FKB Physio

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

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!

20/11/2025

What makes our classes at FKB physio different?

We measure your progress and make sure you are progressively overloading over time.

Each of our clients have their own program. On paper, because I am old school 😂 We keep track of what weights you are doing, on your own program and work with you to gradually increase them over time. Over time, as things get easier, you will find you can do more reps, or heavier weights, without being substantially more fatigued by the end.

This concept is called progressive overload, where something is made more intense once it becomes easy for you. We do this fairly slowly and subtly so that you never really feel like you are being pushed too far beyond what is do-able.

As you get more experienced you will find you are better at pushing more towards things that feel ‘hard’.

This is important to make changes to muscle and bone strength on an ongoing basis 🦴

18/11/2025

To make a a claim as bold as saying that a type of shoes reduces fracture risk is a HUGE CALL.

For reference the research shows resistance exercise most likely improves bone density but struggles to then make the next leap to that then reducing fracture risk, citing the need for thousands of study participants over tens of years to know if that’s true with some degree of certainty.

Of course footwear companies are not subject to the same level of scrutiny as medical journals, and also, not to the same level as healthcare professionals - we aren’t allowed to use patient testimonials in our marketing .

There’s a reason we have never shared anything related to whether our individual clients see bone density improvements or not - that’s for the research to show, as individual stories / anecdotes are not reliable.

Dislike ads that prey on vulnerable people with health conditions 😡

Ps I cannot find a single paper linking barefoot shoes to bone health other than in the context of runners and stress fractures & minimalist shoes are not coming out on top there !

06/11/2025

🥹🥹 I love these videos!!

And can confirm that Gail has one of the strongest lat pull downs in our classes 💁🏼‍♀️

So good to see people progress over the years 🤩

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95 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills
Albion, QLD
4006

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm

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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.