by Sue | Mar 5, 2020 | Aldinga, Body aches and pains, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Physiotherapy, Willunga
Adults generally require eight hours sleep per night. This allows us to move Through the different stages of sleep 4-5 times. We all know the feeling of having been to sleep but not feeling as though we ever had a really deep sleep. The deep sleep stage is important...
by Sue | Apr 29, 2019 | Aldinga, Body aches and pains, Heel Pain, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Physiotherapy, Willunga
Why do I get heel pain when I start to run? A lot of runners/sportspeople experience pain at the back of the heel as they get going on a run. Sometimes it can feel like your shoes are on too tight and digging into your heel. More likely, it could be a condition called...
by Marc Elliott | Jun 20, 2016 | Back Aches, Body aches and pains, Physiotherapy, sports injuries, Stiffness, Stretching
Do you get part way through your trainings or games and start to get sore/tight for no apparent reason? It may not be that something is damaged, it may be you need to build up the strength of a particular muscle group! Our muscles help us to move, dodge and burst into...
by Tom Anthoney | 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...
by Marc Elliott | Sep 28, 2015 | Back Aches, Back Pain, Body aches and pains, Neck Aches, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Scans Images
Damage does not equal pain, this is why scans can be misleading! Scans can be very useful for diagnostics and to point us in the right direction, but they can also cause worry and unhelpful beliefs that we should be in pain because of damage seen on scans. What your...
by Marc Elliott | Aug 28, 2015 | Back Aches, Body aches and pains, Neck Aches, Physiotherapy, sports injuries, Stiffness
When we get an injury we all want some relief, but we also want to make sure we aren’t doing any more damage to the area and to know that what we are doing is beneficial. But what about when you’ve woken up and your neck feels ‘locked’? Every time you try to turn it...
