The Role of Massage Intervention in Stress and Musculoskeletal Pain Management There is increased awareness of stress management when dealing with musculoskeletal pain in clinical practices. This blog talks about how stress is associated with pain and how massage treatment can be beneficial for that. Stress and musculoskeletal pain People can normally feel stressed when

Anxiety. Sometimes seeing or hearing the word itself is enough to make your heart skip a beat or flush red in the face. Whether you have a clinical diagnosis of Anxiety or just have moments in passing of feeling anxious, almost everyone has experienced this in their life. Anxiety affects 1 in every 6 Australians,

At Studio X Phys we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Day and Month because it is such an important time to reflect on the importance of mental health and how it affects everyone as well as how it impacts our physical health and vice versa.  What is Mental Health?  Mental health involves different aspects of

There are many different aspects of mental health so unfortunately there is not one perfect fix to improve our mental health. A toolbox of different tools or strategies can be more helpful so that we can use different tools for different aspects. Here are some parts of a Mental Health ToolBox: MOVEMENT Any kind of

The thought of shoulder dislocations can be scary, especially among young athletes who are most susceptible to this type of injury and since the general recurrence rate of dislocations is so high. This blog talks though what happens in a shoulder dislocation and what the rehab may look like.  The shoulder anatomy  The shoulder joint

The plantar fascia is the thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot and inserts into the heel. It provides support for the arch of the foot and acts as a shock absorber when we walk. Pain in the plantar fascia, referred to as plantar fasciitis or fasciopathy, occurs when this

How can strengthening and conditioning help your golf game? To best answer this we can quote a recent review in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning; “Traditionally, golf practice has primarily focused on the mental, technical, and skill aspects as the primary means to improve performance. Only recently has a greater emphasis been placed on

So you just got back from a strenuous workout and the foam roller is staring you down and screams for you to use it. The next time you and the foam roller go on a date. Here are some Tips and Tricks: Start with a soft foam roller then progress to hollow foam roller with

We cannot control many of our fundamental body functions, such as digestion and heart rate. So, what does? The vagus nerve. Vagus means ‘wandering’ in Latin and that’s what this nerve does. It travels a long course down and around your body. This amazing cranial nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system and sends

It is estimated that at least 1 in 10 women are living with endometriosis and many more going undiagnosed. With the stigma surrounding the condition, sensitive symptoms may be uncomfortable to disclose and diagnostic surgeries are considered invasive. What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is an estrogen-fuelled condition where endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus. This