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Jul242020

Achilles Tendinopathy: An Awkward Amount of Time

Suffering from ankle and leg pain? Today’s Awkard Amount of Time focuses on Achilles Tendinopathy. 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 Iintroduced a 2 to 3 minute conversation on social media where I talk for a couple of minutes – on a really useful or interesting snippet that I hope you will enjoy. All the best, Deb.

Jul192020

Understanding Osteoporosis and what you can do about it

Osteoporosis is a common condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile, usually because of hormonal changes or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. The bones lose minerals such as calcium more quickly than the body replaces them, leading to a loss of bone density. Osteoporosis is sometimes known as ‘The Silent Disease’ because many people do not know they have it until they break a bone. It affects over 1 million Australians. This week’s blog the causes and risks of osteoporosis, what you can do to maintain and improve your bone density.

Jul172020

Dry Needling: An Awkward Amount of Time

Suffering from muscle pain? Today’s Awkward Amount of Tims focuses on dry needling. 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 started me thinking. So I introduced this 2 to 3 minute video – on a really useful or interesting snippet that I hope you will enjoy. All the best, Deb.

Jul122020

Why doing less is a problem

Periods of decreased activity can be problematic with COVID 19 changing the lives of many, if not all of us. Many of us have been isolating for months to reduce our risk of catching the virus. Isolation has brought with it decreased amounts of activity and with that – decreased strength and increased stiffness in the muscles and joints. Strong and flexible muscles are critical to helping support joints. If unprotected – joints are at risk of injury – and people are at a higher risk of falling and causing more injury. Our blog addresses this important issue and sets out a few basic exercises you can introduce to maintain your strength and flexibility.

Jul102020

An Awkward Amount of Time: Foam Rolling

Exercising at Home? Today’s awkward amount of time is focused on Foam Rolling. 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…

Jul52020

Persistent pain: Why won’t it go away!

Ever wondered why your pain keeps coming back? You think you have it under control and sorted and then it’s back again. Well, it could be as simple as you are only addressing the symptoms such as the pain and stiffness not the cause of your issue. This week’s short blog by physiotherapist, Carmela Birch addresses this issue and how a Selective Functional Movement Assessment could help.

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