Sciatica Exercises Are Not Simply Doing Hamstring Stretches Features of a standard program of sciatica exercises may include several components ranging from trunk strengthening and conditioning, stretching targeted at the joints, soft tissues and nerves, neuromuscular education regarding static and dynamic postures, as well as aerobic conditioning. Trunk strengthening and conditioning exercises for management of… Read More >
What Are The Best Exercises For Treating Sciatica? An accurate diagnosis is necessary before any exercises for sciatica can be prescribed. Remember that sciatica is not a diagnosis but a set of signs and symptoms indicating that there is irritation or compression somewhere along the nerve roots that make up the sciatic nerve or the… Read More >
Back Pain Is Preventable With Low Back Exercises Low back pain is a common complaint and it is estimated that around 80% of people will experience low back pain at some point during their lives. An ailment that is especially common in the 20-45-year-old population striking people down during young adulthood to middle age. Much… Read More >
The Shoulder Is The Body’s Most Mobile Joint The shoulder joint is one of the largest and most complex joints in the body and the shoulder allows the greatest range of motion of all of the joints in the body. Due largely to the mobility capabilities the shoulder joint possesses it is a joint with… Read More >
Knee Pain Running Is The Most Common Running Injury Runners knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella whatever you wish to call it… The fact is knee pain running is an extremely common complaint. Knee pain from running is the most common running injury there is suggested to account for approximately 20% of all running injuries…. Read More >
Ankle Sprain Injuries Are Often Frustratingly Chronic Statistically a high percentage people who roll their ankle will still experience issues with their ankle up to two years following the original sprain. These are pretty alarming stats and for me highlights the need for receiving professional advice for any ankle sprain regardless of the perceived severity…. Read More >
Everyone’s An Expert On Ankle Sprains Ankle sprains are a common injury occurring across many sporting codes. Spraining your ankle is especially common in soccer as well as other footballing codes as well as any jumping and landing sports such as basketball, netball and volleyball… Sports that involving running, jumping and changing direction often have… Read More >
Hamstring Strain Common With Sprinting Hamstring injuries are both an equally common and frustrating injury for athletes involved in sprinting sports to experience. Frustrating because following injury there is always a recovery period required but more so because a hamstring strain is an injury that tends to have high recurrence rates with some reports suggesting… Read More >
Hamstring Strain Season Is Upon Us For many of our Sydney based weekend warriors we have just seen the conclusion of the winter sports season with finals occurring last weekend across many of the netball and football codes. Leading up to these finals series I am sure like ours there where many Sydney based physio… Read More >
What Do The Different Coloured Exercise Bands Mean? So, you’ve been advised to start some strength exercises using exercise bands and don’t know what colour/s to get..? Exercise bands are also frequently referred to as resistance bands or sometimes Therabands after one of the original brands of resistance band. They are a common exercise tool… Read More >