Army Physio

Australian Army Physiotherapist and Officer | APA Sports & Exercise Physio | @apaphysio | #armyphysio #combathealth | Mother | Netballer | Views are my own

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Do physical training (PT) regimes over the COVID-19 period look different? Yes! A good time to reflect on the importance of balancing LOAD vs CAPACITY

Load = PT (in this case)
Capacity = too much? too soon? not enough?

Do you know how sleep, stress & your beliefs affect these?

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

Load vs Capacity: the good and the debatable https://t.co/qZZ9vDWsR4
By Kevin Maggs @RunningReform now on the #BJSMBlog

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

@emcam80 @WISCongress It’s on the list!

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

I’m so inspired after an amazing day at the “Paving the best way forward for the female athlete” conference. Focus themes of SUI, pregnancy & post partum exercise and menstrual cycle & performance. Excited to put some of this into practice for our female soldier cohort! @emcam80

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Soldier Recovery Centre - Darwin is completing the Soldier On "March On to Save Lives" challenge on Tues 29th March. The Return to Work team will complete the 96km as one. Please support the challenge, donations support our brave veterans and families. https://t.co/nKIUbW5Ouv

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Great work by my fellow Aus Army Physio colleague @SportPhysio_Jo and her co author @LFortington 👏Looking forward to reading what is published next!

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Musculoskeletal injury in military Special Operations Forces: a systematic review

A good look at MSK injury by freq, type, nature, cause & severity in SOF.🧐This type of research guides priority areas in military injury prevention

https://t.co/sXyELYhzTp

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Returning to swimming after a COVID-19 enforced break? Check out these tips to guide your return to laps in the pool 🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️

[Sally McLaine @sally_mclaine]

Just made an infographic; some thoughts on returning to swim mainly for young swimmers, after the COVID enforced layoff. Is this helpful?

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

A summary of best practice care for musculoskeletal conditions. For soldiers, a quick read may provide some insight into what to expect from your physiotherapist.

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

Reposting a hugely popular article - what does best practice care for musculoskeletal pain look like? #OpenAccess

https://t.co/o3cdHMcjLr

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Returning to a “new normal” with your physical training? Not sure where to start? A few tips on how to avoid musculoskeletal injuries as we return & inevitably increase our training load at the gym, running track, pool, group sport & organised PT. Train smart 🤓💪🏻

[Emma Williams @emcam80]

Avoiding musculoskeletal injuries during and post isolation on The Cove https://t.co/cWMXTi6JiF

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Guidelines for Returning to Run Postnatally. Has it been 12 weeks? In the interim progressively build pelvic floor, core & general strength ex, cross-train with low impact exercise. Check in with your physio to be screened, especially if signs & symptoms. https://t.co/fuTWn7seE8

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

No matter your starting point - rehabilitation of injury vs physical training have the same principles of training. Where do you fit in the this continuum?

[Emma Williams @emcam80]

This highlights how injury prevention and rehab are a continuum. Whether you are just de-conditioned, recovering from an injury or training as normal- these principles underpin it all. Good to keep in mind as restrictions lift for ⁦⁦@AustralianArmy⁩ ⁦@TeddyWillsey⁩

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Return to sport & COVID-19. How do we integrate back into training & competition in sport? The AIS Framework provides guidance for all levels, from local community through to high level sport. Who should read it? All of us! Participants, spectators, parents, officials & med staff

[Australian Institute of Sport @theAIS]

“Sport organisations and participants are being faced with complex decisions regarding the resumption of training & competition in the current circumstances” - @DrDavid_Hughes

The AIS Framework provides recommendations for sports to resume, safely.

https://t.co/w1ozfchWFr

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

Infographic. Roadmap to managing a person with musculoskeletal pain irrespective of body region

@jpcaneiro @ewa_roos @DrChrisBarton @kieranosull @JanHartvigsen @KWernliPhysio @PeteOSullivanPT and colleagues

https://t.co/qhAttCKrMS

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

British Army Physio on Ops in South Sudan. A nice read on the contemporary role of military physio in deployed space. Early access to physio to enable evidence based high value care & management incl education, exercise & manual therapy balanced between patients goals & CoC needs

[Rory Hannan @roryhannan]

https://t.co/Bkk9UEa1bT How does #science impact our role as an #armyphysio on operations? #scienceweek gave me an opportunity to discuss my role on #OpTRENTON #SouthSudan thanks to @Medium and @DefenceHQ for sharing! @ArmyMedServices @DMS_DDR @BritishArmy @DMS_MilMed

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Thanks for sharing @xyeeeyx - nice to read some of the good advocacy by our uniformed UK Physio friends

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Tendinopathy treatment timeline. Do you understand what is contributing to your tendon injury? Where does your tendon progress fit in this timeline? Give yourself 3 months of compliant rehab...be patient & learn how to self manage your tendon.

[Running-Physio @tomgoom]

NEW VIDEO: Tendinopathy Treatment Timeline
Key points;
- Allow at least 3 months with patient education, load management and progressive rehab
- Consider alternative conservative options if unsuccessful in this time period
- Allow a year of treatment prior to considering surgery

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

Hip thrusters are a good gluteal exercise. This study supports widening the feet & externally rotating the feet / hip to increase gluteal maximus activation. To increase medial & lateral hamstring use move feet away from the body. This would be a nice gluteal ex in the field..

[Chris Beardsley @SandCResearch]

Gluteus maximus muscle activation in the barbell hip thrust exercise is increased by using an abducted and externally rotated hip position

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

A nice chat about knee pain, knee osteoarthritis & meniscus injury management. A few key take aways for management are educate, exercise & weight loss (as required). Note these are all non-surgical options...

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

RIP Meniscus Surgery? #EBM ⚰️

👏🏼 @LaTrobeSEM

https://t.co/iH836ZXf2X

[Army Physio @KarmenBourke]

ADF Ladies Netball - Silver Medallists at the 2019 Arafura Games in Darwin! How proud are we!!