We Would Love to Welcome You Back to Clinic with our WELCOME BACK offer

Our Team have missed seeing you around the Clinics, so we wanted to send you a Special Offer to encourage you, or your family/friend to let us help you again.

How would you like an awesome Massage or Physio consult with nothing to pay out of your pocket*?

So if you:
– have pain, aches or niggles,
– want to be pain-free in activity or exercise
– want to improve your posture or how you feel,
– want to improve in your ability to exercise
– want to improve your sports performance
– are keen to prevent previous problems re-occurring,
come and say “Hi” again by using this special offer & let us help you achieve your goals.

Our Team is one of the most experienced Therapy Teams on the GC & all of us really care about helping you.

Because we care so much we thought we would offer you:

a FREE* physio or massage consult. HOORAY FOR YOU!

*please make sure you read Terms & Conditions below

or you can pass this offer on to a friend, family member or work colleague who is new to our services, so they may take advantage of our expertise.

To use this offer, simply book a “Physio/Massage email offer” appointment online via our website:

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• or call the clinic on 07 5500 6470 and mention this email
• you can also expect a phone call followup from us to check how you are and to see if you would like to take up the offer, with no further obligations. We always appreciate polite conversations with you during these calls 🙂

Yours in good health,

 Britt, Albie & the Gold Coast Physio & Sports Health Team

*Free = Some Conditions Do Apply:
– This offer MUST be presented at the time of the appointment (either printed or displayed on a phone) and is valid for 2 months from the email date. Our Friendly Staff will also call you as a Courtesy followup to confirm if you would like to take the offer.
– There is no out of pocket expense for the consultation when combined with your private health fund rebate (ie HICAPS/ TYRO) that can be swiped in-clinic;
– Clients without private health insurance or unable to claim electronically at the time of the consultation via HICAPS/ TYRO will receive a discount consultation (a 30min Physio consultation or a 45min Massage consultation will be provided for the cost of $40). Please note that HCF does not participate in Hicaps /Tyro for Massage consultations so if you have HCF cover for Massage, you would be entitled to the $40 consultation fee;
– If this offer is transferred to another individual they must be a new client to Gold Coast Physio & Sports Health to receive the offer;
– Not available for consult with Britt Caling or Rick Bain Principal Physio & Health Fund Rebates unavailable for Massage Therapists Kelly Wright or Tim Harman
– Offer strictly available for 2months from date of email;
– NO further discounts apply.

When asked what the “1 Best Thing is about being part of the Gold Coast Physio & Sports Health Team”, this is what Our Team said:

“For me? The opportunity to be the physio you’ve always wanted to be”

“To be able to work with passionate therapists who always strive to be better. Plus working with a team that’s positive and enjoys each other’s company “

“The awesome staff, clinic vibe is professional but cruisy and fun”

“The high calibre of staff/ high standards of knowledge or expertise of staff”

“I’ve found everyone (all the staff) to be super helpful, patient and friendly

“Definitely the people, I love working with everyone”

“The facilities and experience of the staff”

“I’d say 2 things. The diverse team of practitioners. And the facilities/equipment”

“Facilities and the collective experience of staff”

“Support and contribution towards further learning, and the team I am lucky enough to work with”

“The facilities – space, equipment. Supportive front desk team”

To Find Out more about Joining our Team, read here

What happens physically when you have repeated negative thoughts?

Have you heard the phrase “Thoughts are Things”?

By Massage Therapist with an interest in emotional and mental well-being, Tim Harman

How does a thought, an untouchable, invisible, formless flash in our mind become something tangible? Some-thing seemingly from no-thing…

“I’m falling to bits”
“My stupid body keeps letting me down”
“I can’t afford to miss training”
“If I don’t get back training soon………” (catastrophe)

If only I could have a fiver for every time I’ve heard this over 20+ years of working with people’s bodies.

We Get It

All our Therapists get it, you’re passionate about your health, sport & pushing the limits. You hate missing racing and training, you’re terrified of putting on a couple of KG’s, you’ve come too far for your body to fail you or to miss competing.

So without denying the validity of frustration around an injury let’s take a look at what these thoughts do physically. And then, how you can manage them to help get you back to the training track quicker.

Your brain doesn’t know the difference between a perceived threat and an actual threat. In other words, the proverbial rustle in the bush, at night, will elicit a similar physiological response to the actual appearance of, let’s say…. a snake.

That is, to say, a stress response can begin with a thought, such as those above, in italics. Here’s how the process goes:

The thought (fear, frustration, anger, sadness, anxiety, grief etc) =

Autonomic nervous system responds =

Excretion of hormone epinephrine (adrenalin) into the blood =

If stress passes, return to relaxed state.

If continued =

Hormone cortisol, then released into blood to help survive the ongoing (perceived or real) threat. =

At the same time digestion is slowed down as are processes of reproduction and growth. The NS de-prioritises other systems to focus on this stress response.

Ongoing stress, worry or rumination perpetuate this process, which can eventually lead to inflammation & damage to cells.

