Sport in retirement?

Exercise is vital throughout our life.  We are designed to exercise and the fitness and longevity of our bodies depend on it.  Our physiotherapists can help design specific programs for individuals following an extensive assessment of their needs. Exercise will assist...

Develop a running program

Physiotherapists and exercise physiologists deal extensively in exercise prescription and the progression of exercise programs.  Please note this is general information only and we advise getting professional advice. Ensuring that your health has been checked, then...

Mouthguards for contact sports

A mouth-guard is a shock absorber for the teeth and jaw.  When properly fitted, a mouth-guard will protect teeth, stop teeth biting into the lips and act as a shock absorbing layer between the teeth to reduce concussion and jaw fracture.  Teeth are tough, but not...

Weight Training for endurance sports

Endurance sports such as Hockey are high energy sports involving endurance and strength for optimum results. Weight training is beneficial to enhance performance in lots of sports and is certainly being used now at many levels.   It assists to increase muscle...

Can children do too much sport?

Sport is a very healthy factor in the development of a child, however, children have limitations and this needs to be considered by both parents and by coaches. Competitive planned sport 7 days a week may be excessive.  Most children should be running around daily but...

Sportsafe

We are looking at upgrading our club to become sportsafe.  Could you give me some guidelines on how to go about this. Answer: Rockingham has a lot of sporting clubs and at Grange Physiotherapy in Rockingham we treat a lot of these athletes. Every sports club has the...

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