FKB Physio

FKB Physio Physiotherapist in Bowen Hills & Fortitude Valley.
-Bone Density Classes
- Weightlifting injuries

Joining the 10 year trend. My 2 years (1 year NHS 1 year private) in the UK 2016-2018 changed my life and saved my caree...
17/01/2026

Joining the 10 year trend. My 2 years (1 year NHS 1 year private) in the UK 2016-2018 changed my life and saved my career as a physio.

I guess I had in the back of my mind I wanted to try having a practice and doing things my way even then. I feel like I have put into practice all the things I wanted to to make being a physio feel manageable in the long term.

To be honest, the financial pressure and the effect it had on the type of service we offer as outpatient physios is what made me really dislike the job. Ie I didn’t want to see patients more often than I felt I needed to, or try to jam 15 sessions in a day (my mind BOGGLES that i could manage that day in day out .)

Now that I’m doing things a way that feels better for me & trying to create a more manageable role for my staff, I have way more understanding as to why private practices are often run the way they are. Without government funding for physio it is honestly so difficult to provide good service at a fee that seems fair and to not have the job lead to burn out within a few years.

But we are trying nonetheless & we are getting there! I believe in physio as something that can provide so much value and believing in something makes it worth pushing for !

2016 me feels forever ago but the seeds for 2026 me were there !

12 Feb join and myself for an information session on exercise & dietary strategies to support bone health. Updated ev...
12/01/2026

12 Feb join and myself for an information session on exercise & dietary strategies to support bone health.

Updated every time we do it in line with research as it comes out. Link to tickets is in bio.

2025 was a big year for us at FKB Physio! We welcomed 2 new staff, Jaslynn and Surabhi, bringing our team to 7. We now h...
30/12/2025

2025 was a big year for us at FKB Physio! We welcomed 2 new staff, Jaslynn and Surabhi, bringing our team to 7. We now have 4 physios (Jaslynn, Katherine, myself and Sarah L to R) and 3 admins (Surabhi, Mel and Annaliese).

I am so grateful to have found this great crew and looking forward to continuing with them in 2026.

We welcomed new clients and new partnerships, did a lot of networking, had a lot of inservices, and put in a lot of work to make our business run more smoothly and provide better service for our clients.

We are adding a few new classes to the timetable for next year (stay tuned about these) and I am hoping to bring a lot more online content next year - with the first thing ready to launch in February!

Some memorable clinic moments this year:

- Our clients forming such strong friendships that they visit each other in hospital and look after each other’s pets when they’re on holidays
- Our clients being able to participate more in their lives as a result of feeling healthier
- People reaching their 400th class and going into their 6th year of classes with us

It feels pretty good to see what we have been able to create over the last 5 years :)

Let’s see where things go in 2026!

Congratulations to our physio Sarah who has completed her level 1 APA women’s health physiotherapy course! Such a great ...
09/12/2025

Congratulations to our physio Sarah who has completed her level 1 APA women’s health physiotherapy course!

Such a great area to upskill in and have a better idea of what tips can help support our clients better as well as know when referral onto a specialist women’s health physio is required.

Good to know there is so much progress happening in this area, too.

This was a great paper to come out this year dispelling many myths around low back pain in older adults. It isn’t all do...
04/12/2025

This was a great paper to come out this year dispelling many myths around low back pain in older adults. It isn’t all doom and gloom and there is hope without having to do anything drastic, lots of the time.

Thanks Jaslynn for making this one :)

Ammendolia C. Ten myths of back pain in older adults that can lead to ineffective and harmful care. Chiropr Man Therap. 2025 Oct 15;33(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12998-025-00609-9. PMID: 41094694; PMCID: PMC12522943.

Thanks for our inservice today on navigating particularly tricky conversations & situations with our clients in the cl...
01/12/2025

Thanks for our inservice today on navigating particularly tricky conversations & situations with our clients in the clinic.

Maddy practices in line with the health at every size model and promotes inclusive care for all bodies and had some great tips to make our clinic as much of a safe space as possible for everyone.

Thank you Maddy!

