How to Strap an Ankle
How to strap your own ankle, and how to strap for someone else. When strapping your own ankle, to get a good angle of the ankle (90 degrees), it can be helpful to put your toes up on a chair or bench. When you are strapping the ankle of somebody else, encourage them to keep […]
4 Top Tips for Netball Greatness
Want to know how to improve your netball game? We have some top tips for Netball athletes that can help take your game to the next level. For help with a niggle or a plan to return to court, see our Netball Physiotherapy page. RHP Physiotherapists have been on the forefront of netball in Australia […]
Prevent Injuries in Rugby League
With the State of Origin decider right around the corner, rugby league is firmly in the spotlight. Injuries are part of the game, but there are things you can do to minimise your risk of injury while preparing your body for peak performance. The NRL Prepare to Play program is tailored specifically for rugby league […]
Football Injury Prevention
Football Injury Prevention Exercises: A 3-Level Program Footballers need more than football skills. They need enough strength, balance, jumping ability and movement capacity to tolerate sprinting, kicking, landing, tackling and changing direction repeatedly throughout training and competition. Structured exercise programs can help develop those qualities. They cannot guarantee that a player will never be injured, […]
Improve your speed
Do you want to improve your speed? Some of our QLD Firebirds are fantastically quick. They have had to work on this over many years of training. Did you ever wonder how to improve your speed? We wrote recently about improving jump height and referred to how being powerful requires high force (strength) output as […]
Balance in Netball
Balance in netball helps you steady yourself after a catch, hold your shooting position and land ready for the next play. Research in sporting populations suggests balance and proprioception training can reduce ankle sprains, particularly in players with a previous sprain. On court, practise balance alongside strength, landing and change-of-direction drills. The footwork rule makes […]
Preventing injury on the snow
As the days grow shorter and the temperature starts to drop, for many of us our thoughts turn to snow sports. Preventing injury on the snow will be important as it has been a long time since many of us have skied or boarded over the past few years. If you’re planning a snow trip […]
Improve your reach
Getting ‘hands over’ in netball is a very common defensive technique. It can be helpful to improve your reach. If shoulder pain is limiting your overhead reach, see how our shoulder physiotherapy team can help assess it. Have you wondered how you make this more effective? The better your reach, the more you will block/ […]
How to improve jump height
Do you want to jump like a Firebird? For help building jump strength and power around your sport, see our sports physiotherapy service. If you’re rebuilding those skills after injury, see our return-to-sport pathway. Improving jump height as a young athlete requires a number of training elements to be included and optimized. Jumping high, when […]
Hamstring injury and how to prevent them.
The classic sign of a hamstring injury is that vision of an athlete in full flight wincing in pain and clutching at the back of their thigh before they fall in a heap. For sport-specific support, see our football physiotherapy and sports physiotherapy services. If the pain sits higher near the hip, our hip and […]