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Shoulder pain? – it’s probably not just your shoulder tendons or bursa…
Pain isn’t always felt where the problem is. Pain felt in the front of the shoulder with overhead, reaching or behind back movements is often diagnosed as a ‘rotator cuff problem” but the cause for that problem could (and probably does) lie elsewhere. To get your hand...
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Are you skipping Pilates exercises because of pain?
You’ve found the exercise option that you like – Pilates. Your body enjoys the movement, you feel great after each session – but something is...
Don’t Let a Niggle Become a Nag!
It’s that time of year when your gym program is starting to become routine, pre-season training has started or your new found fitness activity is...
Backs are meant to bend
Low back pain continues to top lists of ailments causing time off work, interference with daily life and costs of treatment. Debates rage within the...
How much should you ice an injury – and what do you do next?
You sprain your ankle, twist your knee or bust your shoulder – what do you do? RICE or Rest Ice Compression Elevation is a 40yo catchphrase used...
You can’t stretch away weakness
Are you constantly rolling your tight ITB, rubbing that tension in your neck or trying to stretch those tight hamstrings? Do you find that no matter...
Should you stretch before playing sport?
The winter sports season sees of thousands of bodies partaking in a huge range of school and club sports – all the footy codes, netball, hockey and...
Why are you exercising in neutral spine?
Are you doing your Pilates, gym, training or rehab exercises in a ‘neutral spine”? Well for starters you’re not! Various biomechanical studies have...
Osgood Schlatter’s Sever’s
Growing, active kids are at risk of developing upper shin or heel pain with the return to sports, dance and more activity. These conditions almost...
Building a new body…
It’s that time of year when new year’s resolutions are either starting to become habit, haven’t started or have already stopped! Health...