The health and wellbeing benefits of yoga are well established. Practicing at a level that’s right for you can increase strength, flexibility and balance and reduce stress. As with any sport or physical activity, there is always the risk of injury. Common yoga injuries Poor technique and over stretching are common causes of yoga injuries…
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…
Thousands of Australians suffer from intensely painful and debilitating headaches. According to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, a primary headache is triggered by “problems with or over activity of pain-sensitive structures in your head.” Moreover, the muscles of your head and neck, the nerves or blood vessels surrounding your skull, chemical activity in your brain, or…