Physio Paddy

Physio Paddy 🇭🇲 Physiotherapist
⛑️ Chronic pain coach
🥋 BJJ & Muay Thai enthusiast
🏉 Rugby tourist

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05/03/2026

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For the past 10 days I’ve been working over in the USA 🇺🇸 Such an incredible experience to play our final in the stadium...
30/08/2022

For the past 10 days I’ve been working over in the USA 🇺🇸 Such an incredible experience to play our final in the stadium of the final leg of the HSBC World Series 🏉

We will be back in clinic at the end of the week and you’re able to book online or call 67658899. With finals approaching for most winter sports, come and see us to make sure you’re ready to go 😊

6 years ago I went to a seminar to learn to deadlift from two of the best in the game. Andy Bolton first man to deadlift...
16/12/2021

6 years ago I went to a seminar to learn to deadlift from two of the best in the game. Andy Bolton first man to deadlift 1000lbs (457.5kg) and Benedikt "Benni" Magnússon who pulled 1015lbs (460.4kg).

To this day I still use their wisdom with a lot of my patients, ranging from young sportspeople to residents in aged care. Always programming deadlifts in some capacity throughout the rehab.

Just quietly how big are the calves on Benni 😳

Hot offer coming in for Snake Athletic members. No gap Dry Needling until 31/12/21. Use up your private health insurance...
08/12/2021

Hot offer coming in for Snake Athletic members. No gap Dry Needling until 31/12/21.

Use up your private health insurance extras before it resets on 1st of January! For the rest of this year you will pay NO GAP on Dry Needling treatments. Spots will fill fast so click the link below to book online 🏋️‍♀️💪🤸‍♂️

https://bowen-arrow-physiotherapy.au2.cliniko.com/bookings?business_id=643907778120784443&practitioner_id=585116765470595964&appointment_type_id=777269695148464565

This is a great point made by The Better Clinician project. One of the biggest drivers behind shoulder pain are social a...
02/09/2021

This is a great point made by The Better Clinician project. One of the biggest drivers behind shoulder pain are social and environmental factors. Clinical and radiological examination alone are unlikely to determine the actual cause of shoulder pain. "Assessment is more about excluding contributing factors than identifying what is occurring."

Always treat the person not the scan :)

The biggest killer of women in Australia is Dementia and Alzheimer's disease! Dementia is the 2nd deadliest killer behin...
28/08/2021

The biggest killer of women in Australia is Dementia and Alzheimer's disease! Dementia is the 2nd deadliest killer behind heart disease for all Australians 🇦🇺

In most cases, dementia occurs sporadically, besides a small minority of cases it is not directly caused by a single gene and has no clear pattern of family inheritance. Unfortunately in physiotherapy we don't have a proactive approach to dementia. We often see patients when their mobility has started to deteriorate. When we should be having discussions with patients in their 30s, 40s, 50s to start thinking about lifestyle changes for their 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond!

Brasure et al, (2018) found that resistance training in combination with functional training 2 times a week for 10 weeks had a 26% improvement in performing activities of daily living (ADLs). It was recommended older adults should exercise 2–3 times a week, using large muscle groups, for 30–60 minutes, with 2-minute rest between sets... resistance training intensity should be based on a percentage of estimated 1RM. Program onset should occur at 55% of 1RM (muscle endurance) and progress to higher intensities of 80% of 1RM (strength) as tolerated by the individual to maximise functional gains.

As physios we need to start thinking about when we hand an elderly patient a theraband or a prescribe a few sit to stand exercises, are we doing more harm than good? Even worse our aged care funding for physiotherapy is primarily based around passive interventions massage and TENS not resistance training and exercises! This is despite good quality research showing reduced rates of depression in aged care facilities with resistance training.

Put down the theraband, it's time to pick up the barbell!



Brasure, M., Desai, P., Davila, H., Nelson, V. A., Calvert, C., Jutkowitz, E., ... & Kane, R. L. (2018). Physical activity interventions in preventing cognitive decline and Alzheimer-type dementia: a systematic review. Annals of internal medicine, 168(1), 30-38.

In the Manilla clinic tomorrow we have a spare appointment and would like to pay it forward. If you have been impacted f...
25/08/2021

In the Manilla clinic tomorrow we have a spare appointment and would like to pay it forward. If you have been impacted financially by covid-19 during this lockdown and struggling with pain or injury, please inbox us. We have an 11:30am session available, our shout :)

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1/126 Marius Street
Tamworth, NSW
2340

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Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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