Physiotherapists are most commonly associated with the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as sore backs and rolled ankles. However, many physiotherapists seek to specialise in conditions affecting the lungs. Unfortunately, whilst everyone is aware that exercise is important for heart and lung health few people realise the benefits of seeing a Physiotherapist or Clinical Exercise

Touch through massage Holding hands, hugging or sitting close to someone are ways a person with cancer can receive touch. You can also receive touch through massage.Massage can reduce anxiety and pain, decrease nausea, and improve energy and wellbeing. Touch through massage is a way to communicate love or care, and to help re-connect with yourself

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, resulting in gradual neurological deficits. It is a demyelinating disease, meaning the “covers” around the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. Without this insulation, transmission of nerve signals is impaired, resulting in a range of symptoms. When

Most people think of pain as a response to injury, when in fact pain is your brain’s evaluation of a threat. It is an experience or output that is felt when a person is in danger. Once your brain has processed all the relevant information about a situation, it decides whether you need to feel

Update on chronic pain management: Pain medication is OUT! Exercise, psychological therapy, and acupuncture / dry needling are IN! What is chronic pain, and what impact does it have? Chronic pain (AKA persistent pain) is a common and complicated condition characterised by persistent pain on most days of the week. It affects 1 in 5

When you ask anyone about common swimming injuries, most will bring up the shoulder, some will mention the knee, but the spine still represents a significant portion of swimming-related injuries, particularly in the elite population. Some research has found that anywhere between 30% and 50% of butterfly and breaststroke swimmers experience lower back pain. If

In a previous blog we looked at the occurrence of injuries in swimmers, particularly of the shoulder. Today I wanted to look at another area of the body, the knee, which still records a high number of incidences within elite and amateur swimmers. Breaststroke is the most common competitive stroke in which elite athletes report

Swimming is both a popular pastime and competitive sport, particularly within Australia where the pools and beaches are packed during the summer with locals and tourists alike as well as elite athletes training for their chance at a medal at the Olympics. In fact swimming is Australia’s most popular sport with over 3 million Australian’s

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is the name given to a group of diseases which result in the degeneration of motor neurones. These motor neurones are responsible for communication from the brain to our muscles for required actions we utilise everyday such as movement, speech, swallowing and breathing. MND has several subtypes depending on origin and

What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and is it safe to exercise with it? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease is the reduced circulation of blood flow to a body part, other than the brain or heart due to narrow or blocked blood vessels. Arthroscerotic disease most commonly affects the arterial