Bad posture and how it can lead to injury

We’re officially in the second half of January, many of you may be struggling to stick to your New Year’s resolutions already, you may be back at work with the aches and pains of everyday life creeping in. The causes? Stress, bad posture perhaps? You may be thinking, “it’s part of getting older” or “I’ll […]

The Perfect Gifts for a Healthy New Year

The 5 Best Gifts for a Healthy Christmas & New Year Have you still got Christmas gifts to buy? Would you like to buy something useful (aside from another pair of socks)? We wanted to share our top pick for gifts that will benefit anyone – from desk workers, to fitness fans and all those […]

The Benefits of Pilates

Our daily lives require us to perform lots of different movements, from getting up out of bed, to bending over, reaching and twisting. Sometimes we may lose our balance and stop ourselves from falling. The benefits of Pilates are varied – it can help support your daily life in performing these movements more easily. It […]

Tips for Staying Healthy over the Christmas Season

It’s that time of year again, Christmas party season! With the holidays on the horizon, healthy living is unlikely to be top of mind, however, staying healthy over the Christmas season as much as possible will leave us feeling fresher for the new year ahead. A time to wind down and recharge, spend time with […]

Simple Ways to Relieve Lower Back Pain

In our previous post ‘Best Treatment for Back Pain’ we gave you two quick and easy ways to relieve lower back pain. We thought we’d add to that with a few more everyday ways to relieve lower back pain. If you suffer from back pain or you have in the past, you’ll know that it disrupts […]

Stroke week!

This week is stroke week. To me this is a time to step back and consider the impact of stroke on the lives of individuals and the community. It is also a great time to consider stroke prevention. So, read on for my 3 top tips to prevent a stroke! What is a stroke? […]

Top Ways To Reduce Headaches

As someone who has experienced headaches on/off for years, I know how debilitating they are. And here at the clinic it’s incredible just how many people we see who tell us that they’ve suffered from headaches so often, that they just consider them to be a regular part of life they end up dealing with. […]

Physio For Neck Pain – What Actually Works And The Three Most Common Everyday Mistakes Which Cause It

Let me ask you some questions that may reveal some common causes of neck pain: (if you find yourself nodding your head to any of these – keep reading!) During the night, do you wake up to find yourself sleeping on your stomach? Or do you get comfortable by sleeping on your stomach? Do you […]

What Is A ‘Deep Tissue’ Massage?

Far too often people rely on regular deep tissue massage to help them deal with their lower back discomfort. Although deep tissue massage may give you temporarily relief, it is not correcting the biomechanical causes of back pain. Biomechanicawhat you ask? Biomechanics, is the word physiotherapists use to describe the ‘mechanics of the body’ Basically […]

Physio For Knee Pain – 3 Things To Know About How You Can Reduce It.

The other day we received a phone call from one of our clients, Maria.. She’s aged 67 from Ashfield, and said… “Over the weekend I spent a fair bit of time out and about shopping in the city, I would have walked for at least 4 hours. I was fine until I got home, after […]