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Care for people of all ages, all levels of sport & activity. Let us help you to get active & stay active.

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https://the-sports-physio-clinic-west-pymble.au1.cliniko.com/bookings We provide hands-on and exercise based physiotherapy for people of all ages - for work injuries, elite athletes, those who enjoy recreational exercise & those who liike to keep active. NARRABEEN
Sydney Academy of Sport
Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen 2101

P 9981 4099
E [email protected]

WEST PYMBLE
Philip Mall
Kendall St, West Pymble 2073

P 9418 2926
E [email protected]

NO REFERRAL REQUIRED

SERVICES
manual therapy & exercise based rehab
home & gym based programs for rehabilitation
hydrotherapy - at Narrabeen
core stability classes - at Narrabeen
waterproof casts & splinting
real time ultrasound
taping & braces for posture
kinesiotaping
biomechanical screening

easy access & parking

HICAPS (rebate)

17/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🦵 SHIN SPLINTS: What actually works?

There isn't one proven “best treatment” for shin splints. A new 2026 systematic review investigating treatment for medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) found only:

👉 3 randomised controlled trials (130 runners) = No clearly superior treatment

So should we use orthotics? Strengthening? Gait retraining? Shockwave? Different shoes?

Sometimes. But probably not the same treatment for every runner.

This fits closely with Professor Christian Barton's approach to running rehabilitation recently discussed in the Australian Physiotherapy Association's InMotion.

His central principle: Every runner is unique and running injuries are multifactorial.

Rather than following a recipe, rehabilitation should consider:

🏃 Training load
🦵 Physical capacity
📹 Running gait where relevant
👟 Footwear/orthoses where relevant
🏋️ Exercise prescription
📈 A structured return-to-run plan
🧠 Education and confidence

What does the MTSS research tell us?

👟 Orthotics: may reduce short-term pain in some runners, but benefits haven't been shown to persist.

🏋️ Exercise: important for restoring capacity, but no particular programme has been proven to “cure” shin splints.

💥 Shockwave: evidence is mixed and does not support treating it as a guaranteed solution.

🏃 Gait retraining: useful when assessment identifies something relevant — not because every runner needs their foot strike or cadence changed.

The key question probably isn't: “What's the best treatment for shin splints?”

It's: “Why has this runner's current load exceeded their capacity — and what do we need to change so they can tolerate running again?”

📚 Teles et al. (2026), Physical Therapy in Sport
📚 Barton (2025), APA InMotion
📚 Marques et al. (2025), Gait & Posture

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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic
📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

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07/09/2026

Sprained your ankle - do you need a scan?

The first question should always follow a detailed assessment & ask - "will imaging change how we manage the injury?"

Many uncomplicated ankle sprains can be assessed and managed without immediate imaging. When a scan is needed, the correct choice depends on the injury suspected.

🩻 X-ray is usually first when a fracture is possible.

〰️ Ultrasound can be useful for superficial ligaments and dynamic tendon problems—but it cannot adequately assess every bone, cartilage or joint injury.

🧲 MRI provides the most comprehensive assessment of ligaments, tendons, cartilage, bone marrow and the syndesmosis, without ionising radiation.

🔍 CT provides detailed information about fractures, bone architecture and joint alignment.

💥And what if you heard a crack?

It sounds alarming, but a crack or pop does not reliably distinguish a fracture from a ligament or tendon injury. The location of tenderness, ability to bear weight and findings from a clinical assessment are more useful.

The best scan is not necessarily the easiest one to book. It is the scan that answers the clinical question and has the potential to change treatment.

If your ankle remains painful, swollen, unstable or difficult to load, or it is not recovering as expected - book an assessment with The Sports Physio Clinic.

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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

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20/08/2026

🏏 Lower-back pain in a junior fast bowler should never be dismissed as “just a niggle.”

During adolescence, the lumbar spine is still developing while bowling speed, workload and competitive demands are increasing.

When repeated loading exceeds the bone’s capacity to recover, a lumbar bone stress injury (LBSI) can develop.

