Musculoskeletal screening is a cornerstone of preventive healthcare for adolescent athletes, specially those enrolled in intensive programs like the Basketball Victoria State Development Program.

Ankle sprains make up to 10-28% of all sports injuries leading to the longest absences from athletic activity. The most common type of ankle sprain would the simple lateral ankle sprain. Something many of us may had experienced where our foot rolls underneath our ankle injuring the ligaments around the outer knuckle. A frequently used measure to prevent this common injury from occurring is to use adhesive rigid tape to protect the ankle joint.

During the month of August we are offering our high-end Elite Athlete Musculoskeletal Screening for both junior and adult athletes. The screening takes 60 minutes and our Sports Physiotherapist will run through a battery of special tests and ask a number of questions.

With the challenging time and changing times of our community with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, I thought it was an important time to provide our customers, patients and their families, sponsoring organisations and stakeholders with advice on what we are doing at Bounce Health Group to ensure safety to our visiting patients and our fantastic team of health professionals and administration staff.