By Shruti Patel, Physiotherapist We have all heard about Pilates. But what exactly is Pilates and is it the right type of exercise for you? Joseph Pilates developed the exercises in the 1920’s. He experimented with a lot of Western and Eastern forms of exercises and developed a system of original exercises. His disciples…
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By Ariana Besse (B.Phty Hons) This is the last blog/video for this mini-series on pain. For this blog, let’s explain what a session with a physio would look like! The main thing we want to do in a session is to become one of your team members – we work with you on the…
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By Ariana Besse (B.Phty Hons) Short answer: No. Long answer: Your brain has a whole lot to do with your pain experience. So far, we have covered how the pain response comes about and how this response can be unhelpful over time due to an increased number of receptors and their decreased…
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By Ariana Besse (B.Phty Hons) A recap of the first blog in this 4-part series: Pain is the output from a combination of inputs from receptors in the periphery (i.e. thermal, chemical, mechanical, nociceptive) and the context of the experience e.g. memory, previous experiences, belief. There is no one pain receptor or nerve. The…
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By Ariana Besse (B.Phty Hons) September is National Pain Awareness Month. This is the first time it has been brought over from USA to Australia. This is an important topic to discuss and there is a lot more to it than what appears on the surface. This blog series complements the 4 pain videos…
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Headaches are, unfortunately, something that affects many of us, and some of us even daily! So it’s important to understand what type of headache you might suffer from, and if there are steps you can take to be able to prevent it. There are three main types of headache disorders: migraine, tension type headaches (TTH)…
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A guide to help you understand “tennis elbow” and how to best manage your symptoms By Ariana Besse. Physiotherapist What is Lateral Epicondylalgia & Who Gets It? Lateral Epicondylalgia, also known as tennis elbow, is the most common chronic musculoskeletal condition causing pain on the outside of the elbow. It is an overuse injury that…
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