What is long COVID? Long COVID is quite common, occuring in over 10% of COVID infections and affecting an estimated 65 million individuals worldwide. For some people, when they become unwell with COVID, a range of different processes occur in the immune system and nervous system that lead to ongoing symptoms and illness. It is […]
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Authored by Georgia Cranswick, Physiotherapist & Clinical Exercise Instructor. We all know that exercise is important, but how much is enough and what are the benefits? The WHO (World Health Organisation) recommends that spread over one week: Adults aged 16-64 years old should participate in: At least 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, or
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Our Mums & Bubs classes are led by one of our highly trained Physiotherapists. It is a connected and mindful clinical Pilates class for post-natal birthing people to feel empowered and at home in their transforming and evolving bodies. Think: low-impact and soothing movement alongside breathing techniques, strengthening exercises, and room to just be yourself
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Eating disorders are a common mental illness, affecting up to 1 in 5 individuals at some stage in their life. Over 80% of those with eating disorders struggle with dysfunctional exercise, a term describing unhealthy thoughts and behaviours around exercise, with feelings of shame, guilt and anxiety. This can lead to either avoidance of physical
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Father’s Day is a good reminder for us to talk about men’s health and bring awareness to health problems affecting males in our lives. Keeping your health in check helps keep peace of mind for you and all your family. Research has repeatedly shown us that males are more hesitant or reluctant to talk about
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Tennis elbow (TE), lateral elbow tendinopathy or lateral epicondylagia, is an overload injury of the forearm extensor muscles of your wrist, and their tendon attachment into the bone at the elbow. The name of this condition may be misleading, as while it does affect many tennis players – you don’t need to be smashing serves
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Menopause is the time following our last period or menstural cycle. Menopause comes from the Greek words “menos” (which means month) and “pause” (which means to cease) which form the word “menopause” meaning the “stopping of the monthly” (period). There are three main stages of menopause : perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. Menopause can happen typically
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Arthritis is a very common condition which affects 1 in every 6 Australians, which is more than 3.9 million adults and children in Australia. (1,2). Arthritis is an umbrella term for a group of conditions which affect our joints. There are over 100 forms of arthritis with the most common forms being osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
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This week (March 1-7) is endometriosis awareness week and March is international endometriosis month. This month is all about raising awareness and supporting those with endometriosis (#EndometriosisAwarenessMonth). Research estimates that 1 in 10 people with a uterus have endometriosis (Zondervan, 2020). Endometriosis frequently presents with the symptom of pain including painful periods (dysmenorrhoea), pain during
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Two-thirds of Australians over the age of 50 have osteoporosis or osteopenia (1). Osteopenia and osteoporosis are conditions where bones become weak and fragile such that a minor bump can cause a broken bone. Research now indicates that from the age of 50, one in three women and one in five men will sustain a
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