Bladder leakage during physical activity and exercise is common, with 30% of exercising women reporting this complaint. Bladder leakage may be common, but it is never considered normal. The bladder is designed to store and comfortably hold onto urine, and only when it is an appropriate time to do so (i.e. when seated on the…
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Acute sporting injuries usually occur during a training session or game due to falling, jumping, landing or catching incorrectly or contact with other players. Other pains may come on slowly over time with no obvious incident or sporting injuries. They feel worse after games or training sessions and continue to cause problems for a longer…
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Playing with an injury or an little niggle can be risky business, as it can lead to further issues. “You’ll Be Right”, “Stop Your Whinging” and “Just Push Through It” are classic examples of pressures put on players to continue to train or play with sore areas, tight spots or niggling issues. From personal experiences,…
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Broken bones can heal by themselves, over time and given the correct circumstances. Unfortunately, a fracture healing correctly is only a small percentage of the problem when managing a fracture. More on this later though. The importance initial medical treatment, when the fracture occurs or is diagnosed – is to make sure the pieces line up…
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It’s fair to say that when we think about ‘spinal fractures’ the worst springs to mind in every sense. There are different types of spinal fractures that can occur as a result from different events. The most common types that physiotherapists tend to see are: 1)Trauma 2) Stress 3) Crush 1)Trauma Yes, spinal fractures can…
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Time to get to know yourself from the inside-out. Pilates offers you the opportunity to spend a period of time inside your own body. This might sound strange, but often we walk around all day spending so much time in our heads. We might not be getting the most out of our body, or using…
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Is pain affecting your life? Does it feel out of control? Are you relying on pain medications? Not sure what to do? Here’s 5 Physio tips on how to start take control again and be confident you are doing the right things. 1. Try to find out what is causing your pain Dr Google usually…
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that affects your joints, it can effect a lot of people as they get older. Below is an excerpt from Arthritis Australia – to read the full information sheet about Osteoarthritis, click here. What is osteoarthritis (OA)? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that affects the whole joint including bone, cartilage, ligaments…
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Becky talks about her discovery to understand the concept of mindfulness. Here are her findings. In the last few years, I have endeavored to deepen my understanding around how we as physiotherapists are best equipped to assist people. This assistance comes in form of patients recovering from and potentially thrive, following episodes of debilitating chronic pain. Chronic Pain is the…
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One of the key health issues in the western world today, is how we tackle the rising epidemic of obesity and the associated chronic diseases. Obesity can effect and increase risk of: – cardiovascular disease – diabetes – stroke – certain types of cancer – depression – quality of life – self esteem / body image…
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We are all familiar with the many benefits of strength training in an adult population, but when it comes to the health of our young athletes there are some commonly held, though misguided beliefs about the effectiveness and safety of strength training. Concerned parents commonly ask if strength training is appropriate for their child and…
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Want to improve your agility and body control? These exercises have been designed to improve your trunk/core, hip and knee control for improving your sports performance. If your sport involves any amount of: speed, agility, cutting and weaving, jumping and landing and power, then these exercises are a great way to start improving your agility…
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Been told you need foot orthotics? The below exercises will help to manage your flat feet possibly without the need for orthotics. Flat feet (or pronated feet) is a common problem. Many people don’t get any pain from their flat feet, but they could be causing some of your ankle, knee, hip or back problems. It’s…
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Have you been told you have a weak leg or hip muscles? Then these exercises are some of the best to work on for strengthening your calf, hamstring, quadracep and gluteals. Leg and hip muscle weakness is common, even in athletes. It is because of weakness that is more likely to cause a muscle injury…
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Are you a runner? A gym goer? Do you play sport? What happens when you get a knock, or have an injury that means you have to miss a few weeks off? Or worse, what if you have a long term injury that means you can’t participate for 3-6 months? You may be in this…
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If you have tightness in your calves, thighs, hips, glutes or back then the below exercises are the best exercises to do. The list of exercises below have been selected for people who do a running sport. Select which exercises release your tight areas. Do these after exercise or at least every second day. Hold…
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Dream of waking up every day and feeling great? I mean having lots of energy, no aches & pains, and that awesome feeling of knowing that you are fit and healthy. Well, to get there you first need to start with a healthy body. By that, I mean a body that has a good balance…
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Are you worried that as you get older, that you aren’t able to do things as well as you once could? Join the Club! We are all prone to worry about our quality of life as we get older and things like mobility, pain and discomfort and falls prevention are all things that come to…
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