TriSpecific Health Professionals and Products

Over the years I have searched for health practitioners or products that work and can help keep athletes uninjured or when injuries or niggles do occur they can be treated quickly and get you back out there training and performing at your potential.

Below are some people, companies and products that have helped keep me injury free and I know they can do the same for you.

TP Massage Ball

The TP Massage Ball, Footballer and Quadballer’s dense materials mirror the feeling of a human thumb changing shape after five to seven seconds of pressure. The trigger point of the targeted muscle is then forced to relax, relieving the spasm.

Trigger Point Technologies have arguably the most in depth website about treating overuse injuries. The site will teach you not only how to get rid of the symptom but how to get rid of it at its cause.

Charlotte and I have been using the total body package for around two years now and its worth its weight in GOLD! Self Myofascial Release using the TP Massage Ball products offer a highly effective, inexpensive and convenient way to both decrease adhesions and scar tissue accumulation.

TP Therapy products are coming to Australia. The official launch of TP Therapy Australia will be on the 28th of March at Ironman Australia Expo in Port Macquarie. Drop by and say hi and walk away with the knowledge that with consistent use TP therapy products will keep you injury free. You can check out their product range and valuable content at www.tpmassageball.com

HypO2 Therapies

Hyperbaric recovery – how it works

Increasing the levels of Oxygen in the cells can reverse the damaging effects of injury, illness and increase the recovery process, meaning we can resume training quicker from an injury or actively recover quicker thus adapting to the training stimulus in a positive way.

Hyperbaric (hyper-increased, baric-pressure), state of the art filters pump fresh air into the chamber to increase the air pressure. It’s not pumping you full of oxygen-its ambient air not oxygen-you are increasing the ability of your cells to extract oxygen from the air.

First it dissolves extra oxygen into the blood plasma providing immediate support to areas with compromised blood flow. Second it reduces swelling by vasoconstriction. And finally it starts the formation of new peripheral vascular vessels and nerve endings in damaged areas of the body.

I used Hypo2 to recover from a shoulder rehabilitation in February this year. I went straight from the hospital for a session and then for the following four days. The swelling had gone and I was out of the sling in two weeks and not the 6 I had been told!

Charlotte Paul first used hyperbaric therapy in the lead up to Ironman Western Australia in November 2005. "I focused on perfect recovery and less on training large volumes. By using hyperbaric therapy my recovery was far better and enabled me to back up quality training sessions. It is in the recovery that adaptations occur, and you get faster. A personal best Iron man marathon split of 3 hours 10 minutes showed that this approach worked."

For more information check out their website www.hypo2.com.au or call Gordon or Jacqueline (Jacquie) Ph: 02 9388 0074

Daryl Phillips

Daryl Phillips is the only certified sports podiatrist and chiropractor practising in Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Western Sydney, Macquarie University and SIT. He holds a post graduate Fellowship with the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and is a certified Active Release Technique as well as Kinesiotaping postgraduate course instructor. He has completed the Ironman Active Release Level 3 Credentialing, making Performance Health Australia's first Ironman ART Certified Clinic. He is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and has completed post graduate training in advanced biomechanics, corrective exercise therapy and swiss ball core stabilisation training. Daryl has worked extensively with professional, elite and amateur sport. He has consulted to NRL clubs, PGA tour players, Olympic track & field athletes, pro triathletes, NSL and RU players, cared for athletes at Olympic Games, Ironman triathlons and other major sporting events both locally and internationally.

Daryl is one of those rare finds, his extensive knowledge of how the body works, his ability to do magic and his down to earth nature make him one individual you want on your team. If you ever have an injury he should be your first point of call.

He works out of his Performance Health practice in Newport on Sydneys Northern Beaches (its worth the drive!) www.performancehealth.com.au

Glenn Walmsley - Myotherapist

Myotherapy treats the body as a whole by reintroducing balance. Using Myotherapy and a SCENAR to free up pain causing blockages and rebalance the body, so all movements are unrestricted and your body works harmoniously.

Myotherapy is the systematic manipulation of soft tissue using acupressure and massage, working on the Meridian system to balance the C’hi (energy) of the body.

Glenn is not only one of the nicest guy's you will meet but he has a gift for massage. His practice is in Double Bay and you can contact him on either 0425 33 99 88 or through his website www.painrelief.net.au

TREATING THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM, NOT JUST YOUR SYMPTOMS.