by Cassie Sandison | Sep 4, 2026 | Broken Bones, Fractures, Injuries, Sport Injuries
You’ve rolled an ankle, jammed a finger or taken a knock on the sporting field. It hurts, it’s starting to swell and now comes the inevitable question: Is it broken, or is it just a sprain? Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy to tell. Fractures and sprains can cause...
by Cassie Sandison | Sep 11, 2023 | Broken Bones, Fractures
Ankle injuries are a common occurrence, and they can happen to anyone at any time. Whether you’re an athlete, a busy parent, or just someone going about their daily activities, a sudden twist or impact to the ankle can leave you wondering have I broken or just...
by Cassie Sandison | Oct 26, 2019 | Broken Bones, Chiropractor, Physiotherapy
This is a common misconception. The truth is that both physiotherapists and chiropractors treat musculoskeletal conditions – ie muscles, bones and joints. Both physios and chiros are university qualified, registered health practitioners with the Australian Health...
by Cassie Sandison | Oct 11, 2018 | Broken Bones, Exercise, Physiotherapy
You’ve broken your arm or leg so there’s nothing to do now but play the waiting game. Right? Wrong! New evidence is out showing people immobilised for fractures benefit from performing exercising their other limb. Wait. WHAT???? You heard me exercising the...
by Cassie Sandison | Oct 4, 2018 | Broken Bones, Physiotherapy, Sport Injuries
In case you’ve been under a rock, last weekend Cooper Cronk played in the NRL grandfinal with a knowingly broken shoulder blade – Amazing or just plain crazy? Let’s take a look. Firstly what is a shoulder blade fracture? The shoulder blade, or...
by Cassie Sandison | Sep 13, 2018 | Broken Bones, Fractures, Physiotherapy
If you play sports, particularly netball, basketball, football or another ball sport chances are you’ve asked this question. Jarred fingers are one of the most common sporting injuries we see and they can be super painful, swollen and make school, work and life...
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