Blog – General
Movember
This November we are supporting Movember to raise vital funds and awareness for Men's Health. If you would like to support the cause please follow this link below https://moteam.co/watsonia-physio-community
Is your world SPINNING?
Did you know that your physiotherapist can treat your Vertigo Is your world SPINNING? Ever felt the world is spinning when bending down to look in the mailbox? Perhaps just getting out of bed? Or even looking up to hang the clothes on the line? If so, chances are you...
How can you safely manage an increase in your physical activity this summer?
With summer around the corner it is likely that most people will try to increase their exercise levels. Whether it is to improve your physique/health or football preseason starting soon, we want to highlight the importance of training loads.It is very common for us to...
GLA:D Program
Watsonia Physiotherapy is proud to be commencing the GLA:D Program, an international initiative aiming to decrease pain and dysfunction associated with knee and hip osteoarthritis. What does it involve? A combined treatment program consisting of 6, 2x per week...
Plantar Fasciitis
Are you experiencing pain under your heel? Have you recently increased your exercise volume or changed your footwear? You may be suffering from plantar fascia pain (aka or plantar fasciopathy), an inflammation of your ‘fascia’, or connective tissue, that runs from...
Back pain and aging
BACK PAIN AND AGING It is well known that everyone develops a degree of arthritis as we age. This arthritis continues to increase as we get older and is a completely natural and normal process. HOWEVER, DID YOU KNOW that you are most likely to suffer low back pain...
Achilles pain
Are you suffering persistent pain in your Achilles? Too often we are overly conservative in the way we manage pain. Rest is not the solution Avoiding aggravating activities may eventually reduce your pain however once you return to these activities (usually ones we...
Groin pain in Soccer
With the FIFA World Cup Final finishing over the weekend we thought it would be a good time to write about soccer injuries. Soccer players suffer many injuries however one underlying and often underappreciated issue is groin pain in soccer players. Harøy et al. (2017)...
Endurance Recovery
Congratulations to all those that have taken part in the Wings for Life World Run 2018! On Sunday night close to 3500 participants took part in the run at 9pm, running as far as they possibly could before a ‘Catcher Car’ passed - signifying the end of their race. With...
Physical activity, we all need it, but how many of us do it?
Over the last week the World Masters Games were hosted in Auckland, New Zealand. These Games are the largest multi-sport event in the world, held every four years and most sports are open to ages 30+. There are 28 sports in the Games and most don’t have...