Avoid a Blowout This Holiday Season
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The end of the year is coming, and with it comes a bunch of hazards for your overall health. It’s a time to eat, drink and be merry, but no-one wants to start 2020 on the back foot, so here…
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How to take care of yourself after you have had a baby
Everything can seem a bit overwhelming after you’ve given birth. There’s the feeding, the lack of sleep (on both the parents end and the baby’s end!), copious amounts of nappies that are overflowing the bin and that doctor’s appointment that…
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Why is my back sore after only lifting light?
Do you lift heavy boxes all day at work with no problems, but then hurt your back bending over to do your shoelaces? Or even just get a niggle trying to stand up after sitting in a chair for a…
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Why do you “always have a lower back niggle”?
The “lower back niggle” – an all too common complaint that usually presents as an on’-again, off-again pain that isn’t severe enough to warrant a trip to the physio but is annoying enough to take you out of action for…
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Movement Patterns to Keep You Pain Free
Let’s talk movement patterns. Movement patterns are the ways you move during everything you do from your normal daily activity to exercise and recreation. Having good motor control and awareness of your body in space, will ensure your movement patterns…
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How a Stiff Upper Back Can Spiral into More Issues and What to Do About It
As we grow from infancy to adulthood, we develop our movement patterns. We combine static posture, mobility and stability to create movement. We practiced all day limited only by what our developing musculoskeletal system could handle. (“Movement, Functional Movement Systems:…
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The Secret to Great Shoulders
When was the last time you can remember going an entire day without using your arm or shoulder joint – I bet you can’t and for that reason it’s important we make sure you have great shoulders. The need for…
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5 Ways You Squat Every Day and How to Do It Better
Your physiotherapist or exercise physiologist has just asked you to do a squat and tells you that you need to work on your squat technique. But squats are only for people who go to the gym, right? And you don’t…
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How to Future Proof your Child
The old adage that always holds true – “children are the future”. The children of today are tomorrow’s leaders, workforce AND athletes. This being said, whether your child is an endeavouring athlete, or just wanting to minimise injury throughout life,…
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Increase Your Stamina
Stamina is the physical and/or mental strength to sustain a task that may be difficult for long periods of time. For runners, whether out for a light afternoon jog, the city 2 surf, or training for a half marathon or…
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