Our lifestyles have been greatly changed by technology and by societal values and expectations we have accepted as a ‘new normal’. We have experienced a general extension in our daily activities including occupation, family responsibilities, chores and leisure. Most of this has occurred at the expense of sleep. Sleep is defined as a natural, recurrent […]
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Management and care of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries can be complex due to tissue type, different healing responses and timeframes, as well as severity. To guide the management principles of early management, you may have come across several acronyms that have been used over the years including: ICE (ice, compression, elevation) RICE (rest, ice, compression, […]
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For a long time now people have talked about the “perfect posture”, which most believe is sitting or standing up “perfectly” straight, head and shoulders back, tummy pulled in. But this is not necessarily correct nor should we be using the terms ‘perfect’ and ‘posture’ in the same sentence anymore. Our spines have natural curvatures […]
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Do you suffer with knee or hip pain? Have you been told by your GP or other health practitioner that you have OA or ‘degenerative’ changes in your knee or hip? That you need or will need in the future surgery or a joint replacement? Have you been to see a Physiotherapist to discuss other […]
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What are the most common hip problems? Hip joint pain or stiffness due to degenerative changes or sub-optimal joint shape. The joint is deep so the pain is often difficult to localize. Pain can be sharp or a dull ache, and usually varies with joint movement. Bursitis – an inflammation or degeneration of bursa (fat […]
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After your physiotherapy appointment there are a few important things to do to achieve maximum gains and effective treatment, to ensure steps towards your goal(s) are achieved. After seeing the physiotherapist it is important to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated. This will often be advised by your physiotherapist as soft tissue work and […]
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Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome is in essence, a sports-related overuse knee injury in adolescents that causes knee pain. It can be extremely painful and debilitating, often causing them to stop playing sport, and can even affect their everyday life activities such as walking to school, climbing stairs and even sitting down from standing. No active child wants […]
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Come the New Year many of us make resolutions we try and maintain, however only 8% of Australia’s population maintain these throughout the year. In the first few months these are often forgotten and fail due to a range of reasons such as goals being unrealistic, too many goalsare made or progress is not seen/ […]
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Lower Back Pain (LBP)is a common condition seen and treated by physiotherapists at Embrace life. With 80% of the population suffering from this at some point in their life, there are various causes: mechanical (soft tissue), discogenic (such as herniated disc), degenerative (like spinal stenosis), or neurogenic. At Embrace Life physiotherapists with years of experience […]
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