Ancient Martial Arts Meet Digital Health Technology

Whenancient martial arts meet digital health technology

Meaghan Nixon is an Australian elitemartial arts athlete who has competedNationally and internationally including representing Australia 4 times. Careerhighlight s include a silver medal in 2012 at the Shotokan Karate WorldChampionships. Meaghan is now giving AFL a go playing in the Sydney competitionfor the Pennant Hills Demons.

Throughout her career Meaghan hasexperienced a range of inter-related issues such as gluteal tendinopathy, hipand ankle instability, knee misalignment and lower back stiffness.

At 34 years old, and with many more years of training and competitions still ahead, Meaghan sought help from Specialist Sports Physiotherapist Trish Wisbey-Roth.

After receiving an accurate diagnosis from Trish, a tailored action plan was created toaddress each issue at various stages.

The exercise plan to retrain Meaghan’s body was intensive with exercises scheduledeach day via PhysiApp. For Meaghan, who is often traveling, PhysiApp is a must:

"I absolutely love PhysiApp on my iPad! Iam able to add comments, ask questions, rank pain levels and record repsand sets on each exercise. The exercises are updated regularly, contain clear videosand sometimes additional notes on things to focus on, which is great for when Icome home and may have forgotten what exactly I had to do.

If there are any issues Trish sends mea message through the app and checks up, which is reassuring as well. Youaren't on your own in between appointments. The app holds me to account, I geta reminder on my iPad to do the exercises, and is the motivation I need toassist in creating the daily habit. 

I know Trish will be able to see ifI've been slacking off too and I need to hold up my end of the deal to fixthese issues and get back to training and living pain free.

Already we have noticed improvements ina relatively short time and I have continued to stay motivated and compliant tomy program!”