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Road, footpath, grass or sand?

August 16, 2019

sand-running

What surface and why?

Runners use different surfaces for different reasons.

Road running is often used to build speed, a hard surface to push from without a large loss of energy.

Grass is an excellent way to prevent injury and promote strength. Grass provides less pressure and impact going through your body. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Running Tagged With: cronulla, Exercise, physio, physiotherapy, run, running, sand, sand dunes, strength

Wear & Tear.

June 8, 2018

The definition of arthritis is “a disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints”.

SO, it is actually a general term and includes any condition affecting the joints with symptoms of pain, swelling and stiffness.

Degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis) is the most commonly understood type of arthritis. It is caused by wear and tear of the cartilage (which cushions the joints). Once cartilage is reduced it does not always heal itself. As your body attempts to heal, fluid accumulates with inflammatory markers inside and as a result pain develops.

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Filed Under: Lifestyle and Ageing Tagged With: ageing, balance, elderly, falls prevention, health, injury prevention, pain, pain-free, physio, physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Stretching

Falls prevention

May 24, 2018

As we age, falls can become common and have sometimes devastating consequences.  Physiotherapists play a crucial role in preventing these falls and therefore help to alleviate the burden they cause on our health system.

 

Many studies have been done on the impact of falls, and the interventions that work. Here we will have a look at the components involved.

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Filed Under: Lifestyle and Ageing Tagged With: ageing, balance, cronulla, elderly, falls, falls prevention, physio, physiotherapy, proprioception

Ouch! Now what?

April 25, 2018


As winter sport season continues and the injuries start to roll into the clinic here is a timely reminder about how to manage an injury, specifically in children.

There are mountains of research about what is the best way to manage injury but unfortunately this information isn’t always conveyed to the general public. So, if you are watching your child’s game and there is an incident, try to remember these basic principles. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sport Tagged With: children, cronulla, injured, Injury, injury management, kids, pain, physio, physiotherapy, RICE

Twist and turn.

April 22, 2018

The thoracic spine is the area below your neck, above your lower back. Simple right?

The thoracic spine is a problematic area for so many, are we sitting more? Are we spending too much time hunched over screens? Or are we just not moving it ‘correctly’?

12 vertebrae attach to ribs to form the chest. Its purpose is to protect the heart and lungs, it protects the spinal cord and it allows movement.

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Filed Under: Stretching Tagged With: back, cronulla, physio, physiotherapy, sitting, spine, stretch, stretches, Stretching, thoracic spine

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