Aug 25, 2017 | Aldinga, Back Aches, Back Pain, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Physiotherapy, Seaford, Willunga
It has been an interesting experience as a Physio with 25 years’ experience having recently injured my lower back worse than ever before. I have been treating people with these injuries for many years but gained some interesting new insights from the other side of the...
Oct 23, 2015 | Back Aches, Back Pain, Body aches and pains, Physiotherapy, Stiffness, Stretching
At this time of year after a long cold winter clients often ask if they need to buy a new bed. They ask this as they often wake up feeling stiff in the back or the neck and assume the bed is a large factor in this. More often than not we say No. Unless you are...
Aug 14, 2015 | Back Aches, Back Pain, Neck Aches, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy
Take a “Smoko”! THAT got your attention :). Now, when your work colleagues get up and go outside for a ‘smoke break’, get up and go with them. Be sure to stand ‘up wind’, but a short break, regularly from our seated work posture is the best way to give your neck and...
Jul 31, 2015 | Back Pain, Neck Pain, News, Physiotherapy
As a physiotherapist who uses craniosacral therapy (CST) techniques in my day-day practice I get asked this question a lot! In a nutshell these techniques generally use light touch in order to release tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and...
Apr 24, 2015 | Back Pain, Physiotherapy, Ridgway Method, Shoulder Pain
What is this Ridgway Method anyway? Over the past 2 years Tom Anthoney and Marc Elliott (Physios) have been training hard in the Ridgway Method. Why? What’s the fuss? The Ridgway Method (RM) is an innovative way of assessing and treating injuries. Developed by one of...
Mar 26, 2015 | Aldinga, Back Pain, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Posture Pole, Seaford, Willunga
Posture Poles are the best invention in 20 years!! And it is an Australian invention 🙂 My first recommendation for those who have a posture pole is to start by lying on it for……….3 minutes max. It can be a big change for those who might sit round shouldered all day,...
