Portside Sports Physio

Good luck to all the athletes involved in the 2024 Olympics!!! We’ll be getting minimal sleep the next couple of weeks as we keep an eye on how you all fare!!

Good luck to in the NRLW Rd 1 battle tonight! knows she’s had a tough slog through pre-season and hopes the season brings many wins and minimal injuries!!

New Team Member!!
is happy to announce that as of next week, Tori McArdle will be available to see patients Monday/Wednesday/Friday!

We first met Tori years ago as a student, when she was so interested in sports physio, she was coming in to the clinic in her own time to learn as much as she could.

She has special interests in field sport athletes, female athletes, runners, CrossFit enthusiasts, and general gym-goers. She’s also excited to now be the NRLW assistant physio with the Knights!

With appointments available online now, head to the website to get on top of your niggles and get back to what you love!

Footy season =syndesmosis season. Surgical repair doesn’t need to mean a long period out of the game. Wounds are healed so we get going!!

In honour of those who made the ultimate sacrifice PSP is closed the 25th April, Anzac Day.
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It’s great to have a few results rolling in from some patients who put in a massive effort over the weekend! To us it demonstrates how strong they are physically, but also mentally to deal with the niggles in the lead up to the marathon!👏👏👏

In very sad news, PSP bids farewell to as he embarks on his next chapter in NZ. We wish him all the best, we’ll miss him here but we know he’ll be brilliant in his new role in windy Wellington!

Thanks Beau

Upper limb strapping course ✅

Thankyou to all that came along and tolerated all the peeling tape off sensitive areas of the upper body!!

Thanks again to for helping on the night

And thanks also to and for helping us to host the evening

Last chance to RSVP re the Upper Limb sports taping workshop tomorrow evening!!

If you wanted to pick up some tips and tricks re shoulder, elbow, thumb, wrist etc plus one or two other interesting taping technique, RSVP today!

Happy Easter!!!

is closed over the Easter Break, we’ll be back as normal Tuesday the 2nd of April.

We hope everyone enjoys the Easter weekend with family and friends!!

Only one more week until it’s on again!

Got on the heels@of the lower limb strapping by, is hosting an upper limb taping night

Covering shoulders, elbows, wrists, thumbs, fingers and more, if you haven’t already, RSVP to confirm your attendance!

Lower limb strapping course ✅.

Thanks to for helping on the night.

Thanks also to for providing a great location to apply copious amounts of tape to a number of different joints 😂

Looking forward to the upper limb strapping in a fortnight!

The benefits of progressive loading on bone health

It’s well documented that appropriate dosage of resistance training improves bone health.

Here is an example of a complex tib/fib fracture that when initially reviewed, had been completing no strength program. A repeat image following a block of strength training demonstrates further callus formation and a reduction in the fracture line.

Credit to the patient and the hard work he’s put in 👏👏👏

Only 2 spots remaining for tomorrow nights taping workshop!
RSVP to secure your spot!

Last chance!!

The first taping workshop is this Wednesday evening! Covering all things lower limb, RSVP to secure your spot!!

Just a reminder, this coming Wednesday is our first sports taping course run .

The course will cover all the generic common taping techniques needed as a sports trainer/sports physio, such as ankle, knee and shoulder instability. But it will also touch on some tips and tricks unique to the injuries picked up over many years working at the NRL and International rugby league level, such as syndesmosis taping, turf toe taping, pec major protection etc.

See the last slide on how to rsvp!

High ankle or Syndesmosis vs normal ankle sprain.

Unfortunately, PSP had a young rugby league athlete present with this swollen ankle yesterday after an incident at training.

The picture demonstrates the higher area of swelling (yellow circle) than the classic lateral ankle sprain (in blue)

This unfortunately means completely different management, but with quick intervention, RTP can be as short as 5-7 weeks, even with surgery.

If you have a difficult ankle or any other sporting complaint, head online to book in today

After a couple of enquires re taping workshops PSP is going to run two prior to this weekends winter seasons!

Split into upper and lower body taping techniques the course will cover some of the tips and tricks utilised at the elite sport level from Phil’s time in the NRL and international rugby league.

See the final pic re how to rsvp to secure your spot

What’s going on here?
a) Arts and craft lesson b) new fashion accessory for the patient
c) customised hand splint being expertly crafted by Ash

For those playing at home, the answer is c! Bringing unique skills to the team, Ashlee is in on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help get you back on track. Head online to book in today

Trying to train triple extension. That magical position all athletes desire!!! While still having some things to work on, here we see a fairly impressive improvement in just one set with cueing. Imagine what revisiting this can achieve!?

is back in the clinic full time following his month with the men’s Jets team! is relieved to have him back and ready to utilise his recent A-league experience with his patients. Head online to book in today

Wrist or hand pain?? Head online to book in with Ashlee today!

How one of our patients decided to leave feedback!!! We love it!! Happy to help ! with the background scenery

Wow!! Shoutout to , amazing achievement and credit to all your hard work 👏👏👏🙌🙌

New physio starting!!

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ashlee Blanch will formally join the Portside Sports Physio team 👏👏🙌🙌 With over 15 years experience in physiotherapy, we are excited to have her on board!

We’ll post more about it in the coming days, but just wanted everyone to know that appts with Ash are available online.