Achieve Sports Physiotherapy and Rehab

30/07/2026

Hear Montana's story. One involving hardship, toughness and, finally, success.

Unfortunately, sometimes bad things happen to good people and 'Mon' is one of the best people you will ever meet. Her story is special, not many athletes have had multiple injury set backs in a row.

Playing one soccer game in 2 years. The journey was mostly full of ups, but I'd be lying if I told you there weren't hard times. It's ok to not be ok. We will hear Mon's experience over the next few weeks.

Reach out with a DM if you have had a knee injury set back or call us on 63311884.

02/07/2026

So grateful that our local community has shown their support for our small and passionate team. As a family business we want to have a positive effect on our patients injuries but also on how they feel rehabilitating with us. It feels like we are achieving this. Even if we don't win we are proud our team is thought of highly!.

08/05/2026

I don't post as much as I would like, I love sharing my experiences but I'll be honest in that the last 3 months has been a real struggle, mentally and physically. Not sleeping for such a long time and being a Dad to my two young kids and a husband to my amazing wife, whilst navigating work and still trying to involve myself in activities that fill my cup. I feel its a challenge many parents have.

So here's a snap shot of the last three months.
1) Working for Tasmania's mens Second XI cricket team in Hobart, in a number of one dayers and twenty20s against ACT. My first white ball experience, I loved the fast pace nature and the players and coaches were so welcoming.

2) I stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton for that week, it an awesome newer hotel in Hobart, with a small but usable gym. Working as a sports physio in Tasmania, this is often the nature of covering semi-professional sport, working away for a few days to a week at a time. I was glad for the uninterrupted sleep but I was missing family and I was keen to get back up the highway.

3) as the northern based VFL/VFLW physio, i was keen to get to a Southern based training session, to connect with the players and the support staff and see how training was run on a much larger scale in Hobart. It was hectic seeing two full squads in action, large rehab groups, the juggling of multiple fields, the 'chook shed' gym space, and the communication between medical, high performance and sport science staff.

4) I worked the first VFL game in Hobart, a last minute call up. It was an amazing experience seeing The Cauldron of North Hobart Oval full to the brim, amazing atmosphere. I loved watching young fellas i have known for 10 years, who I worked with when I was at AFL Tas, having grown up and now playing VFL, and looking right at home. I clocked 6 km running water, along with massages, strapping, and rehab catch ups.

5) I watched the first UTAS home game with my kids in the stands, my son is now a proud Devils supporter.

6) Devils Talent Academy testing day at UTAS with some talented young men and women, going through screening.

7) Tas Institute of Sport networking day today, at Cambletown.

21/03/2026

Amazing game! What a group of men to watch this year!!!! 💚💛❤️

History in Hobart!

06/03/2026

Have a guess who these belong too? We are fortunate to have worked with professional athletes who have trusted us with their care.

It was about time we got these beauties framed. Thank you for the amazing work.

14/02/2026

Don't rush the return to run process following ACL surgery.

Videos 1 and 3 show what commonly occurs on an athletes first run - a lack of quality knee yield. We need a small but important knee bend on ground contact to help absorb the shock of a landing. If the force isn't absorbed well at the knee and ankle (note the lack of controlled pronation) then it needs to be absorbed at the hip -> resulting in the sudden small hip internal rotation and adduction motion at ground contact - the knee falls inwards.

It's not a disaster, and no harm is likely to come of it but it results in a high (right knee) low (left knee) running pattern that resembles a limp, that's tricky to identify and very hard to train out, if its been missed and ingrained through repetition.

Vids 2 and 4 show significantly better force absorption at the knee. Guess how long this took to change between videos? 1 week. That's all the time Al needed to take the feedback on board and make a positive difference. It helps having an athlete who is a dream to coach. It's another huge help to use slow motion capture, we just cant see enough without it.

The take away message is just because you can run post surgery doesnt always mean you should, waiting a few weeks longer to improve the quality of your run will help save months of corrective work down the track, especially when it comes to sprinting

13/02/2026

12 weeks post ACL reconstruction, we see Al having her first attempts at horizontal jumps.

The first video shows a big hip dominant landing strategy. The knee doesnt go forward over the big toe, their isn't much positive shin angle, lots of gripping and guarding with the toes and foot. The force has got to be absorbed somewhere, so its the trunk and hip that bend. Being able to absorb big forces at the hip and trunk is awesome, we just don't want it to be the only strategy an ACL reconstruction develops.

You have to be able to also absorb forces at the knee, especially if like most of us, you were a knee dominant athlete prior to injury.

The second video we practised 'constraint based learning'. Put a fence or a wall in front of the athlete and now they have a subconscious deterent to lean forwards. Perfect. If the athlete is keen on keeping their face the way it was, they'll subconsciously absorb more force at the knee. No coaching outside of 'how did that feel?' And 'why do you think that felt better?'.

27/01/2026

Today we had our last session with Mon after nearly four years and three knee injuries later. It’s fitting that we bring this journey to a close by looking back at when she got cleared to play soccer again after three years of rehab!

19/12/2025