Exercising in your living room isn’t new – Jane Fonda showed us how to do it in lycra and leg warmers back in the early ’80s. Since COVID-19, many more of us have been exercising at home (thankfully, without the leg warmers!). If you’re keen to try it, then you need to schedule it into…
Bet you never thought you’d miss the office! You might do by now though, if you’ve been working from home for the last three months and may be doing so for a while longer yet. There are many great things about working from home but it’s easy to lose any sense of work-life balance when…
Have you had a telehealth appointment yet? Telehealth has become widespread in Australia as part of the social distancing measures to combat the coronavirus. It’s easy, convenient and safe. Do you wonder how telehealth and physiotherapy go together though? It’s actually not very different from a face-to-face appointment in many ways. We listen to you,…
How do you handle stress? There’s no doubt that living in the shadow of a global pandemic is stressful. It disrupts your work, money, relationships and plans. It’s easy to rely on retail therapy, comfort food or yet another beer to make yourself feel better. The relief is short-lived though and you’re left with long-term…
What Are Shin Splints? Shin splints (or medial tibial stress syndrome) is a name for pain or throbbing felt along your shin, anywhere from your knee to your ankle. The pain is caused by inflammation in the muscles, tendons and other tissues around your shinbone (tibia). What Causes Shin Splints? Shin splints are a…
About Your Hamstrings Your hamstrings are a set of three muscles at the back of your thigh. They run from your pelvis to just below your knee and you use them whenever you bend your knees or straighten your hip. What Causes a Hamstring Injury? You may hurt your hamstring if you’re doing something…