Physio & allied health blog
Practical guides from our Cabramatta team — plus mindset & rehab videos, self-guided programs, and in-clinic booking.
Mum Overcomes ACL Surgery: Linda’s Story (Martial Arts, Three Kids, Two Years On)
Read More →Tornado kick. Complete ACL and meniscus. Denial, crutches, surgery, dance comps, a Walmart sprint. Linda’s two-year comeback — in her words.
Why Keep Doing Physio After ACL Surgery When You’ve Been “Discharged”?
Read More →Two years on, a lot of ACL clients get discharged. Linda stayed for maintenance — check-ins so nothing slides, and we keep testing the bits still lagging.
Injured Parents: If You’re Not Around, Who Looks After Everyone?
Read More →Kids first, activities, school, work — then you. Linda’s advice after ACL surgery: come in, get checked, don’t put it off. You’re not getting younger.
ACL Rehab Around Kids and Dance Comps: Exercises in the Audience
Read More →Ten months post-op Linda was in America for a dance comp, doing rehab in the seats. A year later she sprinted to Walmart for a bandana. That’s the work.
Kneeling and Sitting Cross-Legged After ACL Surgery (The Dance-Mum Test)
Read More →Return to sport isn’t only cutting on a field. For Linda it was kneeling to film a dance, sitting cross-legged, and not leaving one leg out at the concert.
Coming Back to Yourself After ACL Surgery (There Isn’t One Big Moment)
Read More →Linda didn’t have a cinematic “I’m me again” scene. Off crutches. Limp gone. Running. Kicking. Each one loaded the bar. Jumping is still in progress.
Should You Have ACL Surgery? It Depends on the Life You Need Back
Read More →You can live without ACL reconstruction. Linda had surgery because she wanted martial arts, HIIT, and to play with her kids without the knee buckling.
I Thought My ACL Was Just a Sprain. The MRI Said Otherwise.
Read More →Linda landed a tornado kick, buried her face in the floor, and told herself it was a sprain. The scan was a complete ACL tear, meniscus damage and a bony contusion.
Return to Running After a Hamstring Strain: An 8-Week Endurance Plan
Read More →Hamstring strains are not just a sprint problem. Distance runners tear proximal hamstrings too — here’s an 8-week endurance-focused return with strength gates before speed.
Metatarsal Stress Fracture in Runners: Recovery Timeline and Return Plan
Read More →Forefoot pain that localises to one metatarsal needs respect. Here’s the recovery timeline and return-to-run plan once your clinician clears bony healing.