Knee Replacement and Physiotherapy
Knee Replacement and Physiotherapy Your knee is one of your most important joints, made up of bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and other types of tissue. It’s a hinge that allows your leg to move back and forth while supporting the weight of your body. Your knee may be damaged in an acute injury on the […]
Arthritis and Physiotherapy: How Can It Help
Arthritis and Physiotherapy: How it Can Help Arthritis is a term used to describe a range of conditions which affects the joints, bone, muscle and soft tissue of the body. These conditions can affect people of all ages. In Australia, arthritis is the leading cause of chronic pain and the second most common cause of […]
Parkinson’s Disease and Physiotherapy Management
Parkinson’s Disease and Physiotherapy Management What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition that makes it hard to control your movements. Over 100,000 Australians are living with Parkinson’s. A tremor is the most well-known symptom. Other movement symptoms include stiff and slow movements, speech difficulties, and losing the ability to blink and […]
Tendinopathy: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Tendinopathy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment When pain strikes a tendon, it can cause significant discomfort. Sometimes this discomfort comes and goes quickly, other times it can linger for long periods of time, or come and go. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not only athletes and people playing sports that are at risk from tendinopathy. The […]
7 Reasons You’re Experiencing Shoulder Pain
7 Reasons You’re Experiencing Shoulder Pain Chances are you don’t often stop to think about how important your shoulders are to your daily life – until something goes wrong with it, that is. Our shoulders are vital to a wide range of everyday activities, providing support and strength to our arms’ vast range of movements. […]
Surgery, Rehabilitation and Recovery
Surgery, Rehabilitation and Recovery When you’ve experienced an injury or degenerative condition and lived with the associated pain and inconvenience, it’s tempting to see surgery as the ultimate solution, a quick fix that will make everything better. If you really need surgery, it is certainly a wonderful blessing, a clear milestone in your recovery. But […]
Foam Rolling: Is It Actually Beneficial?
Foam Rolling: Is It Actually Beneficial? Massage is a wonderful way to relieve muscle tension but it’s hard to do it to yourself. That’s where foam rolling comes in. You can use foam rolling to warm up before a workout, cool down afterwards, and relieve tight, sore spots in your muscles. It’s great for athletes […]
6 Tips to Maximise Your Off-Season
6 Tips to Maximise Your Off-season If you love playing a particular sport, then the off-season really sucks. You miss the camaraderie, the competition and the post-game celebrations. Those months away from the pitch can really drag. Here’s how to make the most of your off-season so you’re in prime fitness for your first game […]
6 ways physiotherapy could help your overall wellbeing
Physiotherapy isn’t only about sports injuries and rehabilitation. You will often see it used as a way to treat acute or chronic health conditions, but it can also be used to help prevent pain and injury from occurring in the first place. In fact, physiotherapy can be useful for improving your overall health and wellbeing. […]
Prehabilitation: A New Approach to Injury Prevention
Whether you have a surgery approaching or you’re somebody who would like to stay as far away as possible from suffering an injury and all of the baggage they carry, then Prehabilitation might be for you. What is Prehabilitation? The term ‘prehab’ is one you’ve probably heard in the past and mistaken for a […]