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One of the most common treatment recommendations for a soft tissue injury is the RICER method and No HARM Protocol. R.I.C.E.R Method: (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, Referral) The RICER method is an effective procedure used in the initial treatment of a soft tissue injury. Rest: It is suggested that you take a break from the activity that caused the injury in order to give the injury time to heal. Ice: The injury should be iced on and off in 20-minuteMore

Sport is a great way to have fun, keep fit and stay active, but what do you do when physical activity causes an ache or pain? To prevent further injury, or to get you back to your normal activity level, Friendlies Physiotherapy Service head physiotherapist Matt Churchill said a staged rehabilitation was needed. “They are the damage limitation phase, retraining phase, restoration of normal movement and then sport specific retraining,” Mr Churchill said. Damage limitation phase This starts immediately followingMore

While a lot may have changed in the 34 years since Jackie Emery became a nurse, there is one thing that she says will never change – putting the patient first. The Friendly Society Private Hospital clinical operations manager Jackie Emery began her career in Bundaberg in January 1983. Celebrating International Nurses Day today (Friday, May 12), Mrs Emery said nursing had changed a lot in the past three decades. “I think the change in nursing has been a constantMore

The Friendlies dedicated Endoscopy Unit has only been open for a few weeks, but the benefits of this purpose-built space are being seen by doctors and patients alike. CEO Alan Cooper said the decision to convert a space made vacant by the relocation of the Day Oncology Unit to the dedicated endoscopy unit and recovery area had been well received. “Our doctors who now use this new facility have been very receptive to the change and impressed at the efficiencyMore