Pain is caused by injury or disease and is your bodies way of protecting you. Pain is telling us that something is wrong. Pain comes in 2 forms: Acute pain is severe and short lived and comes on suddenly, it is caused by something quite specific, lasting from just a...
Sit up straight, don’t slouch!! As kids or teenagers most of us have probably heard someone saying something similar. Posture is the way you hold your body. Changes in posture occur when any part of the body is moved. Posture is not just about how well you sit or...
Pneumatic Compression Therapy can be used to assist with oedema, poor circulation, ease sore muscles, and athletic recovery (1,2,3). How does it work? Pneumatic compression therapy improves recovery by using active compression to accelerate the body´s healing and...
It is estimated that between 75-90% of the population experience one or more headaches every year. Because headaches are so common, most people think that getting a headache is a normal part of life. Common headache causes include: TENSION TYPE HEADACHE About 38% of...
The complexity of the shoulder joint allows it to perform many different movements and activities. The shoulder involves three different bones – the scapula, the clavicle, and the humerus – many connecting ligaments, and approximately 20 different muscles. The...
Bursitis- What is it? A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between bone and soft tissue (muscles, tendons and skin). Our bodies contain many bursae (150 +) which are usually found between bony surfaces and overlying tendons. Their role is to...
