How’s your Injury Management going this season?

June 6, 2013

How’s your sports team going this season? Had any injuries that are niggling away? Injuries unfortunately are not inevitable and need to be managed appropriately. As an athlete it is very important to have a basic understanding about first aid. A few acronyms such as RICE and HARM

Active Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond!

May 31, 2013

In 2013 SportsCare and Physiotherapy will be running information sessions for women who are keen to stay fit and healthy during their pregnacy and post-natal recovery. We have two physiotherapists that have a special interest in Women’s health and are experienced in advising and treating

Remedial & Massage Therapist at Barton & Parliament House

May 28, 2013

Barton and Parliament House clinics now have a remedial and sports massage therapy service.

Biggest Morning Tea!

May 23, 2013

O’Connor and Dickson have participated in the Biggest Morning Tea, by supplying yummy goodies all day to help raise money for the Cancer Council Australia! Please come by and purchase a little treat or make a donation to this cause. Its a great way to help people whose lives are affected by

Sara runs first 10km race at the Mother’s Day Classic

May 16, 2013

One of our physio’s at Dickson, Sara Guevara decided to participate in the Mother’s Day Classic fun run on the weekend. She competed in her first 10km race hoping to finish in under 55mins. She completed the race in 52mins 48sec. Although very sore for the next few days, she reports that

Eliza wins Women’s Solo Race in the Singletrack Mind Series

May 9, 2013

Eliza Kwan, who works at our O’Connor practice, is not only a star physio but is also a star mountain bike rider! Eliza won the women’s solo event at Taree in the SIngletrack Mind series! She only made her series debut at the final Singletrack Mind Series round in 2012 and now has her

Donna represents SportsCare at a Healthy Menopause Seminar

April 30, 2013

Donna – our women’s health physiotherapist, recently ran an information table, representing the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) women’s health national group at an expo on healthy menopause. The Jean Hailles foundation conducted the expo in conjunction with a seminar

Eliza’s weekend working with the Goalball girls.

April 18, 2013

Eliza – one of our physio’s at our O’Connor clinic has worked with the Australian Women’s Goalball squad for almost 2 years now and was fortunate enough to travel with them to the London Paralympic Games last year! The goalball squad were back in the ACT last weekend and here is a

Chris Sproule completes the Paris Marathon in ~4 1/2 hours!

April 11, 2013

One week ago – Chris Sproule and two of her friends flew over to compete in the Paris Marathon. The had an amazing time and completed the Marathon in around 4 1/2 hours. They have now returned back to earth and down under and although being jet lagged are still on a massive high! Congratulations

SportsCare set up 24 hr MTB champion Jason English

Congratulations to Jason English on winning the Australian National Solo 24hr mountain biking on the 30th and 31st of March. Jason was fitted by SportsCare O’Connor with the Retul system the day before the race! He said it was the “best spent 3hrs of [his] preparation”.He said that