Physiotherapy
The (5) Easiest Ways to Increase Your Incidental Exercise
Exercise can be hard any time of the year. It is particularly hard in the cooler months when the morning sun takes a little longer to rise, particularly in Canberra. That’s why incidental exercise is one of the easiest ways to keep you moving. There-in lies the key to this notion: movement. The more you…
Read MoreWhat is Chest Physiotherapy and how will it help me?
The start of 2020 had been shocking for Canberrans in terms of weather. Hazardous air quality indexes, car-destroying hail, record heat temperatures and too-close-for-comfort bushfires had led to an extremely unpleasant time. At the time, Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy, saw a real spike in terms of the number of people attending due to chest and…
Read MorePEACE & LOVE: Say Goodbye to RICE for Your Soft-Tissue Injury
PEACE & LOVE A recent editorial piece in the British Journal of Sports Medicine introduced a new acronym(s) for the care of acute injuries and their subsequent management. Here I would like to outline the changes that have taken place over the years in the understanding of basic soft-tissue injury management. RICE was the first…
Read MoreAll You Need to Know About Osteoarthritis!
Everyone has heard of osteoarthritis (OA) but not everyone knows what it is. Although it is the most common chronic condition of the joints, most of the time it is not the cause of ones symptoms. This article will better equip you with the knowledge of OA and how to best manage it. What…
Read MoreFall prevention: The 8 best exercises to decrease the risk of a fall
April 1 is April Falls (Prevention) Day and the month of April is also fall prevention awareness month. This incredible initiative was designed to promote awareness of a problem that is only increasing in Australia in 2021 and beyond. The demographics of Australia indicate an aging population. The recent Royal Commission into the Aged Care…
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