Sep62020

The power of sleep – just how important is a good night’s sleep?

45% of Australians are not getting enough sleep which is detrimental to the body’s ability to repair and rejuvenate – a significant role in rehabilitation and recovery. Sleep is a powerful tool – too little sleep alters and slows recovery time from injury, and adversely affects overall physical and mental health, while good quality sleep of 8 hours can improve the effects of ageing, improve memory, healing from injuries and optimise your well – being. This week’s blog considers the best sleeping positions and tips to help you improve your sleep.

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Sep42020
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Falls: An Awkward Amount of Time

How do we prevent falls? Do you ever find yourself with awkward moments of time, where it is not quite enough time before your ‘next thing’ to really start something else in between? This happens to me quite often, and with the extra time I have needed to think about my practice and how best to serve my clients in this time of physical distancing these little moments have started me thinking. So I introduced a 2 to 3 minute conversation on social media where I talk for a couple of minutes – no more – on a really useful or interesting snippet that I hope you will enjoy.  All the best, Deb.

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Aug312020

Move Better for Life – August 2020 Newsletter

Falls have increased during the Pandemic Strong and flexible muscles are critical to helping support joints, in particular, the knee, hip and shoulder joints. If unprotected – joints are at risk of injury – and people are at a higher risk of falling and causing more injury. At our clinics, we have seen a noticeable…

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Aug302020

Are you experiencing pain when chewing, aching, locking of the jaw, clicking or grinding? It could be TMJ

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint that connects your jawbone to your skull.The TMJs acts like a sliding hinge on each side of your jaw and allow you to open your mouth.
Sometimes the TMJs can be painful or restricted. Symptoms of TMJ disorders can be pain when chewing, aching in and around the ear and or face, locking of the jaw which can make it difficult to open or close your mouth and clicking or grinding. This is often referred to as TMJ disorder. There are several things you can do to help TMJ pain. Read my blog for more.

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Aug282020
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Working from Home. An Awkward Amount of Time

Are you working safely at home? Today’s Awkward Amount of Time is focused on working from home.
Do you ever find yourself with awkward moments of time, where it is not quite enough time before your ‘next thing’ to really start something else in between?

This happens to me quite often, and with the extra time I have needed to think about my practice and how best to serve my clients in this time of physical distancing, these little moments have started me thinking. So I introduced a 2 to 3 minute conversation on social media where talk for a couple of minutes – no more – on a really useful or interesting snippet that I hope you will enjoy.  All the best, Deb.

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Aug232020
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Problems after a Knee Replacement

Hi everyone, so you have now had your total knee replacement. It is 6 weeks on and all went well. You were walking within the first day with a frame, you managed to get 100 degrees flexion of the knee in the first 3 days. Now you are at 115 degrees which makes it easier to get in and out of the car and work on the stationary bicycle. The surgical scar has healed well and the general pain from the surgery has been minimal. You have been doing your exercises most days, although you occasionally forget, particularly as you have been doing so well. Then a week later you start to experience some pain in the front of the knee especially going up and down stair and after sitting for a while. Your knee has also started to click when you move it. Read my blog to find out more about this common surgical problem, and some exercises you can do to prevent it happening. Hope this helps, Deb

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