With the current situation unfolding a lot of our patients are continuing to work from home to help stop the spread of covid-19. It is imperative for those who are to make sure they are taking good of themselves! A common issue we are seeing...
Most of us have experienced this every now and again - the snap, crackle and pop of your knuckles, neck, toes and everything in between. This can be a loud noise and you may wonder, what just happened!? This may also be associated with feelings...
You’ve probably heard the phrase “use it or lose it” more than enough times throughout your life, and when it comes to exercising in our later years, it’s an important phrase to remember! More than ever before, we need to look after ourselves as we age...
Occupation, More than a Job When we hear the word “Occupation” we immediately think of a profession or the type of work that people do. In Occupational Therapy, occupation means more than just “work”, Occupations refer to the everyday things that we do. An occupation can be...
Exercise is well known to be great for the body - it keeps you fit, healthy and improves quality of life, but…what about the mental benefits??? Mental health in Australia Mental illness is very common with one in five (20%) Australians aged 16-85 experiencing a mental illness...
Lately at the practice we’ve been treating a lot of patients suffering from Achilles Tendinopathy. Now many patients don’t actually know what that is. And that’s why today I want to shed some light on the topic, so that you know what it is and...
Did you know that 10% of the population suffer with shoulder pain at any one time? Many of my patients who I’ve seen and treated with shoulder injuries (and there has been a few lately) never knew how much they relied on their shoulder movement until...
Back pain – nobody wants it, but most of us have it. And the worst part about it? When someone asks how you hurt your back, the answer is totally devoid of any glamour. Much as you’d love to suggest you took the moguls a...
You probably don’t pay it much attention, but your spine is the part of your body which holds the show together. Comprising thirty-three individual bones stacked on top of each other, the spine provides the main support for your skeletal system while housing and protecting...
With its deceptively simple name, tennis elbow sounds like it could be something worth including when you pack your tennis bag. Tennis racquet? Check. Tennis shoes? Check. Tennis elbow? Whether you play tennis or not, however, tennis elbow is the one thing you do not want...