Men's Health Physiotherapy Group

06/09/2022

Last night's sunset at Bennion Beach in Trigg!

Photo by (IG)

04/09/2022

Thank you to the for coming out in force tonight 💜

58,982 fans cheering on the Fremantle Dockers to victory, in their biggest crowd at Optus Stadium!

04/09/2022

FREO DOCKERS FINAL FRENZY

Facebook buddies….. thank you for opportunity to purchase more tickets to the Freo blockbuster of the Century.

I ended up with 4 extra tickets, so had the opportunity to more broadly share the purple love, beyond Milios5!

Massive 💜💜💜 thanks to Michelle Chandler , Melissa Briggs Christine Ernst (née) for their scalping… Rosi Thonas, her goddaughter Lucy & Sarah Snook’s Dad… will be forever grateful!

Nb: alcohol consumption was a minimal. Only 1 pink gin 4 moir…. The atmosphere was itself, so intoxicating!

Collingwood Magpies NEXT!!??

03/09/2022

SNAP!
CRACKLE!
POP!!!

18/08/2016

Hi all. This is just an information page and has a brother that is much more interactive. If you'd like more information and a chance to chat please go to:
Men's Health Physiotherapy FB group which now has almost 1000 members. Thanks!

22/06/2015

Residents in India's capital New Delhi set a new world record during International Yoga Day celebrations.

11/04/2015

A few years ago I became very interested in Erectile Dysfunction in men following Radical Prostatectomy. Then I came across leaders on the physiotherapy field like Grace Dorey from UK and Talli Rosenbaum from Israel. In 2014 I learnt about Female S*xual Dysfunction from WA's Prof Vivienne Cass...and another whole era arrived.... So it's time to pull it all together...Great news to hand is that Talli Rosenbaum- renowned S*x/ Relationships AND Physical Therapist will be presenting at and then doing a workshop tour of Australia. See info here. Please make sure you get updated in this very important subject as physio's can have a very SIGNIFICANT role to play ... Incidentally, I'm seeing another whole era of patients emerge with issues relating to sexual addictions, po*******hy & the Internet - even in 14yol kids... & it's certainly not going to go away..
Discussions & knowledge around sexual health are not in our usual physiotherapy skills base , but why not? It's a physical function, has its origins in physiology & exercise science and is all about touch and holistic health care......
So do yourself & your patients a favour and upskill- we are so fortunate to have Talli heading here...
Great news I just had to share!

11/04/2015

09/04/2015

New Health Advisory Service for FIFO workers... A great resource and soon to be launched in Western Australia , a special focus on Men's Health issues.

04/04/2015

02/04/2015

Hi Emma and others interested in Pelvic Pain. Would like to share the following

30/03/2015

Hi all! Just sorting thru accommodation & flights for WCPT51 and noticed we have just 48 more hours to register...

Also, the Gala Dinner needs to be booked and paid for by 31st March too... Tables are 8-10 and no seating arrangements prior to event, according to WCPT website info... A case of 1st in , best dressed to sit with your mates! Or make new ones..

So looking forward to seeing new faces, visiting a new country and learning lots!

13/02/2015

Another question, more related to Male Health, but I'm figuring the knowledge base will come from Women's Health Physiotherapists, particularly those with many years of experience...
It's a nasty thing called Peyronnies Disease and is becoming increasingly evident in my post-prostatectomy patients. Curvature of the p***s leads to an inability to have sexual in*******se in severe cases or will cause great discomfort for women in milder cases. Generally understood as reduced blood flow to the corpus cavernosum contributing to the build up of fibrotic tissue, the contributing factors can be multi-factorial. Cardio-Vascular disease, rising age, injury during vigorous sexual activity but most notably in my caseload, as a result of reduced 'housekeeping erections' following radical prostatectomy.(1500 average housekeeping(nocturnal) erections/year that is). Seems men are coming out of the woodwork- literally- in recent months seeking advice from our multi-disciplinary clinic. As surgery is not a viable option in most cases, as a Men's Health Physiotherapist, I have been asked to look into appropriate Physiotherapy treatment modalities. Nb for a long time it has been assumed that the ICI pe**le injections cause this problem , but only recently has this been ruled out. A younger pt with better CV health seems to be much more effected than an older pt with atherosclerosis etc...

Interestingly, over dinner with Sarah Haag and Sandy Hilton in Chicago last December, Physiotherapy techniques for Peyronnies were discussed and indeed, it seems there is a history. So I'm looking for evidence and a protocol before I begin .......eg Daily ultrasound regime for 3 weeks? Traction appliance? ? Cialis medication for 24 hour erectile blood flow? A combo?

Finally, I feel, with the combined experience and thought processing of the WHFB page, it may be possible to indeed come up with a protocol of our own...through international 24 hour round table discussion, with hmmm
how many PT's now Gerrard & Michelle? PROST!

BTW< if you don't know anything about Peyronnies, would really appreciate you looking it up and sharing anything you find.. New areas of Physiotherapy are relevant to all of us! Thanks!

13/02/2015

Ok, PT peeps. Need some advice. Have a chronic complex pain pt, 15 years old with Pudendal Neuralgia/Coccydynia stemming from severe chronic constipation ,leading to fistulisation and 18/12 of school missed...in combo with numerous skateboard falls leading to micro-trauma of his coccyx.
With the aid of PFM downtraining and relaxation ,Yoga techniques etc, we have had about 50% improvement in last 6 weeks, but QOL is far from perfect
Question: Does anyone have experience with resection of the coccyx as family are currently been advised to consider this? I am researching papers and have found very good information but numbers are low.... 79% recovery reported in coccexctomy....(that could be my word- computer doesn't like my spelling).... BUT what are the REAL figures on the street? Your experience, help would be appreciated. Thanks.

01/01/2015

Welcome to 2015, hoping Men''s Health Physiotherapy FB page blossoms in the next 365 days. I'm lucky enough to be starting my New Year in New York City, the city that never sleeps!
Exciting things,people and places met, including PT's Sarah Haag & Sandy Hilton in Chicago and soon to meet the PrivateGyn team in Washington DC...
Pleased to also announce Australia's 1st ever, Men's Health Physiotherapy Training Course, run by MEN... and me as the sidekick.More info soon! Meanwhile REST up for a few days then let's hit the road hard for bridging the gaps in Men's Health Physiotherapy!!