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 ...

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 ...

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 rea...

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 ...

Do you ACTUALLY need treatment when you hurt yourself? You’ve hurt your back hundreds of times before but you know what to do – you leave it and a few days/o...

Issues with the sacro-iliac joint (SIJ) have been a point of contention in the physiotherapy world for a while now. It’s hard to find research that explains ...

You may or may not be aware of something called intermittent fasting (IF). It’s done the rounds in terms of popularity – popping up and then disappearing int...

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" Hippocrates was a wise man. It may seem FAD-ish how so much emphasis has been put on food healing our bod...

AC Joint Injury is one of the more common upper body injuries seen in contact sports such as Aussie Rules Football or Rugby, as well as sports like cycling a...

UGH. So you’re driving along and reach behind you to grab a bag from the back seat of the car and feel a sharp ache in your shoulder. Or for the last few wee...

It’s a running joke (read “annoyance that can only be joked about or we’ll cry about it”) that health professionals ALWAYS run late. If you have a doctors’ a...

A Tendinopathy is a term used to describe damage to a tendon (the connective tissue that binds our muscles to our bones). A tendinopathy will present with pa...

Scans. Some doctors, physio's, chiros, etc are 'scan happy' and want to scan for everything, while others are more conservative with their approach to gettin...

Pregnancy is one of the most exciting times of your life. It can also be the most confusing. With parents, in-laws, friends, books, blogs, health professiona...

‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is a very appropriate phrase when it comes to a lot of Physiotherapists. There are often lifestyle choices, strength and mobility w...

1 month down on a quarter life hiatus, and it feels like a long time I’ve been away but then at the same time it feels as if it was only just yesterday that ...

What is the Piriformis Muscle and Sciatic Nerve? The Piriformis muscle attaches from an area low down on the spine within the pelvis called the sacrum and in...

It is crucial that certain muscles work effectively and strongly to stabilise the shoulder joint during a swimming session. As well as a general strength pro...

Read PART ONE of this two part blog? If not, click here. If yes, keep reading.... Then I began my physio studies. By mid-2015 we began learning about the sci...

Recently, I was treating Simon - of Mobility Monday fame - for an acute back injury and he mentioned how different it was to be in the patient vs physio posi...