RSP Physiotherapy

At , our Physiotherapists and rehabilitation gym are fully equipped to take you from start to finish or rehab and beyond.

Head to our website to book in for any of the above services.

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NORTHS TESTING 2023/24

Another big testing day completed for . If you’re not testing, you’re guessing!

Rigorous testing identifies weaknesses, enabling targeted improvement and injury prevention. It’s the GPS for navigating the fitness journey, providing a roadmap to peak performance. Whether measuring max lifts or endurance thresholds, testing instills accountability and benchmarks progress. Now for the fun part - what do we do with the testing results and how well can we program to address the qualities we want to change before the 2024 season!!

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2023 Norths Rugby Injury Report - First & Second Grade Mens

As a medical team, we must first collect data on what occurred in order to reflect and improve our systems as a team, or as an individual practitioner.

In our first year at Norths, we collected data on every single injury and ni**le (time loss (TL) and non-time loss (Non-TL) injuries) throughout the 2023 season. We were able to keep 41 injuries in the non-time loss category throughout the year from regular athlete treatment and assessment at the club as a part of our secondary prevention program. As a team we will dive significantly deeper into the individual injuries and what the numbers tell us, but this is a very quick snapshot.

Depending on where you sit regarding concussions being preventable, of the 31 TL injuries we sustained I would deem we had 6 preventable injuries.
- 3 overuse injuries
- 3 non-contact muscle strains
- 1 x minor hamstring (1-week)
- 1 x moderate hamstring (2-4 weeks)
- 1 x lumbar strain

Those injuries I have defined as non-preventable:
- Contact injuries (to an extent - but we can discuss that another time)
- Fractures
- Contusions
- Contact ligament sprains (e.g. AC joint)
- Contact dislocation

These stats will help us moving into 2024 as we analyse each injury to hopefully improve on those numbers! Happy to chat to people regarding how I categorised injuries throughout the year or about what my medical program entails.

                                                       

It was great fun having a chat to a few months back about nailing the acute stage of rehab!

Give it a listen! 👏

Herbie Ellis Edwards was born at 2:21am on 26th May and we’re officially a family of 4! Em is doing amazing and we’re both so lucky and stoked!

Thanks in advance for everyone’s understanding whilst I’m away on paternity leave over the next few weeks ☺️ clinic is open as per normal with cover across all days!

My little man dropped in to see me working on the family day and it made my day!! ❤️

Trial #3 vs Wests
Great to be out with the Norths club this year and looking forward to a big 2023 👏

WHAT DOES THE FORCE TRACE TELL YOU?

I had some good answers yesterday to this question on my story about looking further than just the peak force and critically analyse what the test is actually telling you. If I just looked at the numbers in this case and through it into a report, he would pass with flying colours!

Test: Nordic Fall
Peak Force: 404 L=R

Everyone was on the rate of force development (RFD) theme, which I agree with in part however when you look at the slope of the trace, they’re actually pretty similar so it’s not so much about the RFD, but more about the few second delay in activation of the hamstring in the early phases of the test.

The specific thing regarding this trace is due to the starting/early position of a nordic fall. The player is unable to produce force in the early stages of the test, which is roughly 90 deg knee flexion and hip neutral, otherwise known as INNER RANGE knee flexion. This player is actually post-ACLR (hamstring graft) and can’t produce force (particularly eccentric) until he is in the outer ranges. It’s at this point his forces actually even out. This is where it’s important to look at the trace and correlate it with position in order to delve deeper into rehabilitation as strength loss in the inner ranges of knee flexion is a common chronic deficit in ACLR clients.

Now that everyone knows what I’m thinking, happy to chat it out and hear others thoughts too! I obviously had the benefit of clinical history, but always a fun way to see what everyone else is thinking.

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INFORMATION NIGHT AT DOWNEY PARK
edwards_sportsphysio recently had the pleasure to chat to all the 2023 GBNL girls at about sports physiotherapy, injury prevention and the benefits of our Elite REHAB. Program.

We love being partnered with such a great organisation and love supporting female sport. The major focus was discussing different components of the prevention systems approach, which was a large component of his final year of his sports masters. It encompasses a timeline of an athlete and when a physiotherapist can assess or intervene to try to prevent injuries.

The little known strategy of the continuum is SECONDARY PREVENTION. This is characterised by identifying what may be a small deficit and improving it before that player may be injured. This is where our ATHLETE PERFORMANCE TESTING comes in. Across an hour with our physiotherapists, we will test your athletic capacity across all your major areas and give you multiple strategies to improve your results!

