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5 tips to prevent injury this football season
ootball is a fast-paced, high-impact sport that places significant demands on the body.
Whether you’re a weekend player, junior athlete, or competing at an elite level, injuries can
quickly interrupt your season and affect performance. The good news is that many football
injuries are preventable with the right preparation and recovery strategies.
Here are five key ways to help reduce your risk of injury this football season!

Deepti
May 213 min read


The Benefits of Using an Anti-Gravity Treadmill for ACL Rehabilitation
Sports Physiotherapy in Five Dock, Sydney Recovering from an ACL injury or reconstruction can be one of the most challenging journeys for an athlete. One of the biggest hurdles is progressing back to running and sport safely — without overloading a healing knee too early. What Is an Anti-Gravity Treadmill? An anti-gravity treadmill allows patients to walk or run at a reduced percentage of their body weight. Using differential air pressure technology, it supports the lower bod

Prak Sharma
Mar 234 min read


Do You Run in Your Sport? So Why Don’t You Run in Your Rehab?
If you play a sport, running is part of your game—sprints, sudden stops, changes of direction, and reactive movements are all in play. So why do many rehab programs skip running altogether?

Prak Sharma
Mar 92 min read


Why ACL Rehab Fails: The 5 Gaps Most Athletes Don’t Know About
ACL rehab is one of the most demanding journeys an athlete will ever go through. It’s long, it’s mentally challenging, and is far more complex than simply “getting strong again.” Despite their best intentions, many athletes never return to their pre‑injury level: or worse, they re‑injure themselves.

Roshan Phillip
Feb 163 min read


Why I Chose to Have Other Physios Do My ACL Rehab
When SportsFit physio Shash tore his ACL, he decided not to handle his rehab alone. Instead, he worked with three global experts to guide his recovery. The result? A faster, stronger return to sport — and valuable lessons on why even experts benefit from external guidance.

Shash Sharma
Nov 11, 20253 min read


SportsFit Commitment in Community Sports
At SportsFit Health and Rehab, we believe that true health and wellness extend far beyond the clinic walls. As a passionate team of...

Edmond Ma
Aug 19, 20253 min read


Managing Osteoarthritis Risk Post-ACL Injury: A Comprehensive Guide
In this blog, we explore the management of osteoarthritis risk post-ACL injury, shedding light on effective strategies and exercises to...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 23, 20242 min read


Athletes Who Competed without an ACL (Part 2)
One of our most popular blogs we have ever written was on successful stories about professional athletes who returned to sport without an AC
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Dec 17, 20231 min read


The Psychological Toll of ACL Injuries on Athletes: Beyond the Physical Setback
Athletes often face a grueling journey to achieve their peak performance. In the pursuit of excellence, they push their bodies to the...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Dec 10, 20232 min read


Sports Discussion Series
Have you been keeping up with us on socials? If you have Jay and Roger Fabri, reknown Sprint Coach have had some very interesting...

SportsFIt Admin
Nov 21, 20231 min read


What is Cross Education?
Continuing to train whilst injured can be hugely beneficial to reducing the overall impact of injury on quality of life. This is...

Sachin Bhat
Nov 6, 20232 min read


What is a Posterior Lateral Corner (PLC) Injury?
The posterolateral corner refers to the structures that lie on the back and outside portion of the knee, around the head of the fibula....
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Aug 9, 20232 min read


ACL Rehab Program
The Anterior Cruiciate Ligament (ACL) is a ligament that is responsible for limiting tibial anterior translation and internal tibial rotatio

Edmond Ma
Nov 28, 20223 min read


Blood Flow Restriction Training - What Is It And How Does It Work?
Generally speaking, high volume/low resistance is good at training endurance, and learning control. However to get strong and build muscle,
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Mar 5, 20222 min read


The SportsFit Return To Sport Testing Battery
Following a lower leg injury, whether it be ankle, hip, knee, or even returning to sport after a knee reconstruction, knowing if you are...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Feb 7, 20222 min read


What Happens in an ACL Surgery?
Regardless of graft type, most ACL surgeries are done through arthroscope.
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 31, 20222 min read


Risk Factors in an ACL injury
An ACL injury can be one of the most catastrophic injuries that can occur in sports. It often requires a long lay off, months of rehab,...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 26, 20222 min read


Non- Operative Treatment of an ACL Injury
It is actually possible to come back to sport without ACL surgery. There are numerous examples in professional sport of athletes at the elit
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 16, 20223 min read


Examples of Athletes Who Successfully Returned to Sport Without an ACL
For many people, rupturing their ACL can be the most traumatic (non- life threatening) injury you can sustain. Many believe that their...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 16, 20223 min read


Sports Physio Rehabilitation For An ACL Injury
When planning for an ACL rehab, there are a lot of things we need to consider. The graft type, the sport you want to go back into, what...
Jay Kasthuriarachchi
Jan 7, 20223 min read
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