PhysioWISE at World Physiotherapy Congress
PhysioWISE Director Thuy Bridges was at the World Physiotherapy Congress in Singapore last week. Whilst she was there she caught up with the inventor of Kinesio Tape, Dr Kenzo Kase as well as the local Singaporean Kinesio team.
read moreThuy Bridges – Key Speaker at Kinesio Taping Symposium Norway
On 25-26 April 2014, Thuy Bridges traded in her usual Oatlands location for Norway, where she presented at the 2nd Annual Norway Symposium – Kinesio Taping, in Oslo. Along with Kenzo Kase – the inventor of Kinesio Tape and the developer of Kinesio Taping method – Thuy was invited as a key speaker to present on low back pain. Her development of new techniques for managing Pelvic Girdle Pain and Low Back Pain using the Active Straight Leg Raise test, fascial concepts and Kinesio Tape has drawn great interest, internationally. The method has been used in the PhysioWISE clinic since its development with great...
read moreMark Webber Challenge 2013 wrap up
The PhysioWISE team has returned from the Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge held last week. What an amazing bunch of athletes! 6-10 hours of non-stop endurance racing each day for five days doing things like this this and this . Team PhysioWISE was with the athletes every step of the way, treating them from 5am in the morning before the start though to 11pm at night after the last team finished. We fixed them oudoors We fixed them indoors We even fixed them in the back of a truck For our full gallery of the event, please click...
read morePhysioWISE at CC7’s Rugby 2013
Central Coast 7’s is an international Rugby Sevens tournament which takes place every October. The 3 day event attracted teams from across the globe for the men’s & women’s tournament. And the school boys’ tournament ran for its second year providing NSW boys an opportunity to play in a high level framework. Thuy headed up the Physiotherapy crew which included PhysioWISE colleagues Wilson and James along with student Louie Daher. Also helping out were a couple of colleagues from the Central Coast who Thuy has worked with before. International clubs gathered at the event from countries such as Fiji, Japan, Samoa, New Zealand and of course Australia. There was plenty of activity on and off the field and the language barrier with some players didn’t hinder the effectiveness of the Physiotherapists. As to be expected, many different injuries came through the tent, ankle sprains, shoulder injuries, and a corked thigh to name a few. The players received first class treatment including pain free manual techniques, soft tissue releases, Kinesio Taping and of course education for ongoing management. The day was full of energy with obvious enjoyment plastered on the face of the players and Physios. And what would an international competition be without half time dance performances and delicious Fijian food?! Congratulations go to the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club winners of the Men’s division earning the top spot with a 38-24 win over the Fijian side “Red Rock”. Queensland team, “Tribe” dominated the Women’s competition with a 21-7 win over team Sunnybank in the final. Tribe led with an impressive 14-0 in the first half until Sunnybank made a comeback before the break for a 14-7 score. Sunnybank, former champions in 2012, pressured through most of the second half dominating possession of the ball but team Tribe scored a runaway try with three minutes on the buzzer. Nail biting stuff! PhysioWISE Practice Manager Clint Bridges was on hand to present Tribe with their winners trophy and cheque. The 2013 event was a great success for organisers, players and Physios alike. Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this top level tournament...
read moreThuy Bridges presents at Physiotherapy conference
PhysioWISE Director Thuy Bridges presented at the Australian Physiotherapy Association annual conference on 19th October 2013. At the request of the Animal Physiotherapy group, Thuy presented at a breakfast session highlighting how Kinesio Tape can be utilised to effect changes on both humans and animals. No animals were allowed in the venue, so Thuy had to call upon the humans in the audience to demonstrate the Kinesio Taping techniques! Thanks to Karen (one of the delegates enjoying her breakfast at the time) for donating her rotator cuff issue for Thuy to use as a live demonstration. By taping Karen’s problematic deltoid, Thuy managed to increase her strength and eliminate the pain that Karen was feeling through everyday movements. Elsevier (the international book publishers) then asked Thuy to do some live demonstrations from their stand in the trade show area of the conference and many more physios were able to experience first-hand the sort of results that our loyal PhysioWISE clients receive every...
read moreThuy Bridges presents at National Massage Therapy Conference
PhysioWISE Director Thuy Bridges was asked to present at the Association of Massage Therapists’ annual conference in October 2013. As an Anatomy Trains Associate Teacher she conducted a full day pre-conference workshop which highlighted to the participants the links between different muscles that lie along the Superficial Back Line. Thuy also demonstrated treatment techniques that she utilises in the PhysioWISE clinics with great effect. Then it was time to put on her Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor hat and present a half-day workshop covering the basics of Kinesio Taping along with demonstrations showing how instantaneous results can be obtained when you know how to use Kinesio Tape properly. It was a fantastic conference – with many other great presenters conducting a range of lectures and workshops over the three days. It was also great to see what a switched on bunch of therapists the conference delegates were. Massage therapy in Australia is in good hands if the AMT conference is anything to go...
read morePhysioWISE official physio team for Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge 2013
In 2012, Thuy and Clint Bridges were part of the Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge, looking after transitions throughout the event and providing assistance to the athletes on the course and after a hard day’s racing. A number of the athletes (and support staff) benefited from Thuy’s expertise in Kinesio Taping as well as High Performance management. In 2013, PhysioWISE has been engaged by Mark Webber’s management, Octagon, as the official Physiotherapy Team for the Challenge, looking after the athletes’ injuries, performance and general weariness as they race through Tasmania over 5 days. This gruelling challenge not only brings together elite athletes from all over the world, but also raises much needed funds for the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal as well as Whitelion....
read morePhysioWISE provides therapists for Central Coast Sevens International tournament
PhysioWISE staff will again be providing physiotherapy services over the 3 day tournament on 25-27 October 2013. First up is a national schoolboys tournament organised by the ARU. Then on Saturday and Sunday are the round robins and the finals of the Mens Fitness First Cup and the Womens Kinesio Cup. Come and see our Physio staff at the event and check out the Kinesio Taping that is taking the sporting world by storm. centralcoastsevens.com.au...
read morePhysioWISE on the world stage at Kinesio Taping Association 2013 Symposium
PhysioWISE Director Thuy Bridges attended the KTA 2013 Symposium held at Stanford University, California and presented 2 workshops along with the results of her clinical research into low back and pelvic girdle pain. Such was the response to her work in both injury assessment and taping for recovery that a group of therapists from Norway has asked Thuy to present at a conference in Oslo in 2014 and a team from Stanford University has asked to shadow her whilst she treats clients at PhysioWISE when they visit Australia next year. Symposium...
read morePhysioWISE Proudly Hosts the Inaugral Australian Fascial Manipulation Course
Fascial Manipulation is a technique developed by Luigi Stecco, an Italian physiotherapist, over a course of 35 years. Previous to 2013, therapists had to travel overseas to access training. In May 2013, PhysioWISE hosted the Inaugral Australian Fascial Manipulation course over 6 days which was attended by Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Doctors and Massage Therapists from all over Australia. The event was such a success, there is already a waiting list for the Sydney and Melbourne courses planned for March 2014. fascialmanipulation.com ...
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