Welcome to the first on many blogs from the team at Enhance Physiotherapy Albury-Wodonga. The first topic we would like to discuss is our involvement with the Australian Defence Force.
Enhance Physiotherapy Albury-Wodonga provides quality service to the team at the Blamey Barrocks in Kapooka. This base is the initial training base for the army. The recruits have a 12-week program where they go from being an everyday civilian to a soldier. The program is extremely fast paced with recruits going through a series of physical and mental challenges to prepare them for their future employment training.
Given the extremely physical nature of the training program there are injuries that must be managed and addressed. That is where we come in! The majority of injuries are overuse injuries (recruits do not get a day off in 12 weeks!) including:
- Shin splints
- Stress fractures
- Calf and Achilles pain
- Knee pain
- Back pain
