Physical Activity & Dementia

Physical Activity & Dementia

Dementia is a condition that affects the human brain, consisting of progressive loss of cognitive functioning resulting in difficulties with memory, abstract thinking and at times, changes in personality. Approximately 10% of the population who are 65 years or older...
Mastitis

Mastitis

Mastitis is inflammation of the milk ducts. This inflammation is the result of milk flowing backwards through the ducts and into the breast tissue due to an increase in pressure within the milk ducts. As breastmilk contains protein, when the milk enters the breast...
What is an Exercise Physiologist?

What is an Exercise Physiologist?

Exercise Physiologists (EPs) are allied health professionals who work within the healthcare system in private clinics, hospitals, community health services and other healthcare settings. EPs commonly work alongside physiotherapists, osteopaths, dietitians,...
Osteoarthritis (OA)

Osteoarthritis (OA)

Osteoarthritis or (OA) as it can be commonly known as, is a chronic disease and the most common form of arthritis. Its characteristics are joint pain, stiffness and swelling and mainly affects the hands, knees, and hips. OA most frequently occurs in people over 55...
Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence

Did you know that one in every three women who have had a baby wet themselves? Did you also know that women who have had a baby are almost three times as likely to have urinary incontinence than women who have not had a baby? In fact, one in five Australians aged 15...
Diabetes & Exercise

Diabetes & Exercise

Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, with over 280 new diagnosis’s being made daily. Diabetes is commonly classified as either Type 1 or Type 2. Type 1 is where the pancreas is unable to produce insulin/glucose, and is often diagnosed at a...
Management of Acute Injuries

Management of Acute Injuries

Acute soft tissue injuries include muscle strains, ligament sprains, bursitis and or contusions/bruising. It is important to understand that they can be different in nature and therefore management and treatment of these injuries varies, despite using the same...
Managing Stress

Managing Stress

In our busy lives and there can be many internal and external triggers that can cause us to feel anxious, rushed, and tense.  When we are stressed, our brain perceives there to be a threat to our survival somewhere in the immediate environment and a hormone called...
Frozen Shoulder

Frozen Shoulder

Frozen Shoulder is a condition, which as the name indicates, involves reduced movement of the shoulder after a period of severe pain. The condition is due to changes within the joint capsule involving inflammation followed by contracture. The cause of Frozen Shoulder...
Tips to Preventing Falls

Tips to Preventing Falls

Approximately 1 in 3 adults over 65 experience at least one fall each year, with 30% of all people who fall requiring medical attention. The most common injuries are to the head or hip/thigh and can range from a laceration to a fractured hip that can require months of...
Neck Pain

Neck Pain

Did you know that neck pain is the number 1 chronic condition worldwide? So, if you’re experiencing neck pain, you are not alone. 30-50% of adults and 2-42% of children will have an episode of neck pain over the course of 12 months. One of the reasons neck pain is...
Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis affects 900,000 Australians a year, mostly between the ages of 40 to 70 years old. It affects 21% of the running population & is commom in people who stand for long periods or who walks lots. What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fascia is a band of...