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Overuse injuries in runners
50% of runners will sustain an overuse injury every year (Van Gent et al., 2007). Overuse injuries can be tricky to overcome and highly frustrating, particularly if you have a

3 Common Mistakes Long Distance Runners make (and how to avoid them!)
Are you a long distance runner or do you aspire to be? These are some common training mistakes you can avoid! 1. Limited time to achieve goal More often than

Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
This article discusses the signs and symptoms of adhesive capsulitis (or frozen shoulder) including stiffness, pain and weakness. We discuss management, both conservative and surgical and self managment tips.

Tissue Healing Time Frames
If you’ve had an injury you’re probably wondering how long it will take for your body to get better. Here is a rough timeframe to expect: Tissue type vs Range

Treatment of Lactation Mastitis
This article discusses symptoms and treatment of lactation mastitis including use of breast pumps, massage, antibiotics and ultrasound.

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Bowel Symptoms
Written by Natali Zantvoort – Physio As pelvic floor physiotherapists, the focus of our practice is often treatment of bladder leakage and prolapse symptoms. Public awareness of these pelvic floor

Bone Health FAQs
1. What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is defined by the world health organisation as a disease characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone

Headaches and Massage & Simple Self Help
Headaches can affect your quality of life and even be quite disabling. Tension type headaches can be treated with Remedial massage that focuses on specific myofascial trigger points that are

Pain on the side of your hip? Conservative and surgical options for treatment
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) refers to a collection of musculoskeletal conditions that present as lateral sided hip pain or pain on the outside of the hip. Over the last