With COVID19 increasing the amount of home office setups, the musculoskeletal effects of prolonged sitting seem to have become even more of an issue in our community. With this shift in work environment, a lot of the incidental exercise that we used to have in our day to day lives has been removed and replaced […]
#Injury, headache, physio, position, posture, sit, work
Home Physio Program – Running short of ideas during the COVID19 restrictions? Is it proving a challenge to progress your home physio program? Is training becoming monotonous as the current lockdown situation continues to restrict us from our organised sport trainings and games and using facilities such as gyms? Keep your home physio program exciting […]
Home Physio, Injury Rehab, Rehab Program
Telehealth Telehealth has been a service we have delivered for many years now. It has expanded exponentially in more recent times however as a consequence of the current COVID-19 pandemic. So what is telehealth, and how can it help you? Telehealth, also know as video consultation or virtual health, is a service which is great […]
online physio, telehealth, video
Stress Fractures A stress fracture is an injury where there is repetitive load put on a bone which it is unable to handle, resulting in a tiny break. In short, the stress of these repetitive loads exceeds the ability of the bone to repair itself. A stress fracture is the progression of what is known […]
SKIERS KNEES – GET PRE-SNOW HOLIDAY READY As we welcome in 2020 and our Australian Summer heats up, many of us may be thinking about heading overseas to the snow and going skiing (or snow-boarding). As with any sport, preparation is key, and it’s best to prepare before heading into the pow so you can […]
#sport, injuries, knee, prevention, risk reduction, skiing, snow, snowboarding
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the vestibular system (Fig 1), that effects an individual’s sense of balance and is very common, particularly present in the elderly population or in individuals who have suffered head trauma. It can account for approximately 50% of people over the […]
#GoldCoast, bppv, physio, southport, vertigo
Find Your Fit & Stay Healthy with Our Group Exercise Classes Our Small Boutique Group Exercise Classes Group exercise classes are a fun way to stay active, fit, healthy and most importantly happy. They are a good way to keep yourself on track in a supportive and friendly environment with like-minded people. Whatever your goals are, […]
The Dancer’s Hip: ‘Clicky or Snapping Hip’ “Clicking” or snapping hip is a common complaint amongst many ballet dancers. Snapping hip syndrome or coxa saltans (latin for dancer’s hip), is a condition characterised by a clicking sensation that can be heard or felt during movement of the hip joint. It is usually pain free however […]
Women’s Health Week enables us to spread more awareness on sensitive topics that often both women and men don’t feel comfortable talking about. Stress urinary incontinence is one of these topics. Do you ever leak a small amount of urine when you laugh, jump or sneeze? Then you may have stress urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence […]
#health, awareness, incontinence, support, women, womenshealth
Get outside – Hiking in Spring Need some fresh air after a long work week cooped up inside? Want some exercise out of the gym where you can socialise, get fit, and be in nature at the same time? Then a hiking adventure may be just what you need! Living on the beautiful Gold Coast […]
#GoldCoast, hiking, physio, sports, trail