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A great video challenging the widely held belief of using ice following soft tissue injury to reduce inflammation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=23s&v=j QRZNfsNxbc

👣 It's Foot Health Week! 👣 Do you think you may need to see a podiatrist? If you have painful knees, corns or callouses, sore hips, difficulty cutting your toenails or experience leg or foot pain during sport, then the answer may be yes! For more info, visit http://bit.ly/2yK7LkW or call 02 4214 0400. #HealthPointPodiatry #MingaraHealth

October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Remember, it's okay not to be okay. You can talk about it #WorldMentalHealthDay #HealthPointMingara #Pschology

12 benefits of walking 30 minutes a day!

POD. Mingara Health will be hosting a series of Kids First Aid and Emergency Response Workshops, Levels 1 to 3. The first is during the upcoming school holidays. For more information, check out the event below ⤵️

💥QUADS & ACL INJURY💥 ——— 🔎In a group of 15 professional soccer players who had been cleared to play following ACL reconstruction (on ave 8mths post-op), only 3 passed the accepted cutoff of 90% limb symmetry on 3 seperate quad strength tests (Herrington et al, 2018). Interestingly, two players passed the accepted 90% cutoff for single leg hop & triple crossover hop respectively. - 📌This has some big implications for ACL rehab. Grindem et al (2016) showed that for every 1% dec...rease in quad strength below 90%, knee injury risk increased by 3%. So, if you're returning to sport with 80% limb symmetry, your risk of reinjury is 30%. - ✅Secondly, "functional exercises" can hide quad strength deficits that persist following ACLR. Thus, the reason why we need to isolate the quads via knee extensions to compliment the "functional" compound rehab exercises. - 🏋🏼‍♂️Lastly, if professional athletes (who get daily medical, physio and strength & conditioning) can't achieve the best practice guidelines of 90% on a battery of strength and function tests by 8-9 months following ACLR, non-professionals shouldn't expect a return to sport around that timeframe. - ➡️Our suggestion to all non-professionals is wait at least 12 months AND pass the discharge criteria before returning to sport 💪🏻
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✅You just had a BAD ankle sprain. It's black and blue. How do you know that its ONLY an ankle sprain, and not anything worse like a FRACTURE?! Well, lucky for you, there's a quick an easy test you can do NOW to screen if you need to go to the emergency department and get an x-ray. . ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: . 1️⃣ Can you take 4 steps (it's okay if you need to limp)? NO? --> GET AN X-RAY... . 2️⃣ Do you have tenderness/pain around your medial or lateral malleoli (the little bone bumps on either side of you ankle)? YES? --> GET AN X-RAY . 3️⃣ Do you have tenderness/pain around the base of the 5th metatarsal (bump on the lateral/outside portion of your foot; halfway between your heel and your little toe)? YES? --> GET AN X-RAY . 4️⃣ Do you have tenderness/pain around your navicular bone? (bump on the medial/inside portion of the foot, underneath your ankle crease)? YES? --> GET AN X-RAY . 🔎This battery of screening tests, called the Ottawa Ankle Rules, has a sensitivity (ability of a test to rule out a diagnosis) of 100%, which means if you CAN take 4 steps AND you DO NOT have tenderness in the specific areas mentioned here, it almost certainly means you DO NOT HAVE AN ANKLE/FOOT FRACTURE and, thus, do not need an x-ray!! . 📌Now, if you CANNOT take 4 steps or DO have tenderness in those areas, this DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN YOU HAVE A FRACTURE - it just means you should get an x-ray. The specificity (ability of a test to rule in a diagnosis) of the Ottawa ankle rules is low. It is a SCREEN designed for RULING OUT, not to RULING IN a fracture.
Your physiotherapist or GP are able to refer you on for an x-ray or as mentioned above go to your emergency department if you believe you have an acute ankle/foot fracture. •••••••••• 📚Bachmann LM, et al. Accuracy of Ottawa ankle rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and mid-foot: Systematic review. BMJ. 2003. @ Healthpoint Mingara
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Michael and Paul enjoying their day @plus_hfp looking after all of the Crossfit athletes. #crossfit #physio

Heal Pain // It's one of the most common conditions treated by podiatrists. It's often a message from the body that something needs attention! Read more about the potential causes and treatments on our blog 🌐 http://healthpointmingara.com.au/2018/08/ heal-pain/ or call 📲 02 4314 0400.
#HealthPointMingara #MingaraHealth #HealthPointPodiatry #Podiatry #TumbiUmbi

