by Sue | Apr 6, 2020 | Aldinga, Body aches and pains, Exercises, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Physiotherapy, Willunga
SHOULDERS PULL DOWN Set yourself up, with your shoulder blades back and down. Don’t allow your shoulders to be hitching up toward your ears, Draw your lower abdomen in, and hold your body still so that only your arms and moving as you pull down. As the elastic Pools...
by Sue | Apr 3, 2020 | Aldinga, Body aches and pains, Exercises, McLaren Vale, Mt Compass, Physiotherapy, Willunga
CLAMS Draw the ball into the socket, keeping your feet together, lift your knee towards the ceiling and hold there for 3 to 5 seconds CLAMS what NOT to do Your feet should always stay together, don’t let your body roll as you left the knee – as Tom is...
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 Tom Anthoney | 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...
by Tom Anthoney | 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,...
