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Recovery and nutrition
Nutrition is being proven to have a profound effect as a complementary treatment to physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Here’s some information from two physiotherapist’s who are…
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Why do some people with degenerative changes hurt, while others don’t?
We see that they are commonly found in spine imaging, and often in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain.[1] So how do we explain why some people with degenerative…
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Exercise and Age
The elderly population are more likely to experience a decrease in skeletal muscle mass as a result of disease, under-nutrition, and the effects of aging per se. Muscle weakness…
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Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise – what exercise is best?
Type 2 diabetics get the same health benefits as the rest of the population from exercise with added improvements to their blood glucose control with an appropriate exercise…
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Pelvic dysfunction or hip pain?
Sitting for longer periods of time can cause the gluteal muscles to atrophy through constant pressure and disuse. This may be associated with (but not necessarily the cause of)…
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Management of shin splints
Despite the lack of consensus of what shin splints are; fortunately, experts agree on how to treat them. It is agreed that when shin splints strike you should stop running…
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What are shin splints
They can be detrimental to many athletes, runners, tennis players and even dancers. They can often effect beginning runners who do not build their mileage gradually enough or…
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Plantar Fasciitis
The plantar fascia is connective tissue that runs from the heel to the base of the toes. It may look like a series of fat rubber bands, but it's made of collagen, a rigid protein…
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ITB Band Syndrome
While most runners are gearing up for the marathons, triathalons and iron man challenges it’s important to discuss some common overuse injuries. IT syndrome is one of the most…
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Continence
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The Benefits Of Stretching
But what about stretching, we know it compliments exercise, but how does it really help? The muscles and tendons are loosened which can prevent fatigue with exercise (certain…
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What is Clinical Pilates?
Pilates is a popular program designed to strengthen your core stability, flexibility, body control, and breathing. Clinical Pilates offers something more. How does it differ from…
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The Types of Massage
The different kinds of massage Massage is a powerful form of healing that has been used for thousands of years. Today, you can choose from a variety of massage styles and…
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Why is my hand tingling?
Most people have experienced a tingling or dead hand in the middle of the night that settles quite quickly upon moving. This is commonly related to a combination of a…
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Healthy lifestyle and diet
Diet and lifestyle play a major part in your family, social and professional life and your overall wellbeing. Making a couple of changes can immediately make a difference to how…
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Stretching Exercises For The Lower Limbs
Stretching is important not only when exercising, but also throughout the day. Stretching ensures the muscles are more flexible and injury may be prevented. When stretching the…
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Physiotherapy: Many Benefits and No Drawbacks
It has taken many, many years for physiotherapy to be recognised for just how beneficial and useful it really is. It was only during the years of WWII that some advances started…
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Hot Stone Massage - a Blissful Experience that Banishes Stress
Everyone needs some form of stress relief after a difficult day at work or perhaps when dealing with an emotionally or physically draining circumstance. There are many…
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Prevent Illness and Feel Good
In our society of rush, rush and keep going it becomes quite easy to become run down and ill. We forget to take time out for ourselves or we just put it off because we have too…
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Injury? Pain? Stress? Massage it all Away
It is easy to become over-stressed or continue to put up with any aches and pains in the busy lifestyle we have today. The pressure is on to go, go and keep going,…
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Breathe Easier with Massage
In today's busy world we all spend time rushing about, not taking enough time to smell the flowers and forgetting to take the best care of our bodies. Stress is a very common…
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What Can Pilates do for You?
Pilates, as an exercise and general wellness philosophy, has advanced to the point where it is a preferred method of treating people with injuries who may not otherwise attempt to…
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Playing on After Injury
At some stage in our lives we will all experience some form of injury and seek assistance in healing. In sports injuries, however, the need for assistance is greater and a physio…
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Experience and Skills Top Reasons to Choose Physiotherapist Services
Choosing professional health services is often difficult because the prospective patient has no way of knowing what quality of care they will receive until they are under…
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Massage - More than Relaxation
In the age striving to take more time out for ourselves there are more and more people turning to massage as an effective and relaxing form of stress relief. However, massage has…
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Physiotherapy-A Little Known Answer to Poor Posture
Physiotherapy is known to improve a vast range of conditions and injuries, including neck and lower back pain, balance and co-ordination, maintenance of functional mobility and…
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The Constantly Evolving Role of the Physiotherapist
The movement towards understanding the importance of overall health to the individual continues to grow, and with it, the role of the physiotherapist. Primarily, a physiotherapist…
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Remedial Massage Therapy - A Soothing and Beneficial Treatment
Remedial massage therapy is an excellent treatment for a range of deep tissue and musculo-skeletal conditions. Everyone at some time has felt muscular discomfort and expressed the…
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Massage Therapy a Proven Method of Combating Stress
The validity of studies showing stress to be the trigger for a wide range of life-threatening health conditions is no longer being challenged. There is enough evidence available…
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Get Into the Best Shape of your Life with Help from an Exercise Physiologist
Obesity is now a major health crisis that will affect our nation for decades to come. The result of this lack of attention to individual health is that type 2 diabetes patients…
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Keeping the Back Strong is the Best Defence against Chronic Back Pain
It is probably fair to say that most of us do not appreciate the way our bodies work and how important every part is to our overall health, until something goes wrong. When we are…
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Less Processed Food and More Fruit and Veg - the Basis of a Balanced Diet
Never in all of human history have we had such ready and immediate access to all kinds of information. The internet has reached into our homes and workplaces to flood our…
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Take Your Feet Along to a Podiatrist for a Check-up
With Australia's population rapidly ageing, many of our elderly citizens are having difficulty performing basic tasks that they once found simple. Elderly people are prone to a…
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Mum was Right! A Little of Everything is a Sound Approach to Eating
As science continues its research into human nutrition, it seems that all the warnings we were given about fad diets are proving to be well founded. Fad diets only provide a…
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Help! I have Problems with My Pelvic Floor
It seems obvious to state that women's health is a specialist area, due to the biological differences between men and women. However, the complexity of the multiple roles most…
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The Route to Take for Sports Injuries
Sports injuries, similar to any other injury, can be painful and frustrating. It needs time to heal, the length of which depends on the type and severity of injury. Even though…
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Tone Up With Pilates
Pilates (pronounced pil-ah-teez) is one of those exercise regimens that we now hear about almost on a daily basis. Even though gym and workout enthusiasts are well acquainted with…
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Managing Sport Injuries
One of the most recognised ways to keep fit and healthy is to exercise regularly. Any form of exercise is beneficial depending on our fitness levels and our ages. Walking and…
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A Massage Remedy for Muscle Injuries and Pain
Although conventional medicine is often recommended and effective for pain relief, many people now turn to complementary medicine as an alternative. When tendons and joints have…
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Sports Massage
Importance of Sports Massage - Common Triathlon Injuries Triathlon is a demanding sport which places the body under a lot of physical stress, as you are training and…
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Continence and Women's Health
The benefits of Physiotherapy in the treatment of sporting injuries and rehabilitation are widely acknowledged, but did you know that physiotherapy can cure…
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Is it a headache or a migraine?
Is it a headache or is it a migraine? Does your headache reach down into your neck? Do you experience dizziness or light headedness with your headache? Does the pain radiate from…
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