Clinical Pilates
- Pilates Reformer
- Pilates Matwork
- Individual program designed for you
- Flexible day or time
- Free use of our Pilates equipment outside of your session time
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Classes
- GLAD Classes (to help clients with osteoarthritis)
- Hydrotherapy (classes in a heated swimming pool)
- Strength & Conditioning classes (all levels)
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Taping: How to Tape Your Ankle, Knee or Plantar Fasciitis
Many injuries benefit from taping for support and improved muscle activation for positional changes. However, an accurate diagnosis is the key, as different injuries require different taping techniques even in the same body part. So if you have an injury, you should see a physiotherapist at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy and your physio will demonstrate…
5 compelling reasons for using a sit-stand desk.
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of having your workstation correctly set up to minimise the risk of workplace injury due to poor posture and repetitive physical stress. While correct sitting posture is beneficial, sitting all day is not. In this article I’ll be covering the following 5 compelling reasons to start using…
10 Hot Tips for Happy Feet When Travelling
If you are lucky enough to be able to escape on a holiday, here are some tips I can offer you about keeping your feet pain and injury free. In this article you will learn my 10 hot tips for preventing infections, injuries, pain and a ruined holiday. I’ll be discussing; The Risk of Pedicures…
Congratulations Nick & Carly!
We’d love you to meet the newest and smallest member of the Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy family. Last week, proud parents Carly and Nick welcomed their son Dashiell Joseph Dewey into the world. At 7.9 pounds and arriving right on his due date, Dashiell is definitely the cutest member of the Sport & Spinal Physio…
3 Surprisingly Easy Steps to Improve Your Flexibility
Do you want to increase your flexibility but finding stretching just isn’t working as well as you thought it would? Maybe you need to work on your neural mobility. I recently treated a 14 year old dancer from one of the local Gungahlin dance schools who’d experience pain when attempting the front splits. On…
Your Top 6 Dry Needling Questions Answered
Dry 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…
Our Amazing Practice Manager: Mandi
Mandi, our hard-working, dedicated and incredibly supportive practice manager at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, also has a big heart and is amazingly generous. But we’re not just saying this. If you managed to catch last week’s Chronicle you may have seen this article, Volunteer Roles Just Right for Whites, all about Mandi and her lovely family.…
4 Easy Steps to Reduce the Risk of Soccer (Football) Injuries
With the Canberra football (soccer) season underway this year, this is a timely reminder about the potential risk for soccer injuries and how to avoid them. The start of the soccer season means a rise in lower limb muscle injuries at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy – for juniors and seniors football players alike. A classic example…
Mother’s Day: 6 Health & Wellness Gifts for Mum
Mother’s Day is next Sunday and if you haven’t found the perfect gift as yet, then Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy have a few unique gift ideas for you. Whilst every mum loves flowers, perfume or chocolates, why not give your mum something different that really shows you care. We all know that maintaining a healthy and…
New Canberra City Practice Opening May 18
We’re really excited to announce the opening of our new city practice which will open its doors on May 18. Our new practice is located right in the heart of Canberra City in one of the most iconic buildings in Canberra, The Melbourne Building. Postal Address: Unit 4 Melbourne Building 82 Alinga St Canberra…
Top 3 Reasons Pilates Can Fix Your Back Pain
Research suggests that 80-90% of the adult population has at least one episode of back pain during their lifetime. We see a whole spectrum of cases from office workers, new mothers, elite sportspeople and retirees suffering from back pain. As part of your treatment at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, your physiotherapist can use Clinical Pilates exercises…
Friends of Sport & Spinal: Introducing Kelly-Ann Varey
Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy are proud to introduce you to Kelly-Ann Varey, one of our valued and inspirational clients. Kelly recently won the 2015 Canberra Women’s 50km Ultra-Marathon in a stunning time and has now qualified for the 2015 World 50 Km Championships in Doha, Qatar. It’s a fantastic achievement for this 36yr old wife…