A reminder that this is on next weekend ! 🎉
27/11/2025

A reminder that this is on next weekend ! 🎉

27/11/2025

I have had multiple women tell me recently they’ve stopped doing harder forms of cardio or cardio that doesn’t fit neatly into high or low intensity because of info they’ve heard on podcasts telling them it’s bad for them.

What if you are a woman that wants to do Hyrox or a marathon or any other sort of fitness endeavour that requires doing lots of moderate to hard cardio?

Also most people aren’t meeting exercise guidelines … & doing hard / vigorous exercise carries significant clear health benefits … it is frustrating for women to hear advice telling them it’s bad for them and their hormones!

I feel like it’s simple: do lots of movement that gets your heart rate up. Do some of this at an intensity that gets it up a lot. Lift weights a few times a week, to a point that means you are working hard. It doesn’t need to be more complicated than that.

I don’t have enough knowledge to accurately debunk, but do.

Congratulations to our physio Jaslynn for completing her first short course triathlon a few weeks ago! Jaslynn also does...
26/11/2025

Congratulations to our physio Jaslynn for completing her first short course triathlon a few weeks ago!

Jaslynn also does BJJ & it’s great to have exposure to a wider range of physical experiences within the team - I always think seeing a physio who has experienced the demands of a particular sport themselves is really helpful.

Jaslynn is looking forward to more triathlons next year 👏🏻 🏃‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🏊 nice work!

It is a common idea held by many that running causes damage and wear and tear to the knee joints. Unfortunately, being t...
24/11/2025

It is a common idea held by many that running causes damage and wear and tear to the knee joints.

Unfortunately, being told that running guarantees the need for joint replacements later in life is not rare!

Let’s look to the research to see if this is evidence based:

A few systematic reviews (Ref 1,2,4 cited in comments) combining lots of observational studies show that recreational runners actually have arthritis rates below those of the regular population. (Elite runners have higher rates, just slightly).

This is only observational data, however, you’d think that if it was a clear link that running increases rates of OA we would be able to see it in observational data (the combined number of people in these studies is in the thousands).

Another study (Horga et al., 2019) follows marathon runners over a 4 month training cycle and shows not just no worsening of their knee joint health (eg about 40% had meniscus tears going in that were no worse after) but potential improvements in their cartilage thickness. Using a joint often results in changes in the joint to make it stronger (the same way muscles and bones work), not weaker.

As such, thinking of exercise for joints as “wear and repair” may be more accurate than “wear and tear”.

It is always so disappointing when people are advised against doing hard forms of exercise, when the benefits of exercise (& hard exercise!) are SO significant - you can get osteoarthritis without ever performing a single run. To me it make sense to do the exercise!

You can never lift weights and have great bone density. You can lift all the weights and have low bone density.Do I thin...
23/11/2025

You can never lift weights and have great bone density.

You can lift all the weights and have low bone density.

Do I think all people especially those over 50 should lift weights? Yes, because it’s really the only super effective way to reduce muscle loss & is great to reduce risk of falls etc.

Do I think people should lift weights even if they have good BMD? Yes - see above.

Do I approach a low BMD person differently to a high BMD person when they both want to lift weights? Kinda - I know I’m more likely to push the person with low bone health a bit more to try and “move the needle”.

I would also push someone who really wanted to get super strong. But if they’re showing up every week, have good bone strength and don’t want to go super hard, I dont really try and push that.

Patient centred care in action I think/ hope!

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95 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills
Albion, QLD
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About FKB Physio

I have been a Physiotherapist for 10 years now, and I have been interested in movement and exercise for 15. I have a passion for helping people to get moving and to see what their bodies are able to do. There is nothing more empowering than realising you are capable of doing more than you thought you could.

Too often, I find health and fitness professionals make a business out of telling people they are 'broken', or in some other way, not good enough, and require someone else's 'magic hands' or 'special technique' in order to get better. I have always preferred to show people what THEY can do, and put the power back into their hands.

I am personally passionate about strength training and group fitness, and have a special interest in helping people with injuries from the gym, making sure they can keep training around their injury as much as possible.

I also love working with older adults and helping to show them that in many cases age is just a number! I have seen many 80 year olds who can move better than 50 year olds, purely due to the difference in their activity levels. It is my hope that I can inspire more people to get up and get moving, and enjoy the benefits that come with this.