The Healthy Body Company is a dynamic family run health business committed to supporting the healthy active lives of our clients and our broader community. The Healthy Body Company brings together a team of qualified health professionals including: physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, remedial massage therapists, yoga and pilates teachers.

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Arthritis Part 1

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…

ACL Physiotherapy Penrith

ACL – What Is That?

What is an ACL? ACL stands for anterior (front) cruciate ligament. You can see it in the picture below. This ligament provides 85% of the restraining force to anterior tibial displacement at 30 degrees and 90 degrees of flexion. What on earth does this mean? When the knee is bent at some positions, the ACL…

Cramping and nutrition

Cramps – Mitch Marsh Style

Mitch Marsh’s cramping video has gone crazy and so many of us took twisted delight in watching him try again and again to get up only to crumple in a heap. The Cricket Australia commentary crew couldn’t hide their amusement. But what was going on and could Mitch have done anything to avoid it?? Cramps…

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Safe Summer Exercise – 4 Great Tips

Wow it’s hot out there – but it’s still possible to keep moving and being active through the warm summer months.  Tom Hamilton has come up with 4 fantastic tips to make exercising in summer safe and more pleasurable. Tip 1 – Time of day Daylight saving means we are blessed with longer daylight. Try…

Exercise and arthritis

Osteoarthritis…

What Is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as osteoarthroses, is a type of degenerative joint disease. OA is a disease of the entire joint, encompassing the cartilage, joint lining, ligaments and bone. Although it is commonly referred to assimple ‘wear and tear’, there is much more to the disease, with cartilage breakdown, bony overgrowth and…