🤔 What Is Osteopathy // Osteopathy is a form of manual healthcare which recognises the important link between the structure of the body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on how the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves, circulation, connective tissue and internal organs function as a holistic unit.
Using skilled evaluation, diagnosis and a wide range of hands-on techniques, osteopaths can identify important types of dysfunction in your body.
Osteopathy may help relieve p...ain originating from the musculoskeletal system, including symptoms associated with: • Headaches • Face and Jaw Pain • Shoulder and Rotator Cuff Pain • Neck Pain • Elbow Pain • Wrist and Hand Pain • Lower Back Pain • Repetitive Strain Injury • Pelvic Pain • Feet and Plantar Fascia • Knee Pain • Hip and Bursitis • Diaphragm • Chest and Rib Pain
💡 Like to know more? 🖱️ visit www.healthpointmingara.com.au/osteopathy< br> #HealthPointMingara #HealthPointOsteopathy #Osteopath
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Got a problem with fungal nail infections but can't do without your favourite shade of nail polish?... We have the treatment for you!
A non-medicated polish is a quick cover-up that will make matters worse for an untreated fungal nail infection. If you use a nail polish, paint or lacquer while you have the fungus, it will stay alive in the container for quite some time. That means that every time you paint your nails, you will be recontaminating nails with an untreated polish.... That’s also the case when you use an acrylic nail to cover up a fungus. This type of fungi thrives in dark conditions and polish creates the kind of environment for it to grow. It should be avoided at all costs.
Your friendly Podiatrists at HealthPoint have the treatment for you! With a large range on offer, come on in and speak to one of our qualified podiatrists about your condition and in no time at all they can give you the help you need without leaving your health compromised!
For more info, visit our blog > http://healthpointmingara.com.au/…/disc over-dr-s-remedy-en…/ or call 4314 0400.
#HealthPoint #Podiatry #DrsRemedy
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Pilates POD. Mingara Health this morning

Soaking up some sun! We are loving the afternoon sun in our purpose built rehab gym ☀️💪🏼 @healthpoint_mingara

Winter sports season is coming to an end, and with the finals series fast approaching, now is the perfect time to attend to niggling injuries and any other concerns.
HealthPoint Mingara provides a full range of allied health services all conveniently located under the one roof, including physiotherapy, massage therapy, podiatry, osteopathy, chiropractic care, exercise physiology and sports psychology.
Read more on the blog! #HealthPoint #MingaraHealth
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Pilates classes at POD.

Meniscal Tears
The meniscus of the knee (lateral and medial) is a thickened crescent-shaped cartilage pad between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh bone) and the tibia (the shin bone). The meniscus acts as a smooth surface for the joint to move on whilst providing increased joint stability.
A meniscus tear can be a source of knee pain, whether this be a direct result of trauma, the ageing process or a combination of the two. Many other knee structures may present... similarly to a meniscus injury, so correct diagnosis is vital.
How does a physio determine if the meniscus is causing your knee pain? Via a thorough patient history, which includes checking for locking and giving way during daily activities, a history of twisting while weight bearing and hyperflexion of the knee. Examination may include looking for joint line tenderness, minimal to moderate synovial swelling, pain on forced flexion and limited extension with spring block end feel. We may refer for an MRI in cases of a high level of suspicion.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Treatment? Surgery? Conservative Management?
Surgery may be appropriate in certain cases, particularly those experiencing instability or locking of the knee. Age, level of activity and chronicity of symptoms will also determine which treatment pathway is appropriate. There has been a large push for conservative management (i.e. physio) in those with degenerative meniscus tears with exercise therapy proving to be as effective as surgery.
Physiotherapy aims to improve pain free range of motion, increase muscle strength and proprioception and return patients to their previous level of function. This is delivered generally by a combination of education around the injury and load management, manual therapy e.g. massage and joint mobilisation and most importantly exercise prescription!
If you need help with a meniscus injury or knee pain in general we’d love to help!
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Congrats to Mingara Medical for running a very successful cake sale today! 🍰🍪🍮☕️
HealthPoint runs a very successful Weight Management Clinic...
... #bloated #shouldnthavedonethat #waytoomuchcake
Just saying😉🤣
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HealthPoint Massage Therapist Tina visited Mingara Medical today for some much needed stress relief for staff - thanks Tina! #hpmassage