Ah, Christmas! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yet, Christmas isn’t exactly the healthiest time of the year. With puddings, sugar cookies, special drinks, and more, there’s tons of temptation. However, this doesn’t mean your healthy eating goals have to fall curbside during this busy season. In fact, with the right planning and […]
How to Avoid Back Pain When Gardening
Gardening offers the perfect spring and summer activity to calm the mind and quell anxiety. However, if you’re not careful, gardening can lead to back pain or make already problematic back pain that much worse. The good news is that there are various precautions you can take to ensure you keep your back safe and […]
Herniated Disc vs. Sciatica: Understanding the Differences
Back pain is one of the most common medical conditions, affecting 80% of the population at some point in their lives. Chronic or permanent symptoms will affect 7-8% of the population. It can range in severity and even affect your movement, sleep, and quality of life. However, back pain can arise due to multiple reasons. […]
Real-Time Ultrasound: Can It Help Back Pain?
From your daily posture to injuries, stress, and disease, many factors can influence your spinal health. Because of this, chronic back pain is a common complaint and not always easy to diagnose and treat. Yet, ultrasound technology gives physiotherapists a closer look at what’s going on deep inside your body. This allows them to create […]
Is Shockwave Therapy Right for You?
Shockwave therapy is frequently used when other traditional treatment methods have failed to work. Yet, shockwave therapy has proved successful for a variety of chronic injuries. So, when should you consider shockwave therapy? And what does it involve exactly? In this article, we’re going to explore what shockwave therapy is and what conditions it can […]
3 Common Cycling Injuries
Cycling is an excellent way to exercise—not to mention, it’s easy on the joints. Yet, despite this, cycling injuries can still happen. So, if you’re in pain post-cycling session, this article is for you! Below, we take a look at the most common cycling injuries. What should you watch out for? And most importantly, how […]
How Physiotherapy Can Help Treat Cervicogenic Headaches
About two million Australians suffer from headaches and migraines. And when a headache or migraine strikes, you might find yourself quickly cancelling plans or withdrawing to bed for the rest of the day (talk about inconvenient!). Yet, many people find relief from their pain with a holistic approach like physiotherapy. For cervicogenic headaches, specifically, physiotherapy […]
4 Benefits of Working With an Exercise Physiologist
The field of exercise physiology has grown in recent decades. The global rise in chronic disease has resulted in an increased need for professionals who can help patients manage their health conditions. In addition, athletes at all levels benefit from working with exercise physiologists to help them reach their maximum potentials. Almost anyone who wants […]
Cervical Radiculopathy: A Real Pain in the Neck
Have you been experiencing tingling, pain, numbness, and weakness in your hand? Does it get worse when you move your neck in certain directions? If you answered yes to both of these questions, there’s a good chance you are suffering from cervical radiculopathy. Cervical radiculopathy is a tricky condition to deal with. It can cause […]
5 Tips for Beating Headaches
Oftentimes, people are surprised to learn that there are different types of headaches. After all, a headache is a headache, right? Well, surprisingly, it’s not always as simple as that. Headaches can be caused by numerous factors, with various different treatments required. For the sake of this article, we’re going to focus specifically on tension […]
