7 Swiss Ball Exercises You Need to Know for Core Strength

Exercise during pregnancy

These are the following 7 exercises that you need to be performing to get those core muscles switched on, those abdominals toned and have you looking primed for summer have been included below! History Physiotherapists in Switzerland invented the Swiss ball in the 1960’s to assist children with cerebral palsy. Their primary aim was to…

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The Top 3 Stretches to Help Treat and Prevent Swimmer’s Shoulder

Freestyle Stroke

Swimmer’s shoulder is a term that covers a broad range of injuries that occur in swimmers. You can injure various parts of your shoulder whilst swimming. It  is important to know what structures are involved and why.  There is a great balance between shoulder mobility and stability that occurs during sports that require overhead movements.…

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Top 10 Nutrients to Heal Your Body

Wellness Nutrition for optimal health

When we sustain an injury, be it chronic or acute, our body activates it’s inflammatory process which produces the symptoms of pain and swelling. These are essential steps to the healing process but we can take steps to minimise the chance of the injury (and therefore the pain) becoming chronic. Along with proactive physiotherapy and…

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With Sympathy…

Chris is a highly valued massage therapist and long-standing team member of Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy.  It was with great sadness that we heard about the loss of Chris’ father, Keith Radnedge last fortnight. The team at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy offer Chris and his family our deepest sympathy and ongoing support over the sudden…

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Love Your Feet: Best Foods for Foot Health

How Can Food Affect Your Foot Health?  Cecilia has written a great article over at Your Podiatry Canberra about the best foods for foot health. Here is a little snippet… There is a big distance between your mouth and feet but a strong relationship between poor diet and adverse foot health.  In this article, there…

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