When the going gets tough, the tough get going!Here at Allsports Physiotherapy, we’re always proud to support the remarkable athletes that take great strides to raise funds for cancer research.
Each year, our Physiotherapists gather from across South-East Queensland for the annual Allsports Symposium; a professional development seminar conducted by the Allsports Group. It is a vital means of maintaining the ongoing education of our therapists and is an important part of the work that we do as therapists.
New & Improved on Waterworks RoadAfter 15 years on the corner of Payne & Waterworks Road… The Gap Allsports clinic has moved!
Continuing to provide excellence in Physiotherapy, the clinic has expanded and modernised its premises to service one of Brisbane’s largest suburbs.
Toe walking also called ‘equinus gait’ is a walking type where the person walks mostly on the ball of their foot (equinus means horse-like, referring to the fact that a horse walks on its toes whilst its heel is elevated off the ground).
Kids get arthritis tooMost people are aware of arthritis and may even know someone with arthritis but what many people don’t realise is that kids are also affected by arthritis. In fact, it is the most common as well as most severe persistent medical conditions of childhood with 1 in 1000 children affected.
When I tell people I am a physiotherapist who works with kids, I often receive looks of puzzlement. “Surely babies can’t sprain their hamstring, nor should a four-year-old get sciatica right?”
This year marks a decade of dedication from Allsports Camp Hill Director and Physiotherapist, Jonathon Hennessy, and his work with Queensland’s Elite Youth Football teams at the Football Federation Australia National Youth Championships.
Each year, under the Smiling for Smiddy marquees, our team of physiotherapists and masseurs volunteer their time to tend to the often exhausted and weary bodies of Team Smiddy members at the Noosa Triathlon Multisports Festival.
Screens are everywhere these days and as a result, managing a child’s screen time has become even harder for parents. So what is screen time? What are the effects of screen time? And how can we manage how much time children spend watching screens? Screen time is defined as any time spent watching TV, DVDs, using computers, playing video or hand-held computer games or using tablets or smartphones.
Listen to Allsports Director Tony Ganter talk Sports Injury & Physiotherapy Management in this radio broadcasted interview.