RRP Physiotherapy

02/12/2021

Soccer (sorry, Football) is a fast-paced game that involves skill and strength, and just like any other sport players who step on the field are at risk of injury.

In this blog we share the 4 most common soccer injuries we treat and how physio can help soccer players both recover and reduce their risk of future injuries.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/12/02/common-soccer-injuries-and-physio-treatment/

Goalies, defenders, midfielders and forwards can be hurt on the field. In this blog we discuss common soccer injuries we see and treat.

12/11/2021

Muscle strains can happen to anyone and if they’re severe, the recovery process can be lengthy.

Click here to learn about symptoms, causes and treatments of muscle strains.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/11/10/muscle-strain-treatment/

Have you experienced a muscle strain or pulled muscle? We discuss causes, symptoms and treatments in our latest blog. Click here.

05/11/2021

Are you prone to a sprained ankle? If you’ve experienced this type of injury before you’re definitely more at risk of re-injury!

In this blog we discuss what a sprain is, how it can be treated and how physio can help with the rehab process.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/11/05/sprained-ankle-rehab-and-the-part-physio-can-play-during-treatment/

Do you find that you’re prone to a sprained or rolled ankle? Unfortunately, if you’ve sprained an ankle in the past and the injury isn’t rehabilitated properly, you may be at risk of re-injury in the future. The methods used to treat your sprain will differ depending on the severity of the inj...

05/10/2021

If you’re looking for a trusted physio on Brisbane’s northside with an extensive background in exercise rehabilitation, Ron should be your top choice!

Learn more about him in this blog.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/10/05/trusted-north-brisbane-physiotherapy-professional/

North Brisbane Physiotherapy: Suffered an injury setback and want to return to the top of your game? Learn about our trusted clinician here>

23/09/2021

Are you heading to the gym but performing mostly cardio exercises?

Strength training is also really important! In fact, the World Health Organisation says adults between 18 and 64 should carry out strength training at least twice a week.

Learn more about its benefits in our latest blog.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/09/23/benefits-of-strength-training/

Did you know adults between 18 and 64 should carry out strength training at least twice a week? Learn about the benefits here>

17/09/2021

Are you experiencing pain when moving your shoulder? Is your shoulder movement restricted? Do you have difficulty moving your shoulder overhead?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be experiencing shoulder impingement syndrome.

Learn more about the condition, and how it’s typically treated in this blog.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/09/17/shoulder-impingement-treatment/

Shoulder impingement syndrome can cause pain and restrict movement. Learn more about it and common treatment methods here.

01/09/2021

Do you suffer from pain when benching?

If you do, you’re not alone - but we’re here to help you diagnose the source of the issue and get on top of it quickly 💪

Find out more in our blog here.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/08/26/bench-press-shoulder-pain/

Do you suffer from bench press shoulder pain? Learn why it might be happening and how our trusted physiotherapist's can help to treat it here.

31/08/2021

Injuries Happen 🤕

👉🏼 BUT perhaps the worst thing we can do when something is tweaked is complete stop training.⁠⁠
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✅ Exercise has great pain inhibition effects. ⁠⁠
✅ Pumping blood into an area helps with inflammation. ⁠⁠
✅ Loading tissues appropriately helps the healing process. ⁠⁠
✅ Exercise has great health benefits that shouldn't be stopped.⁠⁠
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🚨 Rest is rarely the answer. 🚨
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Use these six strategies to keep your training up while letting injured tissues recover.⁠⁠
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1. Adjust the range of motion⁠⁠
2. Adjust loading⁠⁠
3. Use exercise variations⁠⁠
4. Train the uninjured side⁠⁠
5. Unload irritated tissues⁠⁠
6. Use Blood flow restriction training.
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16/08/2021

Is inflammation good or bad? Well, it can actually be both. We explain why in our latest blog.

We also discuss the impact diet can have on inflammation and share some recommended ways to reduce inflammation.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/08/17/is-inflammation-good-or-bad/

Is Inflammation Good or Bad? It can be both! We answer all of your questions here and explain the impact diet can have on inflammation.

15/08/2021

How To Reduce Your Injury Risk! 💪🏽

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Good training shouldn’t hurt you, but can it be good enough to prevent you from getting hurt? ⁠⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
The short answer is no, it can’t. There are way too many things that go into getting injured - both acutely and chronically.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
The long answer, however, is that while it cannot necessarily prevent you from getting injured, it can likely minimize the potential or risk for you to get injured.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
So, what exactly is good training when you are looking to decrease injury risk?⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
This meta-analysis from 2014 took a look at a variety of studies looking at different training programs and how they related to decreasing injury risk.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
The findings are pretty clear in showing that the narrative of stretching pre and/or post activity is needed to not get hurt aren’t really supported in the slightest.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
Call us a broken record, but strength training does a whole lot more for you than make you ‘big and bulky’.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/11/871.long⠀⁠⁠.⠀⁠⁠

11/08/2021

Do diet meal plans from phone apps and personal trainers work?

