Osteoporosis & Exercise | Keeping Active the Safe Way

Calcium and osteoporosis

Osteoporosis affects over 1 million Australians! As the population of Australia enters into an “aging” era, the incidence and prevalence for the rate of Osteoporosis is on the rise. Osteoporosis is referred to as ‘silent disease’. This is due to the lack of symptoms until an event such as a fall. Considering this population subset,…

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Shoulder Rehab vs Surgery: Do you require surgery?

Physio shoulder rehab

Shoulder rehab vs Surgery. What is best for your shoulder pain? It may just be me but I feel like I am seeing a lot of post-operative shoulder surgery clients in 2019. The majority of these cases have been by-way-of atraumatic instances (ie. no mechanism of injury -> due to “wear and tear”). Please note-…

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Private Health Insurance changes for Pilates and how it affects you

Pilates Reformer class

Background to Changes In early 2018, it was flagged that a comprehensive review of Australia’s Private Health Insurance industry was required. Specifically, it was announced that a number of natural therapies were ineligible for Private Health Insurance rebates. The Australian Government’s original position was that Pilates would not be rebatable, regardless of who/how it was…

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Tightness vs Stiffness – Understanding the difference

Beat back pain

Do you suffer from muscle tightness or stiffness? Let’s find out the difference between muscle tightness and muscle stiffness. Fixing the problem once and for all is naturally the focus. However, we need to delve deeper than this to truly understand the problem. “My back is as stiff as a board.” “This part of my…

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