If any player wishes to discuss this, don’t hesitate to shoot us a DM or give us a bell on 0401 417 636 to organise.

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WORLD RUGBY - LEVEL 2 - IMMEDIATE CARE IN RUGBY

It was a great few days levelling up on immediate care in rugby including in-depth care of spinals, concussions and multi-traumas, to name a few.

Awesome to have , .physio and the rest of the crew on hand to pass on their extensive experience around the world in elite rugby!

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REHABILITATION FOLLOWING ACL RECONSTRUCTION

Our Director .edwards_sportsphysio recently attended a workshop run by with the world-renowned physiotherapist .king who is currently the Head of Elite Performance and Development at . Enda is one of the leaders in ACL rehabilitation in the world and is constantly pushing the boundaries to how physiotherapists lead and conduct rehabilitation with athletes.

The workshop included all things from acute stage all the way through return to sport, one of Enda’s specialties as the Head of Elite Performance. The knowledge from the workshop further bolsters our ACL rehabilitation framework to truly be one of the leaders in Brisbane to take athletes from Day 1 (or better yet before surgery) to Return to Sport. Paired with our Elite REHAB. Program where clients rehabilitate in the gym and on the field with our physiotherapists, it’s no wonder our ACL program is continuing to grow with successful results!

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DEVELOPING THE NEXT GEN

This morning was TRAINING DAY!! All our sports trainers (the majority are physiotherapy students) and physiotherapists who take part in our sporting programs receive practical training before commencing their annual roles. They also receive ongoing training and mentoring throughout the year so we can develop their practical skills, clinical knowledge and expertise.

Our Director .edwards_sportsphysio enjoys educating our next generation of physiotherapists coming through university in order to keep pushing the profession as a whole in an upward direction. If you want to be involved in future years, don’t hesitate to reach out and register your interest.

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Big thank you to from for chatting with the players about team sport nutrition leading up to the 2023 season!

The importance of fuelling activity and sport is a huge factor when looking into the performance and recovery of a player whether they’re in preseason or in-season, which is why we were so lucky to have Grace along to assist the players!

Grace is available in the Albion clinic for anyone with further questions!

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IT’S OFFICIAL!
We’re very excited to kick off our partnership with for the 2023 season! Jarred & Callum will both be consulting to the club for the senior mens, womens and colts programs.

Our role will focus on medical triage, acute injury management and guiding rehabilitation for those returning to the field. We will be at the club for all trainings and game days and can’t wait to be apart of an awesome club and community. Our clinic offers a range of services available to all norths players, including acute injury management, strength & rehabilitation, recovery tools & performance testing and profiling.



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VALD PERFORMANCE

If you’re not measuring, you’re guessing? The next major move in our sports physiotherapy clinic is here. We’ve teamed up with , trusted by over 1,000 of the world’s most elite sporting teams, universities and defence departments, for all our clients & Elite REHAB. program members.

“Unparalleled insight into performance, injury risk and rehabilitation” - VALD Performance

The full suite of VALD equipment, Force Plates, Force Frame, Nordbord and Dynamo, will build out our athlete testing and comprehensive injury assessments, to complement our sports physiotherapy department. It allows us to plan and build customised rehabilitation programmes that can be used at home, at the gym or in the clinic with us. Whether you’re in the early stages post-op or progressing towards a return to the field, we can assess you both clinically, and with our new technologies for a holistic experience.

VALD Hub brings together the data from all of our VALD systems into a single, centralised platform, where we can simply and easily review, and monitor your individual performance in order to track progress and areas of improvement.

                                                 

TeamBuildr
We love using in our clinic, one of the leading online programming companies used by many professional sports clubs around the world, for all our clients & Elite REHAB. program members. It allows us to plan and build customised rehabilitation programmes every day that can be used at home, at the gym or in the clinic with us. Whether you’re in the early stages post-op or progressing towards a return to the field, we can program you all your gym and field sessions.

has an amazing app with all your programs, analytics, wellness questionnaires and messaging services to stay in touch with your physiotherapist, along with a lot more. One of the many perks of starting your rehabilitation with us and taking a big leap towards being healthy in 2023.

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ANNOUNCEMENT
Excited to start as Head Physiotherapist for the entire Mens, Womens and Colts programs for 2023. Will be a fantastic season ahead aiming to push the limits of our physiotherapy department to assist the club and all players!

Had a recent surgery and want to conduct a graduated strength program under guidance and supervision?

