yoga poses for tennis players! Yoga is a great way to help lengthen and strengthen your body to keep you on the court. #tennis #yogaforathletes #stms

03.01.2022 Tune in to channel 9 now for some tennis!

01.01.2022 Thanks to Samford Tennis Club for inviting us to their open day. We were doing basic screening for players. A screening is an essential part of sport used to detect areas you can improve your strength and performance, as well as being an invaluable way to detect areas that may become injured. ... Learn what exercises you then need to add to your routine to become a better, stronger you. Give us a call to find out more about sports screening. #sportscreening #sportsperformance #injuryprevention #tennis