Hamstring injuries are a common injury among athletes, particularly those involved in sports that require sudden changes of direction, explosive acceleration, and high-speed running. Rehabilitation after a hamstring injury can be a challenging process, and it is essential to understand the special considerations involved in the rehabilitation process to ensure optimal outcomes. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

Blood flow restriction (BFR) training involves restricting the blood flow to working muscles during exercise, resulting in hypoxia in the muscle tissue. It can be applied to both resistance and aerobic exercise; however, the purpose of this blog is to have a look at the potential benefits of using BFR during resistance-based exercise in rehab. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

Hamstring injuries are a common injury among athletes, particularly those involved in sports that require sudden changes of direction, explosive acceleration, and high-speed running. Rehabilitation after a hamstring injury can be a challenging process, and it is essential to understand the special considerations involved in the rehabilitation process to ensure optimal outcomes. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

ACL Prehab is what is done between tearing your ACL and having surgery/performing rehab. It is the term used for the exercises and training that needs to be performed after sustaining an ACL injury and should be performed even if you are considering not having surgery. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

IBS is a collection of unpleasant symptoms such as abdominal cramping, pain, bloating, diarrhoea and/or constipation. Unfortunately, it affects around one in five Australians at some point. Its cause is often unknown but, in some cases, it can be triggered by gastro or food poisoning. Psychological stress and genetics have also been implicated in the development of IBS. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

My best advice is that you need to listen to your shoulder. Ignoring the pain can lead to persistent symptoms, further weakness and breakdown of tissue, and therefore chronic pain. Many of our clients we see at Redfern Physio have a Grumpy Shoulder for several weeks or months before they present to our practice. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

Feeling “tight” is something we have all gone through in life at some stage. Whether that is after sitting at our work-desks for hours on end and getting a gripping discomfort in our neck or after a hard day training session and feeling like we can’t move our legs properly. You’ve clicked on this blog to find out how to deal with it. But before we do that, we need to take a bit of a dive into what tightness is. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

Shin splints are a common overuse injury characterised by pain along the front of your lower leg near your shin bone. This pain is due to irritation from the overloaded tendons and muscles along the tibia or ‘shin bone’ constantly creating friction and inflammation at their attachment onto the bone. By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.

Have you found yourself returning to work and slipping straight back into the same boring lunch routine as last year? Or maybe you’ve started relying on takeaway often because you’re lacking inspiration in the kitchen. It can take a while to get back on track with meal prep after a break, so here are 5 delicious and easy lunch ideas for work to help get you started: By Redfern Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine.