Healthy Living
Attention Runners With Knee Pain!
Do you get knee pain? Have you not had a fall or injury to cause your knee pain? You may have an overuse condition called Iliotibial Band Syndrome or ITB Syndrome. This condition is one of the most common causes of lateral (outside) knee pain in athletes, especially...
Osteoarthritis – Part 2: Prevention, Treatment & Cold Weather
Prevention and Treatment Osteoarthritis (OA) may occur as a result of muscular imbalances, which may have been caused by previous injury or repetitive poor postures and poor use of surrounding muscles. This is because there is increased load on the nearby joints....
Top 7 Injuries Men Are Likely To Get
Given that this week is the end of Men’s Health Week, we thought we’d share with you the Top 7 most common injuries men are likely to get. The majority of these are sports related, however just because you don’t play sport does not mean you couldn’t potentially suffer...
Man-Up And Get Your Health In Order
As a member of the male species I can truly empathize with the struggles men face when discussing health. There is a certain ‘macho man’ mentality that interferes with the way we approach male issues and health checks. In this brief article I would like to break down...
Osteoarthhritis
It’s not greek to me – despite the origins of its name being Greek – Osteo- bone; arth- joint; it is- inflammation = Osteoarthritis. Hopefully after reading this article osteoarthritis (OA) will no longer be Greek to you either… OA is a condition that affects the...
Tips for a Healthy Spine!
In the previous article the idea of Spinal Health was introduced. Now here are 5 tips for a healthy Spine! Adopt an advantageous posture: Remember the “ideal” curves in the previous article, well we need to constantly be conscious of keeping these curves in our...
An Introduction to Spinal Health
Recent statistics reveal that 1.8 million Australians, that is approximately 9.2% of the population, currently have back pain and 70-90% of people will experience back pain at some point throughout their lives. The unfortunate souls in this 70-90% category must at...
Stress Less – 5 Relaxation Tips for Mums
Are you constantly busy looking after your kids, juggling work, the family household and school commitments – ending up feeling stressed and with no time to do anything properly? We’ve got very high levels of stress in the community – feeling burnt out is very bad for...
Have You Got Pain In Your Shoulders? Here’s Why!
Have You Got Pain In Your Shoulders? Here's Why! Shoulders are one of the most commonly injured joints in the body. This is because they sacrifice a lot of stability for their great range of mobility. The shoulder joint is best visualised as a golf-ball sitting on a...
Relieve Your Headache by Learning the Triggers
Headaches are very common conditions and are suffered by people all over the world. There are many different types of headaches, and many different causes of headaches. You might get a headache from eating your ice-cream too quickly or drinking to much alcohol. Or it...
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