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Quick Guide To The Most Common Injuries During Pregnancy

Chris CP — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:58:40 +0000

Pregnancy is a transformative time filled with anticipation and excitement. However, the physical changes that come with this new chapter can also bring about some common injuries during pregnancy. Understanding these common injuries during pregnancy can help expectant mothers manage …

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Should You Rest Or Keep Moving After An Injury? Use This Simple Rule.

Chris CP — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:29:43 +0000

Sprains, strains & tendinopathies are common injuries seen by physios. One of the most frequently asked questions by clients is “Should I rest it, or keep it moving?”. While each case is different, using the principle of load management helps …

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Exercise for injury prevention – What works best?

Chris CP — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:51:17 +0000

We’ve all heard the phrase prevention is better than cure. And in the case of injury management it is absolutely true. Injury prevention is cheaper, easily accessible and does not need much assistance. Injury treatment on the other hand is …

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Common Injuries in Kids Sport

Chris CP — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:36:54 +0000

COVID-19 has had a big impact on the social and physical health of our children. As restrictions are starting to ease, most kids are eagerly awaiting a return to sport. It looks like NSW could be returning to community sport …

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Should You Be Starting A Pre-season training Program?

Chris CP — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:03:14 +0000

Pre- Season training: why is it important? For many people who play winter sports like football, soccer, AFL, netball and hockey, pre-season training is just around the corner or may have even started already. Completing a whole pre-season program is …

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How Do I Manage A Tendon Injury?

Chris CP — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:44:50 +0000

Tendon Injuries What are they? What should I do? What should I not do? Tendinopathy is a common condition that results from overloading a tendon. It used to be called tendinitis however research shows that usually not much inflammation is involved, hence the name change. …

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Build A Strong Healthy Spine With Clinical Pilates

Chris CP — Tue, 15 May 2018 03:13:47 +0000

Clinical Pilates To Relieve Back & Neck Pain Up to 80% of people will have back pain at some stage in their lives, & 10% will experience significant disability as a result. It’s one of the most common things we …

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4 Quick Tests To See If Your Headache Is Coming From Your Neck

Chris CP — Thu, 04 May 2017 13:12:20 +0000

Headaches can really affect your lifestyle. You may find it hard to concentrate at work, & it can make you feel like not socialising so much because lots of noise or bright lights make it feel worse. Exercise is not …

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Why We Don’t Do ‘Girl Push Ups’ And What We Do Instead

admin — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:08:11 +0000

Main Points: 1. The push up is not only a foundational upper body strength exercise, it is also a dynamic core stability exercise. 2. If you cannot perform full-length push ups, there are better alternatives than the kneeling push up …

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