Spooner Specialist Physiotherapy

Spooner Specialist Physiotherapy http://www.spoonerspecialistphysio.com.au/

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Spooner Specialist Physiotherapy is a highly recognised physiotherapy practice that provides high quality physiotherapy care through their 20 years of experience. Spooner Specialist Physiotherapy provides one to one care utilising the latest internationally recognised treatments to maximise our patients outcomes. The physiotherapists work with our patients to fix underlying issues, as opposed to just treating their symptoms, and provide strategies to prevent any recurring injuries or symptoms. Physiotherapy services include specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment, elite level sports physiotherapy, personalised exercise prescription, injury prevention strategies, general physiotherapy services and medico legal assessments.

06/02/2026

Let’s continue to celebrate and encourage girls and women in sport due to all the positive benefits it provides.

02/02/2026

Manual therapy not only feels good but it also has heaps of benefits for many injuries and complaints!

There’s a reason our receptionists love getting treated by our physios.

Come see our team to find out why!

01/02/2026

Comment down below which pair of Archie’s are your favourite!

29/01/2026

If you’ve ever wondered what these are on SSP’s front desk…

22/01/2026

Treated my very favourite patient today! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

12/01/2026

How many can you do?? 💪🏼

A US survey from 2023 by gymless.org revealed 53.8% of US adults can’t do 10 straight push ups, with 36.4% able to perform fewer than 5 consecutive pushups.

The push up is an excellent benchmark of physical health as it requires no equipment, and only a small plot of floor space, making it an accessible test of upper body strength.

This results aligns well with a 2018 study of firefighters, which showed that the push up capacity was inversely associated with a 10 year risk of cardiovascular disease events among men age 21-66.

The ability to do more than 11 pushups was correlated with a significantly decreased risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease events.

So… again. How many can you do??

📚 Yang, Christophi et al JAMA 2018

09/01/2026

In 1995, Lunsford and Perry recommended 25 heel raises repetitions as the criterion for ‘normal’ in both males and females.

In 2017, Hebert-Losier et al revisited the research and found that age; being female and lower physical activity had a negative effect on the outcome.

With every passing decade, we can perform 4-5 fewer repetitions, although older females outperformed males after 60.

Weakness in our plantarflexors (calf muscles) in older age, lead to an increased risk of falls, decreased balance and greater mobility impairments.

In all ages, physical activity has the greatest impact on the ability to complete heel raise repetitions. (7-9 fewer repetitions in sedentary compared with active individuals).

Check out the table and see where you fit compared with the normative data. If you are an athlete, these numbers need to be higher again!

📚Hebert-Losier et al 2017.
📚Lunsford and Perry 1995

05/01/2026

Resume normal programming!!

We hope you’ve all had a fabulous New Year, and spent some time with family and friends.

After a well earned break for the team at SSP, we are back on deck from today, with normal hours and days, (although missing our midday naps!!)

Call us on 9817 7100 or book online and we look forward to helping you achieve your 2026 goals.

29/12/2025

Kids with active parents are 600% more likely to be active themselves.

If both parents exercise, their kids are 6 times more likely to be active.

When they see their parents exercising, movement and exercise becomes normal in their minds.

And the impact extends far beyond childhood. Physically active children are much more likely to become active adults.

16/12/2025

Romanian Deadlifts vs Nordics… what is the difference??

The RDL is a hip hinge exercise, whereas the Nordic’s activation is focused around the knee.

In a recents study of 37 male academy soccer players, the combination of resistance training (RDL’s or Nordics) and high speed running effectively enhanced athletic performance and knee flexor strength in both groups.

However the Nordic group demonstrated greater improvements in jumping and sprinting.

The Nordic is a very technical exercise, and whilst offering great results, it takes technique and training to perfect… as so graciously demonstrated 😂 The RDL offers similar improvements with less technique required.

📚 Ross et al Journal of strength and Conditioning Research 2025

Studies show drinking coffee may be linked to a decreased risk of Parkinson’s disease, Type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimers, ...
12/12/2025

Studies show drinking coffee may be linked to a decreased risk of Parkinson’s disease, Type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimers, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, liver cancer and gallstones and kidney stones!

Coffee with caffeine, has been linked to improved mood and decreased depression in some.

Drinking 3-4 cups a day has been linked to decreased stroke risk.

Drinking coffee before noon has shown greatest reductions in dying early from any cause as well as cardiovascular disease.

So, enjoy your morning coffee!! ☕️

11/12/2025

Who did it better??

Balance at 50 is a strong predictor of risk of falls and fracture at 70.

The ability to stand on one leg for longer than 10 seconds without wobbling, correlates with decreased morality risk in multiple studies.

Balance decreases because we stop challenging it, not just because we age.

And we think the old girl had this one!! 😉

📕 BJSM 2022

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Gladesville, NSW
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Spooner Specialist Physiotherapy (SSP) is a highly recognised physiotherapy practice that provides high quality physiotherapy care through their 20 years of experience. SSP provides one to one care utilising the latest internationally recognised treatments to maximise our patients outcomes. The physiotherapists work with our patients to fix underlying issues, as opposed to just treating their symptoms, and provide strategies to prevent any recurring injuries or symptoms. Physiotherapy services include specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment, elite level sports physiotherapy, personalised exercise prescription, injury prevention strategies, general physiotherapy services and medico legal assessments.