Low Back Pain
17 Safe Lifting Tips: August is Tradies Health Month
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has declared August as Tradies National Health Month. Throughout August we are focusing on educating tradies on the importance of full body health & safety. All month, Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy will promote body health and safety tips for all of our clients, including our tradies. So in the spirit of…
Read More5 compelling reasons for using a sit-stand desk.
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of having your workstation correctly set up to minimise the risk of workplace injury due to poor posture and repetitive physical stress. While correct sitting posture is beneficial, sitting all day is not. In this article I’ll be covering the following 5 compelling reasons to start using…
Read More3 Surprisingly Easy Steps to Improve Your Flexibility
Do you want to increase your flexibility but finding stretching just isn’t working as well as you thought it would? Maybe you need to work on your neural mobility. I recently treated a 14 year old dancer from one of the local Gungahlin dance schools who’d experience pain when attempting the front splits. On…
Read MoreYour Top 6 Dry Needling Questions Answered
Dry needling is a technique that is fast gaining appreciation within the physiotherapy world, with many practitioners throughout Australia now trained in the use of acupuncture needles to assist with their client’s pain and rehabilitation. I found myself interested in dry needling and its application from an early stage in my physiotherapy career, and have…
Read MoreTop 3 Reasons Pilates Can Fix Your Back Pain
Research suggests that 80-90% of the adult population has at least one episode of back pain during their lifetime. We see a whole spectrum of cases from office workers, new mothers, elite sportspeople and retirees suffering from back pain. As part of your treatment at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, your physiotherapist can use Clinical Pilates exercises…
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