Geordie pars Defect

Pars Defect – Gymnast battles through

Geordie McColl, a talented gymnast from the Penrith region, first come to see us at The Healthy Body Company during his lead up for state trials for the National Men’s Level 7 Gymnastics NSW Squad. Geordie was experiencing ongoing back pain when hyperextending (bending backwards beyond the normal range of motion) during training and competitions. While, our…

HIIT physiotherapy push up

Getting back into exercise

Want to get fit but not quite sure where to start? Research shows that HIIT (or High Intensity Interval Training) is the best way to get fit in the shortest amount of time– no more hours spent on the treadmill or stationary bike (woohoo)! The principle of HIIT involves using a combination of high intensity work intervals…

Soccer injuries

Soccer Injuries – Yes, they happen!

It has now been 7 weeks since the season of the NSW Premier League 2 has begun and out of the 3 teams I am providing physiotherapy for, a third of the players have an injury! Considering the lengthy preparation during a preseason of 4 to 5 days per week training, this is a large proportion…

Dressage - Rebecca Andrews

Have patience…

We meet really interesting people all the time.  Many of our clients are busy doing amazing things, and we are privildged to support them in their pursuits.  Rebecca Andrews is one of those amazing people.  She has generously agreed to share some of her story with us. Rebecca suggested the title for this article, “Have…

Low Back Pain

How To Understand Low Back Pain

During my years as a physiotherapist in both Europe and Australia I have seen many clients come in with low back pain.  Sometimes this presents just as localised pain but sometimes it is in combination with radiating pain or other  symptoms like numbness, tingling/burning sensations, stiffness,  loss of coordination, weakness or a feeling of instability.…

Ben Moylan

Ben Moylan On Track For #TransTasman16

Australian Touch Football star Ben Moylan has been into see us at The Healthy Body Company. Touch Football is a fast, skilful and exhilarating sport requiring excellent, speed, agility, coordination and balance. Ben made his debut for Australia’s mixed open team in a Trans-Tasman match in 2009 before making his Men’s open debut at the…

Coeliac Disease

Coeliac Disease

It’s Coeliac Awareness Week!!  Condolences to you gluten challenged peeps!  Since gluten (along with sugar) seems to be a trendy thing to quit right now (without a medical reason) I thought it was worth having a look a bit more deeply at gluten and Coeliac Disease. Coeliac disease is not the same as wheat allergy. …