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What is plantar fasciitis?

We asked physiotherapist Adam Monteith from Evoker Premium Physiotherapy Services in Sydney CBD to explain.

According to Monteith, plantar fasciitis is an irritation and inflammation of the plantar fascia, which is a strong, fibrous, thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot.

Its role is to connect the base of your heel bone to the base of your toes, and it functions to support the arch of your foot.

Almost every year for the last 7 years I’ve been invited to a world class, peak performance unit housed in a world class facility with access to the very latest technology, data and expertise. The Houston Texans is an American football club based in Texas and forms part of the global sports phenomenon that is the NFL. Each club in the NFL is literally worth billions of dollars and the top players in the league earn millions of dollars per game.

It makes sense that the speed with which you seek and receive treatment for an injury will have a bearing on how quickly you’re back on track, in the weights room, on the court or field of play, doing what you love. But getting treatment quickly doesn’t help if it’s the wrong type of treatment for you and your injury. There’s a science to getting it right every time and as we know, good science is based on observation, experience and expertise.

Those of you that know me or have read my articles over the years, know that on a yearly basis, I head to Houston, Texas to learn and be inspired by cutting edge treatments and knowledge adopted by the NFL’s Houston Texans American football team. You may already realise that some of these all-world athletes command millions of dollars to execute athletic feats that many of us could only dream of achieving.

The NFL and Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy

In 2019, while looking for the next big thing in thinking or tech to help clients go above and beyond, I was intrigued by what’s known as Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) therapy – a remarkable practice that cuts off a significant percentage of the blood flow to affected limbs (50% to upper and 80% to lower) prior to, and during training.

Evoker Physio Sydney has teamed up with @barrysaustralia Martin Place to talk all things physical health and optimal human performance!

If you’re chasing physical health perfection, Trish will be at on-site at Barry’s Martin Place in Sydney CBD to answer any questions that you might have around optimising your physical performance.

Increasing numbers of people working from home since the onset of Covid, has led to a rise in neck pain and headaches, according to physiotherapists who say those presenting for these ailments now make up more than a third of clients. “Headaches and neck pain have risen significantly in recent times especially post Covid,” said Evoker Sydney CBD Physiotherapist, Chris.

Back in 2017, a Texans NFL player walked into Evoker Physiotherapy Sydney CBD to keep on top of his post operation treatment, following a pectoral tear.

It was a positive experience and one that resulted in an ongoing dialogue between head physiotherapist Adam Monteith at Evoker Sydney CBD and the sports medicine team at The Texans.

Our Evoker Sydney CBD womens health physios talk to Health times about the Neuromuscular changes during pregnancy and how this can lead to lower-back pain and not an increase in the lumbar curvature according to new research published in PLOS One and The Spinal Journal.

One of the most common complications during pregnancy is lower-back pain, with literature reporting 50 to 80 per cent of women are affected. The incidence of lower-back pain is higher in the third trimester of pregnancy when the most critical biomechanical and morphological changes take place.

We are so please to be one of the 90,000 HICAPS providers around the country set up to automatically accept American Express payments with the rollout of the new HICAPS Trinity Payment Terminal. It’s great news for American Express Card Members giving them more places to earn Membership Rewards points on our physiotherapy service! We are happy to be able to provide this physiotherapy service in Sydney CBD.