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Shoulder pain coming from elsewhere in the body: How to find the underlying driver for your problem

Injury Prevention, Physio, Sports Injury, Stretching, Therapy, Training, Treatments

19 Jun at 4:09 am

A lot of people know that shoulder pain can actually be coming from the neck. But did you know that changes in the way you stabilise your trunk, pelvis and even your legs could have a massive influence on how hard your shoulders have to work? How other areas of…

Chronic Shoulder Pain: How to manage Bursitis, Rotator Cuff, Frozen Shoulder and more!

Exercise, Injury Prevention, Shoulder, Sports Injury, Stretching, Treatments

19 Jun at 3:56 am

Chronic Shoulder Pain: How to manage Bursitis, Rotator Cuff, Frozen Shoulder and more! We’ve talked about acute shoulder injuries but what about those persistent shoulder problems that seem to hang around for ever?Long term pain shoulder pain is managed similarly to acute shoulder pain, with a few key differences.With acute shoulder…

Fixing Shoulder Pain: A Physio Guide

Injury Prevention, Physio, Sports Injury, Stretching, Therapy, Training, Treatments

19 Jun at 3:49 am

Fixing Shoulder Pain: A Physio Guide Along with the back and knees, the shoulder is one of the most common conditions we treat here at the clinic.Shoulder pain can affect us at any stage of life. It can be a direct injury. Or one that develops over time.It can commonly become injured if…

Three causes of Vertigo and Dizziness

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4 Jun at 6:12 am

People often confuse vertigo and dizziness as a diagnosis. This can be problematic – as it doesn’t truly tell you what the underlying cause is and what you can do about it! It’s a little like diagnosing someone as having pain. If we don’t know the cause of the pain,…

3 Approaches to Back Pain treatment EXPLAINED!

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21 May at 6:12 am

Back Pain treatment is a complex beast. Because of this, physiotherapists like to have a bunch of options in their treatment toolkit for each unique case (and person!) that presents to the clinic. The methods we use for Back Pain at our clinic most commonly are the following: Clinical PilatesConnectTherapy…

McKenzie Approach for Back Pain – could it work for you?

Exercise, Injury Prevention, Knee Pain, Overuse, Physio, Stretching, Therapy, Treatments

4 Dec 2020

McKenzie Approach for Back Pain – could it work for you? Step 1: Watch the video Step 2: Read more about how it works here… The McKenzie Approach is one of the most popular methods physiotherapists use for treating back pain. HOW DOES THE MCKENZIE APPROACH WORK FOR BACK PAIN…

One of the most common causes of Vertigo and Dizziness: Neck related or Cervicogenic Dizziness

Dizziness, Uncategorized, Vestibular

27 Nov 2020

The neck is one of the most common causes of Vertigo and Dizziness. How does it happen… and what the heck is the Vestibular System? Working in the field of Vestibular Rehabilitation as physiotherapists – we see so many types and causes of dizziness, vertigo and imbalance. One of the…

Does posture matter when it comes low back pain?

Injury Prevention, Injury Prevention, Overuse, Physio, Sports Injury, Therapy, Training, Treatments

11 Nov 2020

If you’re experiencing low back pain you’ve probably already come across a range of different opinions on what causes it and what should done to fix it. You may have heard (or Googled) causes of back pain being: a weak core, too much lifting and bending, old age, genetics, not…