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The Foam Roller! A decade ago, strength coaches and athletic trainers would have looked quizzically at a 36-inch long cylindrical piece of foam and wondered, “What is that for?” Today, nearly every athletic training room and most strength and conditioning facilities contain an array of foam rollers of different lengths and consistencies. What happened to bring foam…
Will My Clients Receive a Health Rebate from their Health Fund for a Pilates Session? Private health rebates for Pilates has been a topic coming up a lot recently and seems to create confusion amongst practitioners. Should clients claim for Pilates under a Physio extras item number or a Pilates item number? Click on the image…
Supplements are a multi million dollar industry these days with almost everyone taking a multivitamin here or a probiotic there without really thinking through exactly why or what they are hoping to achieve in health benefits. In fact, there is some debate about whether supplements are necessary at all and indiscriminate supplementing is almost certainly…
Breathing is controlled by our autonomic nervous system. This part of your nervous system controls bodily functions that are largely involuntary, for example pupils dilating in dim light and sweating when you get hot. When we are under stress our autonomic nervous system goes in to “fight-or-flight” mode. For our respiratory system this means an…
Scapular Stability A stable shoulder complex (scapula and rib wall) will provide the ability for easy motion of the shoulder joint and therefore arm. Optimal timing and positioning of the scapula is essential in shoulder joint health and preventing injuries to the rotator cuff. Reduced scapular mechanics go hand in hand with pain and dysfunction…
You might be tempted to skip the warm up when you work out. After all, you only have so much time to exercise—“Let’s just get on with it already! I’m in a hurry!” But warming up is a critical component of your fitness routine, and skipping it could have unpleasant and even dangerous results—such as…
Fats form part of our major food groups along with carbohydrates and protein. They often have a bad rep and are very misunderstood. Cutting fat out of the diet is a common path to take when trying to lose weight and forms the basis of many ‘fad diets’. This can, however, lead to very poor…
Click on the image to watch Sally perform the perfect Squat! The squat is one of our basic every day movement patterns. We use it when going about our daily activities from sitting down in a chair to lifting up the laundry basket to batting for your local cricket team! This means that performing…
Watch this video to help you understand Primal Posture and why some Indigenous cultures may not have back pain! Click on the Image! and below are some simple exercises to help you alleviate your back pain! Click on the Image!
Read this great article and understand the importance of optimising exercise for bone health!
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