Sep 26, 2019
A common question we get asked as Physiotherapists is “should I get a scan?” To answer this question, lets look at the research. Recently a study was conducted on 30 people between the ages of 55 and 75. They were split into three groups, those with no shoulder pain,...
Sep 18, 2019
Massage therapy works a number of ways to decrease pain. Firstly, by activating the pain-gating system1. Nerves are like a one-way street, they can only pass one message at a time. This means that during a massage, the large nerve fibres in the skin are activated,...
Sep 12, 2019
I’m sure you have heard the term slipped disc before. You may have even been told before that you have “slipped a disc in your spine”. This sentence can create a lot of worry and fear, and it leads us to a perception that discs are fragile structures, easy to slip out...
Sep 4, 2019
A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looked at this exact question – how much leisure time exercise at a low intensity makes you healthier, how much is too much and does leisure activity count towards the World Health Organisation’s...
Aug 28, 2019
Listen up – I’m going to bust those back pain myths. 1 in 6 Australians reports low back pain in their lifetimes, and it is one of the leading costs of healthcare, as reported by Medicare. Over recent years our medical knowledge of the pain mechanisms of back pain has...
