Tips For Exercising When You Have Pain
One of the most challenging aspects of living with an injury or chronic pain is how it can quickly impact your exercise routine. If you have been working towards a fitness or weight goal, this can be extremely demoralising. Here are a few tips that can help keep you on track while you recover. Staying […]
Precautions After a Joint Replacement Surgery
Most people who choose to have a joint replacement do so because of conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, which impair the joint, causing pain and immobility due to the destruction of the joint surface from the wear and tear of the cartilage lining. The common joints replaced are the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, wrist, […]
Some Surprising Facts About Posture
Your posture is one of the first things other people notice about you and can affect so much more in your life than just spinal health. Healthy posture has been linked to better respiratory health and has even been shown to affect your confidence. In this article, we explore a few other surprising facts about […]
The Two Minute Workout Challenge
Adding movement to your day when you work in an office or at home can be difficult. When it comes to exercise, making more movement a part of your daily routine can make a big difference to your overall health if done often enough. There are a few quick and easy suggestions to add more […]
Tips to Optimise Your Physiotherapy Sessions
Physiotherapy treatment can be life changing, helping you recover from traumatic injuries, chronic pain and get you on the road to your best performance levels. There are ways to make sure you are optimising the effects of your treatment time. Here are a few tips from our team to help you get the most out […]
LCL Tears
What is the LCL? The knee is one of the largest joints in the body and has only one plane of movement. This means it bends and straightens but does not twist (much) or move from side to side. To keep the knee from moving in other directions, the knee is supported by many strong […]
Gluteal Tendinopathy
What is Gluteal Tendinopathy? When tendons are repeatedly placed under more tension than they can deal with, they can have a failed healing response. This can cause changes to the structure of the tendon and is known as tendinopathy. When this occurs in the tendons of the gluteal muscles it is referred to as gluteal […]
Training Your Balance: Tips and Techniques
Maintaining balance is a complex yet automatic process carried out by our body. We rely on various systems to keep us stable, and when one system falters, the others compensate to maintain equilibrium. You might not notice a decline in your balance until faced with a challenging situation. Our bodies utilise three systems to maintain […]
Physio Tips for Comfortable Travel
Travel can be one of the most enjoyable aspects of life, however if a trip away comes with the risk of increased pain and soreness, the excitement can be thoroughly diminished. Many people will even avoid travel altogether if their symptoms are exacerbated too much by long seated periods. If you are unlucky enough to […]
Common myths about back pain
Low back pain is one of the most common conditions treated by physiotherapists and if you are unlucky enough to have been a sufferer, you know that severe back pain can take over your life. With improved understanding, health professionals have come to identify some common myths about back pain that are inaccurate, misleading or […]