Eccentric Physio

09/06/2025

Really happy to have finished the course update for New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association (NZMPA)'s Peripheral Nervous System Dysfunction 😊.

Thank you to Richard Ellis, who built the original course, for laying such a solid foundation to continue building from!

The current course includes an online lecture series with quizzes and supplementary learning tools, followed by an in-person day focused on practical hands on assessment and management.

I am looking forward to our next dates of July 19th-20th in Wellington. If you're a physiotherapist interested in upskilling your assessment and management toolbox for the peripheral nervous system you can sign up here: https://www.nzmpa.org.nz/comt-w3-elbow-wrist-and-hand-peripheral-nervous-system/

15/02/2025

New custom toys at the gym 💪🦭🦭

28/12/2024

Hi everyone,

If you are based in Auckland and interested in participating in my Master's research, please have a read below and contact me via the details 🙂.

Hi Ciaran, I am over the age of 18 years, healthy, pain-free and interested in hearing more about your research study. Please send me the participant information so that I can let you know if I want to participate. Warm regards, [name]

08/12/2024

Hi everyone,

If you are based in Auckland and interested in participating in my Master's research, please have a read below and contact me via the details 🙂.

09/11/2024

I have been voted onto the Physiotherapy New Zealand Executive Committee 😊.

What a privilege!

Thank you to everyone who supported my nomination. It was a strong cohort. Without your voice I would not be taking this step.

I am immensely grateful to you.

A special thank you to Harvey for his support and guidance.

04/11/2024

Are you 18 or over? Pain free? Healthy?

Researchers at Auckland University of Technology are testing the reliability of the effects of resistance exercise on pressure sensitivity.

You will be asked to attend three sessions. The first session will be up to 1 hour long while the second and third sessions will be up to 2 hours long. You will be asked to perform both isometric knee extension and dynamic knee extension resistance exercises and we will test your pressure sensitivity before and after exercise.

To receive more information, please email as per below or use the QR code attached.



Email: EIHresearchstudy@gmail.com

09/10/2024

I have been nominated for the Physiotherapy New Zealand Executive Committee.

Voting starts today.

Stay tuned for an email from PNZ on how to vote!

I am really looking forward to the opportunity to advocate for our profession. Your support would mean a lot!

You can find my bio here, along with the other excellent candidates - https://pnz.org.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=5262

21/03/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/6z759zJYGZ94V1Uf/?mibextid=xfxF2i

Journal Club #22

Date: 15/04/24

Time: 7:30pm

Duration: 60 minutes

Topic: “I don’t know why I’ve got this pain!” Allostasis as a possible explanatory model

Explaining the onset and maintenance of pain can be challenging in many clinical presentations. Allostasis encompasses the mechanisms through which humans adapt to stressors to maintain physiological stability. Due to related neuro-endocrine-immune system effects, allostasis and allostatic load (the cumulative effects on the brain and body that develop through the maintenance of physiological stability) offer the potential to explain the development and maintenance of musculoskeletal pain in certain cases. This paper outlines the concept of allostatic load, highlights the evidence for allostatic load in musculoskeletal pain conditions to date, and discusses mechanisms through which allostatic load influences pain, with particular focus on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system function and central, brain-driven governance of these systems. Finally, through case examples, consideration is given as to how allostatic load can be integrated into clinical reasoning and how it can be used to help explain pain to individuals and guide clinical decision-making.

https://pnz.org.nz/Event?Action=View&Event_id=3881