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How To Garden Without Hurting Your Back
As summer progresses, many Australians become more active around the house and garden. Unfortunately, this can lead to an increase in back problems. If you are a keen gardener, it is important that you take measures to look after your back. Here are some things to...
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...
Dry Needling
DRY NEEDLING – What you need to know Do you suffer with persistent tightness in muscles that just don’t seem to respond as well tomassage? Do you experience headaches that feel they might be related to neck and shouldertightness? Or have you tried various therapies...
Osteoarthritis Vs Rheumatoid Arthritis
It can be confusing hearing that you have arthritis, but it may be even more confusing when told that it is either osteo- or rheumatoid arthritis. What does that mean? What is the difference? Do I have to stop exercising now that I have arthritis? The difference...
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...
Postural Variation and Working From Home
What is the perfect posture? I hear this question a lot with people presenting with neck and back pain that is believed to be stemming from a poor posture. And the answer – there is no ‘perfect’ posture. In studies that compare the postures of people with and without...
Returning to the gym post-iso? Don’t go too hard, too early!
Are you returning to the gym post-iso? Gyms are open again, and everyone is ready to jump straight back into old routines! But this is a time when you are at a greater risk of injury. If you’ve been doing home workouts, or nothing at all, for the past few months, your...
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...
Golf Injury Prevention
Have you caught the golfing bug after watching the Masters or are you a regular golfer? Either way this short blog may be of interest to you. Below we describe some key elements to the golf swing and outline some ways to train for better performance and injury...
Here we are again, in lockdown for a fifth time.
I wanted to write a quick blog to give everyone an insight into how lockdowns have led to various injuries in the community and how you can prevent this happening to you! Injuries usually occur from one of two different events:...
Top tips for moving house!
Moving house soon? Read our latest blog by Caitlin to hear her top tips to avoid pain and injury during the process!
Aging and Exercise
As much as we despise growing old, aging is a natural process. There are many age related effects that we encounter such as muscle loss, fatigue, reduced bone density and strength. Despite this, there are many lifestyle changes...