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Pre-Season Checks: setting yourself up before things ramp up

Pre-season is when training volume climbs, intensity lifts, and everyone starts pushing a bit harder. It’s also, somewhat predictably, when injuries tend to creep in. Not usually from one big moment, but from a gradual mismatch between what the body is asked to do and what it is prepared to…

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Your Core Is More Than Just Abs

When people experience back, hip or pelvic pain, they’re often told they need to “work on their core.” Naturally, many turn to traditional abdominal exercises like crunches, sit-ups or planks, assuming that stronger abs will protect them from injury. While these exercises can build strength, they don’t tell the whole…

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Text Neck: The Digital Age Epidemic and How to Beat It

In today’s digital age, an alarming trend is emerging – Text Neck! This common condition is becoming increasingly prevalent among people of all ages and lifestyles. Text Neck is characterised by the strain and discomfort in the neck as caused by a prolonged use of devices. With the increased use…

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Ultrasound for Mastitis

Life as a new mum involves challenge after challenge. Adjusting everything in your usual routine, coming to terms with the sleepless nights, long days and constant feeds. Imagine on top of all of this developing a blocked milk duct or mastitis. You may well have experienced this, or know someone…

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Shockwave Therapy

What is shockwave therapy? Shockwave therapy uses a high energy sound wave to target your tissues (fascia, muscles, tendons, etc.) to increase repair and growth of your cells, provide pain relief and help you move easier and get back to the activities you want to do. How does it work? …

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Dry Needling

You know that sore spot or trigger point that all us physios talk about? What about that tight band of muscle that you just can’t roll out or target with your massage ball? Dry needling is your man. It’ll get straight in there and clear that pain, tight point or…

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When should I see a Physio?

A lot of people don’t know when to see a physio. They might ask a friend or family member, google their condition (don’t do it!) or just stick it out hoping for it to get better. Here are five tips to determine whether you should come in for an appointment:…

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How Long Will it Take to Get Better??

How many sessions of physio will I need to recover from my injury? Firstly, every injury is different, as is every patient. It is not one size fits all or one magic potion. In saying that though, most injuries have similar patterns of recovery and rehabilitation.

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Running Retraining for Exercise and Performance

Running is good for you. It boosts immune cells, heart and lung function, decreases insulin resistance and has been shown to decrease the rate of knee osteoarthritis. It has also been proven to decrease chronic systemic inflammation, not to mention preventing at least 25 other chronic conditions. It’s no wonder…

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What are the Deep Hip Muscles and Why are They Important for Hip Pain?

The Deep Hip Muscles are a group of small muscles that are thought to stabilise the hip joint. They include: - Glute Med - Glute Min - Piriformis - Superior Gemellus - Obturator Internus - Inferior Gemellus - Illiacus It is believed that reahbilitation of these muscles may play an…