Injury Prevention: The Holy Grail of Sports Medicine. Can sports injuries be prevented - The adage that prevention is better than cure is certainly relevant to sports and sporting teams. High-level sporting teams aim to keep their best player on the field or court for as long as possible and able to perform at a [...]
Everything you need to know about Meniscal knee injury Everything you need to know about Meniscal knee injury - Meniscal knee injuries are a common knee injury especially amongst sportspeople and can happen innocuously. Just like tennis icon Roger Federer did when he was running a bath for his children. As he turned from his [...]
Multiple Sclerosis- Orthosis Use for Supporting Gait What is MS? Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory neurological condition of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects more than 25000 Australians. Nerve impulses from the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve are affected due to lesions or scarring occurring in the CNS. These manifest in a [...]
Prosthetics Technologies and Momentum Sports and Rehabilitation Team's Techniques Making a Decision: The First Step to Moving Forward Scott Layne was faced with a tough decision 6 years ago, as many amputees are. He has had his ups and downs, but considers himself lucky to have the improved prosthetics technologies, his family and Momentum Sports and Rehabilitation's [...]
A chronic condition found commonly among sports people and recreational athletes is Achilles Tendinopathy. Past treatment options are often limited due to a poor understanding of its cause. In recent years research has provided further options for treatment and that this type of injury may not involve inflammation. It is more likely caused by [...]
International Day of Yoga 21 June 2020 The United Nations International Day of Yoga celebrates the many benefits of practising yoga. Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice originating in India and means to join or unite and symbolises the union of body and consciousness. Many people during COVID-19 have turned to [...]
Friday 1st May 2020 Rotator cuff injury is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and dysfunction. In fact, up to 85 per cent of shoulder problems relate to the rotator cuff. For people who experience reduced or significant loss of function this can be really debilitating and stressful. And [...]
Saturday 11th April 2020 Parkinson’s greatly impacts the way a person moves because of dysfunction within the basal ganglia, the area within the brain affecting motor control and movement. How you move greatly impacts your quality of life and those around you. Yoga can help those with Parkinson’s. Yoga may improve functional [...]
Specific, high intensity exercise is a very effective treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The latest research in Physiotherapy for PD from the University of Canberra (Allyson Flynn) indicates that different types of therapy are suitable depending on the stage of PD. At Momentum, we offer one on one assessment and treatments that are holistic, [...]
Thursday 2nd April 2020 In 2018, there were approximately 205,200 Australians with autism, which was a 25% increase since 2015. It is expected that these numbers have continued to increase over the past 2 years. Many individuals with autism can often have difficulties with motor skills. Motor skills are any action that [...]
