Backpacks, Back Pain and Back to School

Backpacks, Back Pain and Back to School

Does carrying a backpack cause back pain?  Quite commonly here at Southside Physio we see teenagers with a variety of injuries, whether it be a sports injury, ‘growing pains’, phone/tablet/gaming related or something completely different. I have noticed a couple of...
Should I ice it up?

Should I ice it up?

What should I do to my acute injury?  SHE’LL BE RIGHT ?JOG IT OFF ?ICE ?RICE  ?RICER ?POLICE ?  PEACE & LOVE  Historically, the acronym RICER (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate, Referral) was used for basic injury management. These principles have evolved with...
Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave Therapy

Southside Physio Woden now offers Radial Shockwave therapy Conditions shockwave therapy can help treat Shoulder pain including rotator cuff, calcific tendinopathy Tennis and Golfers elbow (tendinopathy of extensor or flexor origin) Achilles tendinopathy Plantar...