My Story: Andrew Boyd completely ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) playing rugby in July. He had a surgical repair of his knee in October which gave us 3 months for prehabilitation. With a personalised rehabilitation program, he returned to the rugby field nine months after his operation. Check out his brief video below.
My Story-A Boyd ACL movie from Back In Action Physio on Vimeo.
Leigh’s New ACL! Last week I was lucky enough to go and watch one of my patients having her ACL repaired. Meet Leigh….. About three months ago, Leigh was making her long awaited comeback to netball following […]
Here at BIA physio…….we are all about the butt! The glutes are a group of muscles in your bottom that play a key role in so much of our daily function as well as in sport. They are used to drive the hip backwards forcefully in running, squatting and lunging […]
Last week I had a patient that I hadn’t seen for a few years come back in to the clinic with a sore knee. Her original injury was a torn meniscus on the same knee which we had rehabilitated fully and she had returned to high level netball quite happily […]
What is Physio? And Why BIA? What happens on the first assessment? History of Injury One of the most important things we do on your initial assessment session is make sure we have a thorough knowledge of your injury; how it happened, how it feels […]
As physiotherapists, we see a lot of knee injuries. And as far as joints go knees are pretty simple. This is because the knee is a basic hinge joint like you find in a door, and all of the structures have a specific purpose in regards to only two movements […]
When I go into an office, all I ever see is computers, laptops and chairs on wheels. These, amongst most objects in the office, are man-made objects and therefore are not instinctively natural for our bodies to use. As a result our bodies gradually mould and adapt to our environment […]
BPPV We have noticed in the clinic lately that a lot more patients are coming in complaining of vertigo or dizziness. CAUSES There are many problems that can cause dizziness but one very common cause is calcium crystals stuck in your inner ear (also known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo – […]
Catherine White is one of our physiotherapists but her skill set also includes being a great massage therapist. She is currently one of the massage therapists for Waikato Bay of Plenty Chiefs rugby team! Catherine says that she really enjoys massaging patients so if you are tight from too much […]
