Oakalls Physio

10/07/2025

Hard work pays off, well done to my nephew Henry! 🏏

🍐 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦 ✍️

We're excited to announce Henry Cullen has penned a new two-year deal with the Pears! 🙌

Read more ➡️ https://youpears.com/Cullen2027

26/06/2025

I love my job and learn something new everyday, be it educational or learning something new from my lovely patients. However, it is also equally important for downtime with family. i sometimes find myself running away from our country rather than running towards it, how lucky are we being able to drive to our beautiful coast lines 🇬🇧

15/02/2025

Super proud of nephew Henry, smashing it with the bat in Australia 🇦🇺

Henry Cullen becomes only the second player this winter to top 500 runs in the South Australian Cricket Association Premier Cricket first grade competition! 💥

Read the full story 👉 http://lite.spr.ly/60071gIJ

10/10/2024

The northern lights are illuminating over the clinic tonight

13/09/2024

Look who was back in today, helping out at the helm of the ship after 4 years....

21/06/2024

PART-TIME Admin and Reception Support
Sadly after nearly 5 years Jane will be leaving us, so we are on the look out for our new Jane! For further information regarding application, hours and job description please click on the link below thin👇
https://form.jotform.com/202292891664058

Closing date 12th July 2024, Interviews will be held on the 19th July 2024.

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21/04/2024

Had a great day yesterday supporting Lucy Morgan @ HYROX Berlin, you and Meg smashed it! 💪💪💪

14/03/2024

Love my little green bods, they put a smile on my face!

28/02/2024

Ever wondered which Gluteal muscle are working the hardest for you during glute rehab exercises 🤔❓Here is a great graft to show which glute is working the hardest during your banded side walks and spilt squats! (Collings et al, 2003)

👑 Which glute exercise reigns supreme?

📖 This awesome paper by Collings et al, (2023) compared and ranked gluteal muscle forces across 8 hip-focused exercises performed with and without external resistance

⚽️ Participants = 14 female football players (including local soccer, Australian football and rugby) between 18-32 years old

🦵🏼 Participants performed 8 hip-focused exercises with bodyweight (BW) and 12-RM loads

⚖️ Motion capture, ground reaction forces and EMG were used to estimate glute max, med and min muscle forces

📈 As shown in the graph, gluteal muscle forces were exercise specific and peak muscle forces increased by varying degrees when adding 12RM loads

💥 Note: only 10 of the 16 exercises are shown in this graph

📃 Full text: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36918403/

👉 Learn more about hip pain and rehab by watching the BRAND NEW Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Masterclass!

15/02/2024

Gastroc or Soleus injury? Or maybe something else…
It can be helpful to differentiate a Gastroc from Soleus injury in terms of prognosis and management. It’s also important to recognise that there are other sources of calf pain including neural and vascular.
Sometimes calf symptoms are from fatigue/ overload rather than a true tear. In such cases pain tends to resolve rapidly with rest and load management is key.
Regardless of the diagnosis, treatment should be based on individual presentation as time to return to sport varies considerably and doesn’t always correlate with the severity of the injury.
Reference:
Green B, McClelland JA, Semciw AI, Schache AG, McCall A, Pizzari T. The Assessment, Management and Prevention of Calf Muscle Strain Injuries: A Qualitative Study of the Practices and Perspectives of 20 Expert Sports Clinicians. Sports Med Open. 2022 Jan 15;8(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s40798-021-00364-0. PMID: 35032233; PMCID: PMC8761182.

26/01/2024

We use acupuncture to help with pain for a number of different pathologies, see below 👎🏻

23/01/2024

We often get asked in clinic what is shockwave therapy and how does it work? So here is a quick summery!