Our accredited practicing dietitian explores the answer to this question in our latest blog.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/08/11/diet-meal-plans-why-plans-from-your-phone-app-or-personal-trainer-arent-working/

Have you invested in a phone app that shares diet meal plans, or has your PT offered their advice? We live in a world of ever-changing fad diets, where people are bombarded with marketing messages every day of “quick and easy” health and weight loss fixes. These might include the latest challeng...

05/08/2021

Did you know tennis elbow is the most frequent elbow injury we see among those who carry out resistance training?

Click here as we reveal more about the condition and discuss treatment options.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/08/05/tennis-elbow-from-lifting-weights/

Wondering if you can get tennis elbow from lifting weights? At RRP Physiotherapy, we believe Lateral Epicondylalgia, more commonly known as “tennis elbow”, is the most frequent elbow injury seen among those who carry out resistance training.  (And you might be surprised to learn that only a ver...

28/07/2021

We’ve all heard the term ‘fad diet’, but what does it actually mean?

Our accredited practising dietitian discusses the characteristics of fad diets and how to spot them in our blog here.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/07/22/what-is-a-fad-diet/

Wondering what the term ‘fad diet’ means? Our accredited practicing dietitian explains what they are and how to spot them here.

20/07/2021

Close-grip bench press = more power?⁣ 🔋
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👉🏼 When we look at the close-grip (CG) bench press, we typically think of the increased emphasis that it places on the triceps, maybe for its use as an accessory for lockout strength, or for its “real-world” carryover to pushing movements in life/sport, which makes some sense since your arms are typically closer to your torso.⁣
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👉🏼 What isn’t as widely known or talked about, however, is that the CG bench press might beat out the regular bench press specifically for power development, according to some research 👇🏻⁣
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📚 A study conducted by Lockie et. al (2017) found they CG bench press produces higher peak power and velocity measures than the regular bench press (which produces slightly more force). This makes it worth doing if you want to place an extra emphasis on developing upper body power (or you can just do both 🤙🏻)⁣.

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16/07/2021

Are you wondering if it’s better to eat whole fruit or juice it?

The answer is definitely to eat it whole.

Our dietitian explains some of the reasons why in our blog here.

https://rrpphysiotherapy.com/2021/07/13/juice-vs-whole-fruit-which-is-better-for-you/

Juice Vs Whole Fruit: Which is better for you? Whole fruit is hands down. Our dietitian explains why in our blog here.

12/07/2021

Been diagnosed with a kind of bursitis, and you’re wondering what's going on inside your body?

In this blog we explain what the condition is, some of its causes and how physio can help to treat it.

What Is Bursitis? We answer the question in our latest blog. Click here as we also share common causes and reveal how physio can help.

05/07/2021

Are you looking for exercises to make your glutes grow?

It’s one of the most frequent questions we’re asked at RRP Physiotherapy!

That’s why we’ve put together this blog, which shares 5 of the best glute exercises for mass.

Looking for the best glute exercises for mass? Click here as we reveal 5 exercises which are known to elicit the most glute activity.

29/06/2021

⁣Should We Train To Failure?🕵🏽‍♂️⠀
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👉🏼 Like any other tool in our hypertrophy toolbox, there’s a time a place to train to failure. ⠀
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👉🏼 Taking every set to failure will only reduce the overall training volume you’re capable of performing on that given exercise. As each set is taken to failure, the number of reps you perform in your subsequent set will almost always be less. Taking every set to failure can also drastically impede acute performance, potentially up to 48 hours (Moran-Navarro et al., 2017).⠀
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👉🏼 In comparison, if each set is performed while leaving one to two repetitions in reserve, you are likely to achieve more overall work volume.⠀
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‼ BUT - that’s not to say that there is no use in taking sets to failure. Some muscle fibers may have a higher threshold, and to fully activate their full spectrum of motor units, sets may be required to be taken to failure, or at least as close as possible. ⠀
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👉🏼 An appropriate application could be towards the end of a mesocycle via isolation exercises. The following deload week will allow the athlete to recover from the accumulated fatigue.⠀
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👉🏼 When comparing training to failure and leaving some reps in reserve, there appears to be little to no significance in additional strength or hypertrophy (Davies et al., 2016). ⠀
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👉🏼 However, training to failure does seem to be more challenging to recover from, affecting upcoming training days. In the practical world, it’s more beneficial to match training volume, even if it means adding more sets, leaving each set a few reps shy of failure in each set.⠀
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