Let's work together to make your rehabilitation program a success! Professional sports teams use an integrated model where the entire team, including the coaching staff, physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches work alongside each other to return their athlete to the sport as quickly and safely as possible. We use this model within our Elite REHAB. Program which is available to all our clients and makes us UNIQUE in Brisbane - delivering care from every corner imaginable.

Our facility was purposely designed with this process and the athlete in mind. Along with other clients, you can conduct your individualised programme within our clinic which provides you with regular contact points with physiotherapists who will be guiding your rehabilitation process. This mirrors how professional sport structures are set up where athletes have constant access and supervision from their physios, coaches or trainers during all stages.

Whether you play a sport for its social involvement or because you're highly competitive, our rehabilitation processes are designed and delivered in a way to make sure you’re not just physically prepared, but mentally prepared for return to your goals or sport.

Let's work together to make your rehabilitation program a success! Professional sports teams use an integrated model where the entire team, including the coaching staff, physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches work alongside each other to return their athlete to the sport as quickly and safely as possible. We use this model within our Elite REHAB. Program which is available to all our clients and makes us UNIQUE in Brisbane - delivering care from every corner imaginable.

Our facility was purposely designed with this process and the athlete in mind. Along with other clients, you can conduct your individualised programme within our clinic which provides you with regular contact points with physiotherapists who will be guiding your rehabilitation process. This mirrors how professional sport structures are set up where athletes have constant access and supervision from their physios, coaches or trainers during all stages.

Whether you play a sport for its social involvement or because you're highly competitive, our rehabilitation processes are designed and delivered in a way to make sure you’re not just physically prepared, but mentally prepared for return to your goals or sport.
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PHYSIOTHERAPIST POSITION
Shoot us an email, DM or give us a call if you want to push yourself and develop your clinical and rehabilitative skills. Work with us in a modern physiotherapy clinic with a fully exclusive rehabilitation gym!

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Thank you to everyone who has followed us and for saying hello yesterday at - we will be back again soon! In the meantime, we offer all players and associates 25% OFF all initial consultations, so come on down to see us in the clinic if we can help with anything! 🏐

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As a clinic working directly in the sports injury rehabilitation and orthopaedic space, we have full stock of orthopaedic braces and supports like:
- Knee ROM Brace
- Patella Dislocation Brace
- Axillary & Canadian Crutches
- Short & Long Moon Boots
- A*O Ankle Braces
- Shoulder Slings

If you need a brace or crutches, or need help fitting a brace following your injury and surgical procedure, don’t hesitate to give us a call or book online via our website.

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If you need to book an appointment to assist with your post-operative needs, physical preparation before surgery or have an assessment once you’re nearing return to sport, contact .physio

The REHAB. STRENGTH. PERFORMANCE. difference!

Let’s use the unfortunate circumstance of surgery, sports injury or pain - and turn it into an amazing opportunity to be better than you were!

Get in touch to see how our facility, clinicians expertise and programs can change your rehabilitation for the better.

REHABILITATION - Let's work together to make your rehabilitation program a success! Professional sports teams use an integrated model where the entire team, including the coaching staff, physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches work alongside each other to return their athlete to the sport as quickly and safely as possible. We use this model within our Elite REHAB. Program which is available to all our clients and makes us UNIQUE in Brisbane - delivering care from every corner imaginable.

Visit our website for more information about how we can transform your ACL or sports injury rehabilitation, or assist you to get back to the activities you love!

The Elite REHAB. Program allows you to rehabilitate with us, in our facility and on the field, so that you no longer have to go at it alone!

Our REHAB. and FIELD. sessions will be individually planned to your needs so you can not only get back to your best, but beat it. We won’t be afraid of lifting heavy weights in the REHAB. sessions or sprinting in our FIELD. sessions, as we know that these concepts are key to athletic capacity!

The sessions will be available at multiple times and days each week, and will be supervised by our physiotherapists and strength and conditioning coaches.

Feel free to get in touch with more questions, otherwise we can discuss the program with you when you’re next in the clinic! If you’ve recently sustained an injury and are looking for the best program to get you back to sport - look no further and reach out today!

BRISBANE BRONCOS - .physio will undergo his final sports masters placement over the next 6 weeks with the Brisbane Broncos.

Similar to previous placements, his hours will be highly variable so we recommend checking availabilities through our online booking portal. He will open up extra hours as required throughout the placement to maintain sufficient clinic hours.

If you need further information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

EASTER HOURS 🐣
The clinic will be CLOSED for next weeks long weekend to give everyone extra time to consume chocolate!

If you need to check on something before next week please jump online or call us to book something in Mon-Thurs next week!