Warning signs may include:

🏏 Lower-back pain during or after bowling
🏏 Pain with arching, twisting or side-bending
🏏 A recent increase in bowling workload
🏏 A recent growth spurt
🏏 Previous lumbar bone stress injury
🏏 An unexplained reduction in bowling intensity

Assessment includes a detailed history, physical examination and, when indicated, MRI to identify early bone stress or a fracture. Early injuries may not appear on an X-ray.

Pain can settle before biological recovery is complete. Returning to bowling should therefore follow an individualised rehabilitation program that progressively rebuilds running, strength, cricket skills and bowling load - not pain alone.

If a young bowler develops lower back pain, stop bowling and arrange an assessment with a sports physiotherapist or sports physician experienced in cricket.

Read the full article at sportsphysioclinic.com.au

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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/physiotherapy

13/08/2026

Female
Athlete
Injury
pRevention
Consensus

For decades, female athlete injuries have often been explained through anatomy, joint laxity, neuromuscular differences and hormones.

The IOC’s FAIR Consensus shows that biology is only one part of the picture.

Researchers identified five key domains influencing female athlete injury prevention:

• Funding and resources
• Expertise and knowledge
• Sex-related factors
• Gendered sporting environments
• Gendered communication

Importantly, sex-related biological factors were considered the least modifiable.

More actionable opportunities included better access to strength and conditioning, appropriate facilities, qualified coaching, medical support, injury prevention programs and informed communication.

The consensus also highlights the influence of stigma, body image pressure, gender bias, unequal sporting pathways and whether female athletes feel comfortable discussing concerns such as menstrual health, pelvic health, breast health, nutrition, pain and injury.

Biology remains relevant. But it should not be the default explanation for every difference in injury rates.

Effective female athlete injury prevention requires us to consider the athlete, the training program, the healthcare system and the sporting environment together.

Better support. Better systems. Stronger athletes.
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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/physiotherapy

09/08/2026

Finished City2Surf today? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🏃 Around 90,000 runners registered to tackle the 14 km course from Sydney’s C*D to Bondi, and plenty of legs will be feeling it tomorrow.

🏃‍♀️‍➡️Some post-race soreness is completely expected. Delayed onset muscle soreness can build over the first few days after an unfamiliar or demanding effort and temporarily leave your quads, calves and hamstrings feeling heavy and stiff.

For the next 72 hours, keep recovery simple:

✔️ Keep moving gently
✔️ Eat carbohydrate and protein
✔️ Replace fluids gradually
✔️ Prioritise sleep
✔️ Avoid jumping straight back into hard training
✔️ Return to running progressively as soreness settles

An ice bath is optional. Research suggests cold-water immersion can reduce perceived muscle soreness, but it is not essential for recovery.

The important part is recognising when it may be more than normal soreness.

Sharp, localised or night pain, swelling, limping, focal bone or tendon pain, worsening symptoms or pain that is not beginning to improve over the next few days deserves a closer look.

And if you have had a previous running injury, pay particular attention: research in recreational runners has found previous injury approximately doubles the risk of another running-related injury.

Race finished. Recovery starts now.

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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/

03/08/2026

🏀 One pivot. One landing. One season changed.

🦵 ACL injuries are among the most serious injuries in netball & female athletes experience higher ACL injury rates than males in comparable cutting and pivoting sports.

🏀 Netball repeatedly demands rapid acceleration, sudden stopping, single-leg landing and change of direction. These movements place substantial loads through the knee, particularly when an athlete is reacting under pressure.

🏀 The encouraging part: ACL injury risk can be reduced.

Structured neuromuscular programs that combine:

✔️ Lower-limb strength
✔️ Plyometrics
✔️ Balance and coordination
✔️ Landing technique
✔️ Deceleration drills
✔️ Change-of-direction training

can reduce ACL injury rates by approximately 50%, with some research reporting even greater reductions.

🏀 Consistency matters. These programs need to be performed regularly throughout the season, not only during preseason.

🏋 A strength and movement assessment cannot predict exactly who will sustain an ACL injury. It can identify trainable deficits in strength, single-leg control, landing and deceleration that may leave an athlete less prepared for the demands of netball.

🏃🏻‍♀️ For athletes returning after ACL reconstruction, rehabilitation must include objective strength testing, running, jumping, landing, change of direction, sport-specific conditioning and psychological readiness—not time since surgery alone.

