BFit Physiotherapy

17/09/2025

BOOK IN NOW - last few appointments available before we are temporarily closed for 2 weeks in October.

Book online at bfitphysiotherapy.com OR via phone 0405 395 441!

09/01/2024

28/04/2023

BFit Physiotherapy is looking for a motivated Physiotherapist to join our growing private practice!

Call us on: 0405 395 441 or
Email at: bfitphysiotherapy@gmail.com
Check out seek: https://www.seek.com.au/job/67013942?cid=ios-share

09/01/2023

We are back! Call 0405 395 441 or visit us at www.bfitphysiotherapy.com.au to book in 😊

20/12/2022

Holiday Trading Hours 🎄
Limited availability for 2022! Call 0405 395 441 if you would like to be placed on the wait list.

08/04/2022

🐇2022 Easter Holiday Hours 🐇

Limited availability for the holiday period, book in now to secure your spot !

To book an appointment, call us on 0405 395 441 or use the link in our bio !

02/02/2022

Here’s an acromioclavicular (AC) joint injury that one of our athletes came in with 😯

What’s interesting about this type of injury is that you can get a step deformity: if you press down on the clavicle bone 👇⬇️, there’ll be a recoil when you let go ⬆️

What grade do you think this AC joint injury is? (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6?)

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Got one yourself and need some help? Book an appointment with us today (details in our bio) 🙌

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31/01/2022

Bulging discs 💥 Degenerative discs 💥 Terms like these sound menacing so they can be worrying to hear or to see on a scan report of your back 😰

If you’ve had an X-ray, CT scan or MRI of your back, it might’ve showed some ‘changes' in your spine… However, interestingly most changes in the spine are normal and are more common the older you get, just like grey hair and wrinkles 😯

Two common findings on scans are disc degeneration and disc bulges. But did you know that these findings can be present in asymptomatic people with no history of back pain (i.e., people with no current or previous back pain)?
▪️ For asymptomatic people in their 20s, it’s estimated that 37% have disc degeneration and 30% have disc bulges 👩🏻
▪️ For asymptomatic people in their 80s, it’s estimated that 96% have disc degeneration and 84% have disc bulges 👵🏻

So, spinal changes aren’t necessarily the cause of your pain. It’s quite possible that you’ve had these changes for a long time but you just didn’t know about them until you got back pain and then had your back scanned.

The good news is that if you have pain and spinal changes, most of the time you don’t need to ‘fix’ these changes to get out of pain 😬

True disc-related pain is relatively rare (

25/01/2022

Imaging for Low Back Pain 🧐

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Do you need to get imaging (e.g., X-ray, CT scan, MRI) if you have low back pain?

SHORT ANSWER:

❌ Mostly no (90‒95% of the time)

✅ Sometimes yes (5‒10% of the time)

LONG ANSWER:

Imaging can help 5‒10% of people with low back pain, where there is a complicated cause (e.g., fracture, cancer, infection, severe nerve issue) 💁‍♂️

Imaging tends not to be as helpful for the other 90‒95% of people with low back pain (uncomplicated low back pain) 🤷‍♂️

…… But why not just scan everyone?

‘Unnecessary’ scans can do you more harm than good, for example:
▪️ Unhelpful for diagnosis (you may find ‘changes’ in your spine but they may not be related to your pain)
▪️ Unhelpful for guiding treatment (most changes in your spine do not change your treatment)
▪️ Inappropriate treatment (e.g., unnecessary surgery) and/or delay in appropriate treatment
▪️ Delayed recovery
▪️ Radiation exposure.

Scans often show ‘changes’ in the spine, such as disc degeneration and disc bulges.

However, many changes are common in both people WITH and WITHOUT pain! These changes are also more common as you age, so they are likely normal (similar to grey hair or wrinkles)! 👴🏻👵🏽

🌟 A detailed assessment with your clinician (e.g., physiotherapist) can help to determine if you need a scan or not 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Interestingly, more information is gained from what you tell us rather than what we see on imaging! Scans are not needed for most people with low back pain 🥳

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References:

1️⃣ Brinjikji, W., Luetmer, P. H., Comstock, B., Bresnahan, B. W., Chen, L. E., Deyo, R. A., Halabi, S., Turner, J. A., Avins, A. L., James, K., Wald, J. T., Kallmes, D. F., & Jarvik, J. G. (2015). Systematic literature review of imaging features of spinal degeneration in asymptomatic populations. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 36(4), 811–816. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4173

2️⃣ Hall, A. M., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Thorne, B., & Maher, C. G. (2021). Do not routinely offer imaging for uncomplicated low back pain. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 372, n291. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n291

24/01/2022

A lateral ankle sprain from rolling the foot inward while running for the bus 🚌🏃‍♂️💨

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Got one yourself and need some help? Book an appointment with us today (details in our bio) 🙌

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06/01/2022

Benefits and Harms of Exercise for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions ✌️

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Hundreds of millions of people around the world have persistent or chronic conditions, for example:
▪️ Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
▪️ Hypertension
▪️ Type 2 diabetes
▪️ Depression
▪️ Heart failure
▪️ Ischaemic heart disease
▪️ Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

People with two or more chronic conditions tend to have poorer physical and psychosocial health, higher chance of being admitted to hospital, and higher chance of dying before the average age of death.

These conditions share a common risk factor (physical inactivity) and cause (whole-body low-grade inflammation) that may lead to a ‘cycle’ of other chronic conditions and poor outcomes…

However, one key feature of exercise is its anti-inflammatory effects as well as its positive psychological and physiological effects (e.g., increase in muscle strength, improved blood pressure regulation and insulin sensitivity) 💪 So, the positive effects of exercise may disrupt the ‘cycle’ of whole-body inflammation and improve physical and psychosocial health in people with multiple conditions 😬

In a research study by Bricca and colleagues (2020), they found that exercise:
✅ Improved physical function
✅ Improved health-related quality of life
✅ Was not associated with increased risk of non-serious adverse events (e.g., musculoskeletal pain and falls)
✅ Appeared to reduce risk of serious adverse events (e.g., hospitalisation and pneumonia).

⭐️ Although further studies are needed, exercise appears to be safe and beneficial people with multiple chronic conditions to improve their physical and psychosocial health by exercising 2-3 times per week with supervised or partially supervised aerobic and/or resistance exercise 🚶‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

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⚠️ If you are planning to become much more physically active than you are now, you should check with your doctor before you start!

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22/12/2021

Management of Low Back Pain and Sciatica 🤕

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What treatments are recommended for low back pain and sciatica? 🤔

Recommendations FOR:

✅ Education, including information and advice to help with self-management 🧑‍🏫

✅ Exercise program tailored to the person, which can be group-based 💪

✅ Psychological therapy, but only when combined with exercise 🧠

✅ Spinal manipulation, mobilisation or soft tissue techniques (e.g., massage), but only when combined with exercise 💆‍♂️

Recommendations AGAINST:

❌ Traction

❌ Acupuncture

❌ Orthotics (belts, corsets, foot orthotics, rocker-sole shoes)

❌ Electrotherapies (ultrasound, PENS, TENS, interferential therapy)

Pharmacological treatments and invasive treatments (non-surgical and surgical) weren’t included above, but some of those treatments can help some people in specific situations (not everyone is the same)!

The management plan should be decided by you with the help of your healthcare team 💁‍♂️👩‍👧‍👦👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

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If you’d like to book an appointment with us, please use the link or phone number in our bio above!

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References:

1️⃣ Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2020 Dec 11. (NICE Guideline, No. 59.) Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562933/

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