In 2019, Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre (WPPC) and SNAP Fitness Waverley Gardens continue their long term partnership in supporting their local community with health and fitness participation and outcomes.

The two local businesses have partnered regularly over the last 5 years to benefit the health and fitness of the local Mulgrave community.

SNAP Fitness trainers recommend SNAP members to WPPC for injury treatment helping them to quickly return to the gym, while WPPC assist with injury prevention and also recommend gym facilities at SNAP Fitness for clients who are placed on specific longer term rehabilitation programs; and to those looking to improve their general fitness.

WPPC Director Andrew Dalwood said “By collaborating with local health industry partners, like SNAP Fitness, WPPC can value add our service offering to clients, confident that our client can complete specific injury or exercise rehabilitation programs in a secure, ‘state of the art’, cost effective local gym environment ensuring best return to, and potential long term participation and retention of their health, fitness and general well-being”

WPPC Director Andrew Dalwood with SNAP Fitness Manager Katrina Knight

Physioworks Health Group Camberwell maintain a complete service ethos in the provision of our range of health care and well-being services; including Yoga as an important health care discipline.

Yoga is now available every Thursday from 6pm at Physioworks Health Group Camberwell with Yoga Teacher Shelley Bennett.

All yoga mats and equipment are provided for the 6o minute classes held in the new upstairs yoga studio at the Physioworks Camberwell clinic

“For anyone playing football or any competitive sport, Yoga provides a fantastic avenue to increase flexibility & core strength – all of which are important in being able to do things on the footy field, such as bending over to pick up the ball, flexible hamstrings to kick long & generally avoid injury from heavy training loads & game day intensity” said Physioworks Director and Collingwood FC Head Physiotherapist David Francis.

No yoga experience is required to join a yoga class. Shelley Bennett’s Yoga teaching will emphasise body alignment and awareness of breath. Shelley’s teaching style reflects her personality – honest, intelligent, calming and supportive.

“Yoga is suitable for everyone – male and female of all ages, including teenagers” said Shelley. “With only 8 participants per class there is plenty of opportunity for individual attention, particularly if you have an existing injury or past injury.  I invite you to enhance your everyday life with Yoga.” added Shelley.

Join a Yoga class with our Introductory Offer at Physioworks Camberwell – for only $15.00 per session* Bookings are essential so please call reception on 9889 6611 to join a yoga class at Physioworks Camberwell.

* Introductory Yoga class offer – $15.00 per session available until April 22, 2019 for Yoga classes only at Physioworks Camberwell clinic & subject to class availability. It is not available with any other offer. More information please call the clinic on 98896611

Physioworks Health Group Director and Collingwood Football Club Head Physiotherapist David Francis has been presented an Honorary Lifetime Membership by the Collingwood Football Club.

Collingwood Life Membership was bestowed on David Francis for 24+ years’ service as head physiotherapist to the club & over 500 AFL matches preparing and supporting the Magpie players, including the 2010 AFL Premiership.

David attended the 2019 Collingwood FC AGM with his family & Physioworks Co-Director Andrew Dalwood, where he was presented with Life Membership by Collingwood Football Club President Eddie McGuire.

“The strength and integrity of football clubs is very much dependent on the quality and commitment of the people who serve it. Great clubs have great people…and all are great Collingwood people,” McGuire said in reference to David and other life member inductees.

In his role as head physiotherapist, David expressed most enjoyment in seeing the development of players, as both athletes and young people.  He believes the ongoing challenge of working in a dynamic, high pressure elite sporting environment, has ensured his own continued professional advancement in sports injury prevention, management and rehabilitation.

“I love the club” said a humble David. “It has been and is a wonderful journey, honour and experience to work at Collingwood Football Club” added David while thanking his family and the many at the club for the opportunity, their support, guidance and friendship.

Read more about Physioworks Director David Francis being presented with Collingwood Football Club Life Membership:

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2019-02-13/life-membership-for-premiership-pies

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/architect-of-collingwood-turnaround-formally-joins-board-20190213-p50xjy.html

Football pre-season is now in full swing with the 2019 season less than 8 weeks away for most leagues.

Physioworks Health Group APA Sports Physiotherapist Matthew Lynagh was in Adelaide last week as part of allied health care team completing the U18 SANFL combine testing.

This was the 5th year that Matt and the team have collected U18 SANFL player data. For the last 4 years the team have used the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) as the tool to help predict player’s injury during the season.

This year, now having plenty of data with the FMS, was the first time the team have used the Y Balance Test. It is a similar concept to FMS looking at poor movement/asymmetries in player movement to predict injuries. The Y tool gets used commonly as a “return to sport” measure to make sure a person is moving well.

Need pre-season testing? APA Sports Physiotherapist Matthew Lynagh consults at Physioworks Health Group Camberwell, Cranbourne & Pakenham clinics. Please contact your preferred clinic.

Providing physiotherapy support at multiple tennis events means it’s been a busy summer for Physioworks Health Group Physiotherapist Amy Shipperd.

As part of a team of highly experienced tennis physios Amy Shipperd was involved in the “December Showdown” supporting players competing in U12-18 National Tennis Championships and Australian Open wildcard playoff, held at Melbourne Park over two weeks prior to New Year.

In January, Amy travelled to Traralgon as physiotherapist for the “warm up tournament” for the Australian Open Juniors. It was challenging working with young players from around the world with limited English, playing in unfamiliar severe heat conditions (over 40C most days); so hydration and fatigue were key concerns, with Amy treating the world top ranked junior players during the tournament.

Later in January, Amy Shipperd was part of the physiotherapy team at the Australian Tennis Championships, her third consecutive year working with players with intellectual impairments. Again the key challenge in 40 degree plus was weather was player health and welfare, including hydration.

Amy treated both Men’s Singles finalists and Women’s Singles champion numerous time across the week.

And the busy schedule of tennis physiotherapy will continue into 2019, as Amy Shipperd has recently commenced working with the Australian Deaf and Hard of Hearing Tennis team, in an ongoing physiotherapy support capacity.

Physiotherapist Amy Shipperd consults at Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre (Physioworks Mulgrave) and the Physioworks Camberwell clinic. If Amy can assist you with any tennis or racket/bat sport related injury concerns please contact your preferred clinic.

APA Sports Physiotherapist Matthew Lynagh helped prepare the Victorian U18 Girls Metro team for the first ever night cricket game played at the U18 Girls National Cricket Championship.

Matt continued his long standing role as the team physiotherapist for the Vic Metro team at the championships, which was held in Bendigo and Ballarat in January.

The first week of the Nationals is a T20/T20 format, followed in the second week with 50 over one day games.

With soaring temperatures, all games were pushed to early and late in the day, rather than in the heat of the day; with all games being completed.

This meant that nutrition, warm ups and recovery for the players was really important, especially with early and evening start times, and so was ensuring all the players kept hydrated.

“None of the team had any serious injuries, but a lot of the players were very sore as they had big increase in work load from what they are used to. So management and injury prevention was critical and I was pretty busy keeping them on the park, and hydrated, especially by the second week” said Matthew.