Back pain affects up to 85% of the population at some point during their lives. The good news is that 90% of people will improve within 3 months. Tom Hamilton, Physiotherapist at The Healthy Body Company has provided this great article that will assist us all in having a better understanding of the difference between acute …
Physios from The Healthy Body Company have been providing support to NSW Touch for many years (Steve Cunningham – I am speaking to you – is it 21 years now?). NSW Junior State Cup – always a cracker of an event, sees the best young touch players from around NSW going head to head. The…
As a Physiotherapist, I wish I had a dollar for every time I am asked which shoes are best by one of my clients. The questioning is becoming more frequent and intense as we head into winter sports season (can you believe that clubs are running trials in February?). I found that my answer was…
I hit the wall this week. Not the “running out of glycogen during a marathon” type of hitting the wall, the “cooking and preparing food for other people” hitting the wall. Oh you didn’t know such a wall existed? Really? Because I ran this concept past some friends who are also mothers of small children…
Over the past 6 weeks Jude and the team at the Healthy Body Company have been looking after the Italian National Canoe Slalom Team, who have been here at Jordan Springs preparing for the Rio Olympic Games as well as competing at the Australian Open and the Oceania Championship. The team competes in the C1,…
We gave you arthritis Part 1 and Part 2 – but there is more to this story. Arthritis can also afflict children and young people. Juvenile arthritis (JA) unlike Osteo-arthritis (OA) is an umbrella term used to describe the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions that can develop in children under the age of 16. Although…
You may have read Part 1 of our arthritis series. It provides some clear information about the range of conditions that are described as arthritis. If not, check it out here. The leads to the question – what can be done about arthritis, and is exercise any help? Is exercise good for arthritis? Research has…
What is Arthritis? Arthritis is often referred to as a single disease. In fact, it is an umbrella term for more than 100 medical conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system, specifically joints where two or more bones meet. Arthritis-related problems include pain, stiffness, inflammation and damage to joint cartilage and surrounding structures. This can result…