Research does indicate that, following an episode of acute (short term) stress, hormones can gradually return to normal level. It’s ongoing & repeated stresses that are linked with a large list of disease and disfunction.

As a sidenote to athletes (or anyone concerned with body fat levels) ongoing higher than average levels of cortisol favours the accumulation of fat in the belly area.

The bottom line, what can you do?

Easy, don’t stress right? (hmm…). Your body actually doesn’t care about an upcoming game or race as much as it does about staying alive.

Statements of frustration, anger, fear, such as the above, are catalysts for more damage to your body. So taking some steps to calm your mind into more relaxing thoughts like trust and acceptance will make a big difference to your recovery and health, in general.

Easier said than done, it’s going to take a bit of effort. Try to be accepting of time out’s as part and parcel of your sport. Work on managing stressful thoughts around injuries and forced time out. You could opt to take up table tennis instead? The higher the risks you take in training & competing, the higher the rewards….and potential for injury.

There are many methods to elicit a relaxation response including visualisation, acceptance techniques, acupuncture, quality sleep, quality sleep (yes I said that twice!!) massage, breathing techniques, journaling, meditation, tai chi, qi gong, and yoga.

Quiet hobbies like reading or music also provide balance.

Load up one of those mindful apps like smiling mind or headspace. They’re full of fabulous information.

Removing the guilt we can feel for slowing down a little is also important. Oh and easy weeks, many high level athletes I’ve seen over the years go eerily silent when I ask if they take rest weeks!

If you need further support in this area, Sport Psychologist Abra Garfield Consults from both Clinics, phone 07 55006470 for an appointment. Or Tim Harman can guide you to the support services for you while having a restorative Massage – Book with Tim for a Massage online at www.mygcphysio.com.au

REF:

Stress and Health

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037

Learning from Exercise, Sport and Adversity

By Sports & Exercise Physio, previous Carlton & Gold Coast Suns AFL Physio, Mark Homewood

“Injuries are our best teachers.” Scott Jurek, Ultramarathon runner

Sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail. Sports and exercise provide us the opportunity to challenge ourselves to achieve feats that we never thought possible. Whether it be a personal best over 5k, completing your first marathon or helping your teammates to victory, we learn from these triumphs and feel a sense of fulfillment in knocking over a personal goal.

Sometimes, despite the best-laid plans, things can go wrong. Injury can rob of us the chance to compete or severely impact on our training and decrease performance. But an injury doesn’t need to result in wasted time on the road to recovery.

Here are my top 5 tips to deal with injury:

1. (Relative) Rest
Your body more often than not needs a period of rest to ensure adequate healing. The length of this period of rest is naturally dependent on your injury and you will be provided with recommendations on how to rest your injury and for how long by your physiotherapist or sports physician. Injury will place your body under additional stress so it may be a good time to take a few days away from the gym, relax at home, gather your thoughts, spend some time with family, get outdoors and gather your and get your mind and body on the same page.

2. Get some support
Dealing with your injury doesn’t have to be a struggle you need to face on your own. Find a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist (at Gold Coast Physio and Sports Health naturally!) to help guide you through your rehabilitation journey. We can collaborate with you to help construct a pathway to recovery and improved levels of fitness and resilience. If you need more support, consider a Sports Psychologist.

3. Fuel your body
Ensure that you are fuelling your body with quality food to ensure optimal healing and recovery. Eat your veggies, plenty of lean protein and reduce your intake of processed foods that may impact on your healing. A sports dietician (yep…we have one at Gold Coast Physio and Sports Health too) will help you to plan your meals and deliver quality nutrients to your body, getting you back on the training track as soon as possible.

4. Improve yourself
Focus on what you can do still do – not on what you can’t. If you have a lower body injury, look to cross-training activities involving the upper body, such as boxing or swimming to maintain your conditioning. Riding a bike, particularly a spin bike or trainer, or the elliptical/cross-trainer (or an Alter-G Treadmill if able) is an excellent way to maintain both your aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Use the downtime in your regular training activities to work on any deficits, such as trunk strength or shoulder health or aim to improve your mobility or flexibility. Consult with your physiotherapist or exercise physiologist for exercise prescription to tackle any weak links whilst you have the extra time to focus on them.

5. An opportunity to learn
Use your recovery time to reflect on any potential training errors that might have influenced your injury. Could it have been prevented with a better training program, or the addition of specific strength and conditioning exercises? What can you add or subtract from your training, lifestyle or the way that you compete in order to minimise your risk of subsequent injuries? This is an area where your physiotherapist or exercise physiologist can provide invaluable advice and recommendations to ensure that you recover from your injury and become more robust and resilient.

Treat your injury as an opportunity to learn and improve, hardening both your resolve and body through triumph over adversity. By seeing your injury as a potential blessing in disguise you can get back to training and competing and come back better than ever.

“An injury is not just a process of recovery, it’s a process of discovery.”

For an appointment, phone us on 07 55006470 or Book Online www.mygcphysio.com.au