🦵 ACL injuries cannot all be prevented, but risk can be substantially reduced.

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📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/

27/07/2026

🏃 Hamstring strains are one of the most common injuries in running-based field sports & they have a frustrating habit of coming back.

🏉 In elite AFL, approximately 26% of hamstring strains are recurrent injuries, with more than half of those recurrences occurring within two months of the previous injury.

Why?

❎ Being pain-free does not always mean the hamstring is ready for sprinting, acceleration, kicking and repeated high-speed efforts.

Effective rehabilitation should include:

✔️ Early, appropriate loading
✔️ Progressive hamstring strengthening
✔️ Eccentric exercises such as the Nordic hamstring exercise
✔️ Gradual exposure to high-speed running
✔️ Acceleration and deceleration training
✔️ Objective strength and functional testing
✔️ Completion of sport-specific training demands

The Nordic hamstring exercise has strong evidence as part of injury-prevention programs, with research showing programs that include it can reduce hamstring injury rates by approximately half.

However, exercise selection, dosage and progression matter. Nordics should form part of a broader, individualised program rather than being used as a one-exercise solution.

Rest may settle the pain, but rest alone does not rebuild sprinting capacity.

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Felt a grab, sharp pain or persistent tightness at the back of your thigh? Have it assessed before returning to full-speed sport.

📲 Book an assessment at The Sports Physio Clinic.

📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/

21/07/2026

🏃🏾‍♀️ That "niggle" in your Achilles after long runs? It might not go away on its own.

📖 Research shows up to 1 in 2 runners will develop Achilles tendon pain over their running lifetime — and roughly 1 in 10 each season. And if you've been injured before, your risk of getting hurt again is roughly double.

🙏 The good news: this is one of the most treatable running injuries — if you catch it early.

🏋️‍♀️ Clinical guidelines recommend progressive tendon-loading exercises the first-line treatment and research shows this approach outperforms other exercise types for pain and function.

🏃🏼‍♂️ Feeling a niggle? Don't run it into a DNS.

📲 Book an assessment at The Sports Physio Clinic and let's keep you on track for race day.

📍 The Sports Physio Clinic

📞 9981 4099 Narrabeen
📞 9418 2926 West Pymble
📞 9418 2926 PLC

📲 Book Online https://sportsphysioclinic.com.au/book-online/

15/07/2026

🙋🏻 Meet Leon.

✈️ Leon works part-time in West Pymble, alongside his role treating Australian Defence Force personnel at RAAF Base Richmond.

⚽ His sports coverage background includes being the physiotherapist for Football NSW's Future Sapphires Program (U15/16s) and covering the NSW Sky team at the 2025 Emerging Matildas Championships.

🏀 He has worked pitch-side with the Wenty Magpies Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield rugby league squads, Eastwood Ryde Netball Association, and has provided physiotherapy at the Sydney Marathon, Sydney Half Marathon & City2Surf.

🎻 His experience is broad, extending to caring for musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

👨🏻‍🎓 Leon works with an evidence-based, exercise-focused approach & is completing a Master of Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne.

📲 He is available Monday, Thursday & Saturday mornings at The Sports Physio Clinic West Pymble.

📍 9 - 11 Philip Mall, Kendall St West Pymble
📞 9418 2926
📲 Book online www.sportsphysioclinic.com.au

09/06/2026

🟧 MEET GEORGIA.

Georgia has joined the team from Adelaide & is a titled APA Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist with experience spanning a broad range of sports including AFL, athletics, volleyball, swimming and cricket.

Georgia served as Head Physiotherapist for a state-level women’s AFL program, working alongside coaches and medical staff to manage injury and optimise performance across a full competitive season.

She consults at both Pymble Ladies’ College and The Sports Physio Clinic in West Pymble, where she provides evidence-based, individualised care to athletes navigating injury, rehabilitation, and performance goals.

We look forward to seeing you next time you need a physiotherapist.

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📍 West Pymble
Shop 9 - 11 Philip Mall
Kendall St, West Pymble
📞 9418 2926

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L1 Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Gate 3, Avon Rd, Pymble
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Sydney, NSW
2101

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	7am - 12pm

Telephone

+61299814099

Website

http://www.sportsphysioclinic.com.au/

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