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Your Top 6 Dry Needling Questions Answered

dry-needlingDry needling is a technique that is fast gaining appreciation within the physiotherapy world, with many practitioners throughout Australia now trained in the use of acupuncture needles to assist with their client’s pain and rehabilitation. I found myself interested in dry needling and its application from an early stage in my physiotherapy career, and have undertaken dry needling courses and have also undertaken formal postgraduate training in musculoskeletal acupuncture.

In this blog article I wanted to answer common questions about dry needling, including:

1. What is dry needling?
2. What is the difference between acupuncture and dry needling?
3. How does dry needling work?
4. What will I feel during my dry needling session?
5. Is dry needling safe?
6. Where does dry needling fit into my rehabilitation plan?

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Dancers: How to Fix a Clicking Hip – Snapping Hip Syndrome

Snapping Hip SyndromeAt Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy we treat young dancers from the local Gungahlin community and beyond. We have dancers from as far as Junee who come and have assessments and treatment for their dance-related injuries. A common complaint is the hip that clicks and this is known as Snapping Hip Syndrome.

These clicks and other sounds have often started without pain but usually develop into painful clicks, clunks or chronic pain if the issue is not dealt with. Early treatment and rehabilitation will mean a faster recovery, but often we do treat this problem when it has developed into a more chronic issue. Correct rehabilitation will mean less risk of the injury becoming problematic in the longer term.

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7 Easy Foam Roller Stretches To Do At Home

Easy Foam Rolling Exercises

Have you ever wondered what those foam rollers are or how to use one effectively?

If you’re looking for an effective way to give yourself a massage, then foam rollers are your friend. You may have noticed these cylindrical shaped foam devices in the gym or at your physio clinic. You may have also wondered how a foam roller can benefit you and what types of stretches you can do with a foam roller.

Many athletes use foam rollers to help ease the aches pains that come with competitive training and exercise.  Although, foam rollers are not just for athletes and we recommend everyone should have one at home to help reduce injuries and for a better recovery after exercise. [Read more…]

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Quick Guide to Hypermobility – are your joints too loose?

Joint hypermobility can be described as when some or all of a person’s joints have an unusual amount of extra movement in them. People with joint hypermobility can move their limbs into positions that most people cannot and very often are described as ” double jointed”. They can do things such as bending their fingers back as far as their wrist, knees going backwards or putting their hands flat on the floor.

swimmer_stretchingMost people with hypermobile joints do not have any problems and there are many people that use their hypermobility to their advantage, just look at athletes, dancers and even actors. [Read more…]

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