Helping Olympic & Commonwealth games medalist

'Congratulations to Mark Ormrod'

Gold medalist 2006 Commonwealth games
Melbourne 4x400 relay
Silver medalist 2004 Olympic games
Athens 4x400 relay

Proudly assisted by Village Physiotherapy
& Sports Injury Clinic

APA Media Release - March 9, 2006 (issued to SA media)
Physio helps prepare SA medal hope
Fairview Park resident and medal hope at this month’s Commonwealth Games, Mark Ormrod, is getting his body and mind into the “best possible shape”.

Preparing to race in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2006 Commonwealth games in Melbourne, the Olympic silver medalist attributes the progress of his preparation to regular sessions with his physiotherapist.

“In order to make the Commonwealth games team I need to get my body and mind into the best possible shape,” said Ormrod.

“The daily training required to be an international athlete puts a great load on my body. Without ongoing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and maintenance I wouldn't be able to continue at this level,” he said.

Living in Fairview Park (South Australia), Ormrod grew up playing soccer and athletics locally. He went to school at Pedare Christian College in Golden Grove, and still competes with Tea Tree Gully Athletics club.

“Having quality physiotherapy in my local area is really helpful and convenient. It gives me access to treatment quickly when I need it and minimises the time spent travelling elsewhere,” he said.

Sports physiotherapy at the elite level ensures that the athletes’ training principles are best suited to them, with the assurance they are getting the best possible gains in strength, balance and control without creating muscle imbalances which may affect their performance.

“However, sports physiotherapy is not only for the sporting elite,” explains Ormrod’s physiotherapist, Matt Fallon, from Village Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, Golden Grove. “All athletes, from high level competition through to local community sports people, can benefit.”

Sports physiotherapy is a valuable community resource, helping thousands of sports people every week recover from injury and prevent future problems.

Physiotherapy can bring relief for a great variety of conditions – corkies, contusions, bumps, sprains, strains or overuse injuries to the body’s muscles, joints, tendons or ligaments. Early diagnosis and treatment can speed up the recovery process, and help with exercises and advice to minimise the chance of injuries recurring.

Mark Johns and Matt Fallon with Mark Ormrod (centre)