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Top 7 Isometric Exercises and Why We Should all be Doing Them!
Isometric exercise refers to an exercise that uses an static muscle contraction. This means that the muscle group being worked is under tension and producing a contraction but the muscle doesn’t change length. Therefore the joints involved do not move. Some actions within a wide variety of sports require isometric or static strength. Examples include…
Top Tips to Manage Mummy’s Thumb (de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis)
It is a regular occurrence for us in our clinic to see new mothers come in with pain and irritation at the base of the thumb near the wrist. This often occurs within a few weeks of welcoming a new member to their family. Pain in this area is often due to Mummy’s thumb –…
Quickly Improve Your Golf Game: 4 Simple Strength Exercises for Golfers
So hopefully you’ve already read the article posted on flexibility exercises for golfers here. Now that you’re as limber as a Cirque du Soleil performer, you’re ready to get strong. This is where exercises for golfers is really important. Most people don’t think of golf as requiring much strength. Although if you hit 150 balls…
Charitable works: My Experience as a Physiotherapist Volunteer in Nepal (Part 2)
In my previous article I discussed the reality of treating the Maidi people. I believe we certainly had an impact in specific areas but in others it was a lot more challenging. Here I will discuss how I think we helped and what I think needs to be done for the future. Dealing with the…
Charitable works: My Experience as a Physiotherapist Volunteer in Nepal
In October 2018, as part of the Charitable Work program at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, I was sent as a Physiotherapist to volunteer in Nepal. I travelled to Nepal to volunteer in a very remote village, Maidi. Maidi is 4 hours out of Kathmandu. Mind you, 1 of these 4 hours was spent driving a…
Exercise during Pregnancy – Top tips from your Women’s Health Physiotherapist
Can you exercise during pregnancy? Firstly, congratulations on your big news! What a time to be alive! Now that reality is setting in, I wanted to reach out to expecting Mums in the Gungahlin region. Keeping up your regular exercise levels is crucial to you and your new baby’s health. By being guided by a…
Lower Back Pain in Dancers: Know the Causes & How to Manage
Dance has become a highly participated activity with it’s own unique set of injuries. Consequently, we are seeing more and more dancers in the clinic. Particularly, lower back pain in dancers. From a physiotherapy perspective it is quite interesting treating a dancer as they usually have a high degree of flexibility and hopefully good strength.…
Learn How You Can Manage Your Chronic Pain!
Are you suffering from chronic pain? 1 in 5 Australians struggle with Chronic pain. Read how you can manage your chronic pain. What is Pain Pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Many believe that pain is just a physical sensation. This is not the case.…
Mastitis: How Physiotherapy Can Help and Other Tips
Are you expecting? Or have you just become a new mum for the first time? Mastitis is a common condition and this article will discuss how you can manage mastitis, including how physiotherapy can help you. First of all, congratulations! Revel in this amazing experience and enjoy every minute. But secondly, keep yourself informed so…
How to Improve Your Golf Swing Without Hitting a Ball!
Are you looking to improve your golf swing? In this article, I’ll outline various exercises you can easily do at home that will help with your golf swing. Golf is a very difficult sport. Many suggest that it’s a great way to ruin a good walk. However, for those of us that take some perverse…
Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Top 5 ways to manage this disease
Osgood-Schlatter Disease is a common reason for young teenage clients to come into our clinics. If you have pain at the front of the knee, then this article is for you. Find out the specific causes of pain in the front of the knee, Osgood-Schlatter Disaese and our top 5 ways to manage this disease.
Soft-Tissue Therapy vs Massage Therapy: What is Soft Tissue Therapy?
In a nutshell, Soft tissue therapy is remedial massage on steroids. It is targeted clinical massage. It is hands on bodywork that can get you out of many kinds of painful episodes. Soft tissue therapy reduces tensile and compressive stress on your body and can dramatically speed up the healing process.