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Hello, Cara-Lee here. You may recall I *started* to do a blog series about 6 months ago about training for the Rottnest Channel Swim in 2020. If you read that, you will know that the plan came to an abrupt end when I got the delightful news that my partner and I were p...

Inflammation plays a huge part in the body’s regulation of homeostasis, the ability to maintain a regular and stable environment. We require inflammation to live and to continue to be healthy however there are times when inflammation can become a hindrance to our rec...

I’ve always been a swimmer. I spent my youth doing squad training up until the age of 18 or so when uni life took over and the idea of spending my winter mornings in a pool from 5.30-7am no longer had any appeal. I was a pretty good swimmer, swimming competitively an...

As I try to do most years that I play footy, I booked a nice little end of season surf trip to an island East of Lombok in the Indonesian Archipelago called Sumbawa. Within the surfing community it is a well know region for waves, offering a few different set-ups tha...

Hello, my name is Kate, and I co-own Stoke Physio with Cara-Lee.

Hi Kate! Why are you here?

I'm here, to tell you, with a shame-face that I have proven to be a physio's worst client. Yep, I have all these resources at my finger tips, and yet I make simple mistakes that s...

I’ve always been a swimmer. I spent my youth doing squad training up until the age of 18 or so when uni life took over and the idea of spending my winter mornings in a pool from 5.30-7am no longer had any appeal. I was a pretty good swimmer, swimming competitively an...

As the years go by, we get asked a multitude of questions by clients, and some pop up far more frequently than others. So, what are the most common? Keep reading!

1. Is dry needling and acupuncture the same thing?

The practise of both techniques is essentially the same...

I’ve always been a swimmer. I spent my youth doing squad training up until the age of 18 or so when uni life took over and the idea of spending my winter mornings in a pool from 5.30-7am no longer had any appeal. I was a pretty good swimmer, swimming competitively an...

The training styles and approaches that we adopt when in the gym are extremely important. Spending time working in the gym ensures that we are able to build the tolerance, strength, power and proprioception of our muscles and joints which can then be taken onto the f...

Have you ever absolutely LOVED the style of exercise you were doing? Perhaps it was pilates, crossfit, running, swimming or dancing...whatever it was, you looked forward to training and tackled every challenge with enthusiasm?

And then have you suddenly just...stopped...