Joshua Pitt - Mobile Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation

17/02/2019

Exciting news, I may have found an appropriate clinic to offer some evening appointments.
Hopefully this will be confirmed soon!! 😱

03/10/2018

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11/11/2017

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31/08/2017

Rethinking Physiotherapy picking up on how effective the FIFA 11+ warm up is...

Effective for those of all abilities within football...

This is something some of the local clubs should consider adding to their training sessions!

Watch the video, and show it to your coaches!

24/08/2017

Post coming soon! Watch this space!

17/08/2017

This post is a follow up from my previous post about eccentric adductor (groin) strength

Video from Paul, showing the Copenhagen eccentric exercise.

This exercise has shown to improve eccentric strength in the groin. Which in turn can decrease the chance of some groin injuries as discussed on my previous post.

Reps? Sets? How often?....

When considering how often to do this exercise, it is important to consider many factors…
Do you regularly exercise? What training are you doing soon? Have you training your adductors before?

Being an eccentric exercise, if someone is untrained you will find this exercise causes excessive DOMS.

This exercise is also very difficult to control, meaning you need good core and hip control! You may also want to consider training your adductors with some more simple exercises first (not eccentric)… message me for these…

So, in answer to the above questions, it completely differs between each person! The best thing to do is be safe and slowly build up reps and sets - starting very low. Ensure large recovery period between this exercises at first too (maybe 48 hours).

If in doubt, drop me a message or visit your local sports rehabilitator/physio/personal trainer.

Hope this helps you stay injury free this season!!!!

This video is about Copenhagen Adduction Exercise for Eccentric Adductor Strength to minimise groin strains. www.action-potential.com.au

08/08/2017

Football season is fast approaching, therefore I thought it would be a good time to talk ‘groin pain/injuries’.

For all those who have suffered with groin pain (long term), you know how annoying it is to have that ni**le all season long!

A study done in professional football shows that adductor strain (groin injury) is the second most common muscle injury in football. 40% of those that experienced groin pain in professional football were absent for more than 28 days! Think how this could impact your team and your season.

Other studies done on elite and sub-elite football players show that poor eccentric strength (explained in next post!) in the adductor muscles directly relates to groin pain!
Therefore to reduce the chance of this groin pain throughout your season you need to work on your eccentric strength! (adductor muscles shown in picture)

Instead of getting to this point why not put in place a prevention strategy for yourself or club?

Look out for my next post for a great exercises that has shown to increase eccentric strength of the adductors!

If you have any further questions drop me a message or book an appointment for an assessment!!

Papers: (if you want to read further)
Eccentric and Isometric Hip Adduction Strength in Male Soccer Players with and Without Adductor-related Groin Pain.
Thorborg, K., Branci, S., Nielsen, M.P., Tang, L., Nielsen, M.B. and Holmich, P. (2014). The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine [online]. 2 (2), pp. 1-7. [Accessed 07 August 2017].
The Epidemiology of Groin Injury in Senior Football: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies.
Walden, M., Hagglund, M. and Ekstrand, J. (2015) British Journal of Sports Medicine [online]. [Accessed 07 August 2017].

28/07/2017

'Shin Splints'

Here are some great exercises from Running Physio, that can be used for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (shin splints).

Obviously there are many other factors that can cause shin splint e.g training load.

When you visit a physical therapist they will talk through things you need to do other than these exercises!

BEST EXERCISES FOR SHIN SPLINTS!!!

Here is a great picture showing some of the best exercises for medial tibial stress syndrome, more commonly known as shin splints.

Couple this with some proper load management, which may involve replacing some running/high impact activities with off-feet work such as cycling or swimming for a few weeks, and I'm sure you'll see a lot of relief in your symptoms.

Remember - the best way to treat shin splints is to not get it in the first place! Be sure to progress your volumes of running GRADUALLY, and do high load strength training to strengthen your lower limb bones so they are capable of handling the repetitive stresses that running places on them.

Pic credit RunningPhysio

24/07/2017

For all my motocross followers!... ARM PUMP! MESSAGE ME IF YOU WANT ANY INFO!

Arm pump is always a hot topic at the racetrack, and many people have claimed to have ‘solved’ arm pump. When really there are minimal, poor studies surrounding this (please correct me if you have some!).

To simplify arm pump (anterior flexor compartment syndrome) - it involves the body not being able to effectively flow blood back out of the forearms. This lack of blood flow causes a pressure build up, which can further decrease blood flow and lead to compression of local nerves, leading to pins and needles, numbness and weakness around the forearm and fingers.

Although there is minimal studies and evidence around this topic, there are some methods that may help decrease your arm pump!

Bike set up! Moving your bars and levers into different positions. An example could be having your bars too far forward, causing you to hold on harder when leaning back on the bike. Suspension set up. Gripper seat. Having a gripper seat can reduce the chance of you sliding back on the seat. This helps because when you slide back on your seat, you will naturally grip harder on the bars.

Body positioning Even though I am not a professional motorcrosser. I know it is important to grip with your knees. This helps with arm pump as it reduces the amount of work you have to do with your upper body, meaning you don’t have to grip as hard!

Training The subject I find most interesting! Everyone knows it is important to have good cardiovascular fitness. Although many people in motorcross, from my experience, ignore strength training.
Being able to grip the bike effectively at all times requires a massive amount of adductor (inner leg) and core strength. There are loads of exercise you can do for this, at the gym and at home! Ask for more info!

Hydration and diet Ensuring you are also hydrated and have fuel on board is also important as these two factors effect heart rate and blood viscosity (thickness). Which in turn can affect the overall blood flow of the body!

19/07/2017

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A very interesting watch!

Key point, our bodies are deisgned to move, not remain in one position all day!

So get up, move around!

Your backs probably just annoyed from maintaining one position all day!

- Just to note, I do not agree with all points in the video!!!

Posture is important. But do we overemphasize its importance when it comes to injuries and pain? Dr. Greg Lehman, BKin, MSc, DC, MScPT, explores when biomech...

12/07/2017

https://www.premax.co/au/blog/recognition-of-concussion-in-sport

A little bit of information about concussion, and how important it is to recognise!

Concussion should not be taken lightly and appropriate care should be put into place!

We all have some appreciation of what a concussion is. You may have experienced a concussion yourself playing sport, and most sports fans are familiar with a variety of phrases associated with concussion and its effects. The phrases ‘he/she got knocked out and now has a concussion’ or ‘it was only a...

10/07/2017

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