If you do sport at any level, sooner or later you’re likely to be injured. As our colleagues at Physiopedia state rather plainly, ‘musculoskeletal injuries are an inevitable result of sport participation’. Fortunately, physiotherapists are experts in all things musculoskeletal. This means we’re well placed to treat the sprains, strains and other injuries that sports…
The Brisbane Spine Clinic offers dry needling as part of an integrated treatment plan for a range of conditions and injuries. Our Physiotherapists are experienced in the correct method of dry needling techniques. In this article, we share the answers to five of our clients’ most frequently asked questions about dry needling. Dry needling…
Fifty something is a fine time to set some health and wellbeing goals. When it comes to getting the best from your body, experience and maturity are great assets. However, if you’re not the ‘one’ in the ‘1 in 10’ Australians over fifty getting enough cardiovascular exercise to stave off age-related decline – perhaps now…
Lower back pain can be linked to injuries of the lower back muscles and ligaments around the spine, discs between the vertebrae, spinal cord and nerves, as well as abdominal muscles and pelvic organs. Back pain goes beyond the physical. It can have a profound effect on emotions and interferes with every aspect of your…
A 2013 study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain revealed that 38 percent of the participants reported having had migraines as a result of or in association with exercise. More than half of these participants stopped their chosen sport or exercise to reduce or eliminate their migraines. While exercise can trigger headaches and…
Interestingly statistics show that women are more vulnerable to sports injuries than men. Read on to see the list of injuries that are more common in women, what causes them and how to avoid them. There are five factors that influence sports injuries: Form Alignment Body Composition Physiology Physical Performance The main types of injuries…
Headaches are one of the most common health-related conditions Australian’s experience, with 15% of the population taking pain relief at any given time. Over 4.9 million Australians are affected by migraines and according to a recent report from Deloitte Access Economics, the condition is costing the Australian economy $35 billion every year. There are multiple…
Back pain is said to affect one in four Australians, It’s one of the most common reasons for a General Practitioner (GP) visit and costs Australia $5 billion each year. Recently the Australian Initiative, Choosing Wisely, designed to educate medical professionals and the public about invasive procedures and tests with little benefit added spinal fusion…
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Many of us wish we were more flexible. For some of us, however, having “floppy joints” just comes naturally. While being extra ‘bendy’ might be great in a yoga class this “hypermobility” comes with its own complications. There are different degrees of hypermobility. In some people, it’s quite subtle, and with others it’s extreme! Our…