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Sitting Exercises and Stretches for a Happy Body
If you find you sit most of the day build in some positive spinal movement to keep your neck back and shoulders happy. Here is Vicky demonstrating some nice exercises. This week adding these and a walk at lunchtime to break your seated day into two blocks, would be a nice treat for your body. Side…
The Importance of Strength and Resistance Training for Peri/Menopausal Women: A Physiotherapist’s Guide to Longevity and Health
As women enter peri-menopause and menopause, they undergo significant physiological changes that can impact overall health and well-being. These transitions can include fluctuations in hormones, changes in bone density, and a gradual decrease in muscle mass and strength. As a physiotherapist, I cannot stress enough how important strength and resistance training can be during this…
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Why training gets results?
Your body changes to adapt to the stresses you do or don’t put it under. The goal of training is to load the body in ways that cause it to adapt and develop positively towards your goals. It is this concept that led me to the name Movement Perfected. Training should evolve and adapt as…
- BLOG | Foot and Ankle Clinic | Pain | Physiotherapy | Rehabilitation | Running Clinic | Tips | Treatment
Calf Strains – what happens, and how to recover?
The calf is made up of three muscles:Gastrocnemius SoleusPlantaris The gastrocnemius is the largest and most commonly strained muscle. It crosses three joints, knee, ankle and metatarsals in the foot. The most common place for a strain is on the middle inside portion of the muscle. Halfway up on the inside of the leg the largest…
Knee Surgery (P)rehab Exercises
Prepare your body before surgery with exercise. Focus on range of motion through the knee, hip and spine. Strengthening has been shown to improve function pre and post operatively which can improve long term function and quality of life. Exercises: Elevated Bridge Why?Non weight bearing exercise suitable for beginners through to intermediate level.To gain a muscular…
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The Sacroiliac Joint
The Sacroiliac joint (commonly referred to as SIJ) lies next to the spine and connects the sacrum with the pelvis (iliac crest). It is a strong, weight bearing joint that acts as a shock-absorbing structure for all the forces of the upper body. ‘Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction’, is a problem that we treat and rehbailitate Using physiotherapy….
