Q&A with Mandurah’s ‘My Pilates Gym’ founder Sharon Michau
Pilates can play such an important role in both your recovery from injury as well as from a wellness perspective, maintaining healthy movement patterns in the body to reduce risk…
Healthy Workplace Habits
Often times we can get so caught up in what we are doing we can spend hours at the computer without taking a break. Extended periods in the same posture…
5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Hips
Gluteal strength is an essential part of general hip health. Increasing gluteal muscular strength and endurance with hip exercises may help with hip pain, enhance stability and improve overall lower…
Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD)
Whiplash associated disorder refers to injury sustained to the neck from an acceleration/ deceleration accident. Commonly seen in motor vehicle accidents, this can result in injury to the boney and…
Acute Torticollis/Wry neck
Torticollis, or wry neck is a painful condition where the muscles in the front side of the neck go into spasm, resulting in pain and an alteration in normal, resting…
Shoulder SLAP Tear
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in our body. This extra mobility comes at a cost, with decreased stability. Many structures play a role in stabilizing the shoulder, with…
Hip Labral Tears & Injuries
Much like the shoulder the hip is a ball and socket joint, designed for mobility. Fortunately, it is inherently more stable than the shoulder joint, as the socket of our…
Cervical radiculopathy – What is it, and how can we treat it?
In our neck we have a bunch of nerves (Brachial plexus) that exit from the gaps between the vertebrae. These nerves by themselves supply sensation to a certain region of…
Spondylolisthesis
What is it? A Spondylolisthesis is a term use to describe a forward slippage of one vertebra on another. There are six different types, with each type relating to the…
Tendonitis, tendinosis and tendinopathy? What’s the difference and when will I get better?
There is a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to tendon injuries, with many confusing terms and sometimes contradicting advice on how best to treat them. What do tendons do…