Why Early Knee Extension Is CrucialIn the first few weeks after ACL surgery, scar tissue and swelling often limit knee extension. Without regaining full extension early, walking patterns, confidence, and long-term rehab timelines can be delayed. More importantly, full extension is a foundation for proper quadriceps engagement. If your knee can’t straighten, building the necessary…
If you’re a young athlete, you’ve probably been told to train harder, get stronger, stretch more, or “push through it.” But here’s the truth… Your body is not the same as an adult’s. It’s changing, growing, and adapting — which means you need different training, recovery, and load management to stay healthy and perform at…
Introducing Our Return to Running Field Program in Redcliffe At Movement Rx, we understand that running is more than just putting one foot in front of the other. Whether you’re returning from injury, recovering post-surgery, or simply looking to improve your technique, coordination, and movement efficiency — our Return to Running Program is designed to…
Back pain remains one of the largest sources of pain, dysfunction and overall burden on health care system in the world. We know that 80% of the general population will experience some form of debilitating back pain during their lives. It is understood that some of our long held beliefs as a society around back…
Re-injury rates following ACLR remain alarmingly high. This cohort study (Faltstrom et al, 2021) adds to the abundance of evidence that those who undergo ACLR and return to sport continue to be at a far greater risk of future knee injury. 68% of the female football players that had an ACLR reported a further…
Chris is going The Extra Mile throughout the month of May. He’ll be riding to brighten the lives of kids living with cerebral palsy. Please help him to help them, by making a donation to his page today. https://www.theextramile.org.au/s/516/513/e The money raised will go towards, programs, services and research so kids living with cerebral palsy…
Tendinopathy- refers to a breakdown of collagen within a tendon tissue and a failed healing response. The term tendinopathy is a generic descriptor of the clinical conditions ( both pain and pathological characteristics) associated with overuse in and around tendons. 1.Rest is not the answer! Whilst relative rest (avoidance of aggravating factors), modification…
What does Movement Rx mean? What is the Movement Rx difference? Listen to how Chris and Damian started came to form Movement Rx and their vision for the future of physiotherapy in Australia!
Damian recently sat down with Vald Health to discuss how we implement Blood flow restriction training into our clinical practice. https://valdhealth.com/bite-size-airbands-case-study-movement-rx/
Take a peak behind the curtain and see what happens during a standard physiotherapy appointment. At Movement Rx we combine expert clinicians, state of the art equipment and a goal orientated treatment approach to ensure you achieve the results you are after!