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Tradies Health Month - August 2016
Tradies National Health Month
Health 'SNAPSHOT'
Prepared by the Australian Physiotherapy Association
What’s Inside Our Shoulder?
The shoulder joint is one of the more complex joints in the body. This blog post explains what exactly goes on in the shoulder joint, the structures inside, problems that can occur and exercises to prevent injury.
The Envelope of Function
Recovering from injuries can be difficult. Sports, Work Place or Post Surgical... rehab is a complex process aimed at maximising your envelope of function. Follow the link if you'd like to learn more about how injuries effect performance.
Sit/ Stand Desks
Sit-Stand Desks are becoming increasingly popular in office workplaces with research into these desks providing a lot of benefits with their use. This blog will delve into what exactly a sit-stand desk is, it’s proper use, and what benefits they may provide its user.
Using Foam Rollers For Postural Correction
Foam rollers are great for reducing muscle tension but did you know they are also widely used for postural correction? For all those people suffering from any degree of an excessive upper back curvature can now breath a sigh of relief for an upper back treatment outside of the clinic!
Neck and Back Pain
Our most common condition we see at our clinic is neck and shoulder issues. Bec has written a short blog on how to avoid pain here through regular movement, exercise and treatment.
Lower Back and Pelvis Stretching Routine
A general guide to stretching your lower back, pelvis and hip region performed by Kyle Michelle at Richmond Rehab.
Scoliosis explained
Scoliosis is a common condition where the spine curves laterally loading up one to two aspects of the spine and causes muscles to shorten which can result in spasms. Julius explains about scoliosis, the cause, how to test for and the treatment involved with this type of condition.
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome explained
A common condition we see at the clinic with people getting back into running or increasing training loads is Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome. This pain is a lateral knee pain caused from tightness through the ITB can cause all sorts of havoc for runners and cause muscle imbalances and joint dysfunctions throughout the body.
The Brachial Plexus
Today we're looking at the brachial plexus, which is the bundle of nerves that originate in the neck and travel underneath the collarbone and down the arms. This blog is for those people who suffer from neck pain that travels down their arm together with numbness, tingling and weakness.
Taping for Postural Correction
Taping a clients back is a common tool used at the clinic for postural correction to hold the body in the perfect anatomical position and to create awareness of slouching during day to day living. A huge majority of our cases we see of lower and upper back pain is essentially self inflicted through bad habits of poor posture and can easily be improved to prevent any future and long-term injuries.
Patellofemoral Syndrome
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is a common knee condition for those with muscle imbalances or malalignment of the knees. Julius has contributed a Myotherapy perspective on something we see every week.
The Sacroiliac Joint Explained
This blog talks about the sacroiliac joint located at the lowest part of the lower back and the dysfunctions of the joint that cause pain. Includes home care exercises to stretch the joint and the surround muscle tissue, while also strengthening exercises to help improve joint stability.
ACL Injuries
Injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is extremely common in sports which have a contact component or those that require quick changes in direction. If you're interested the ACL, how it is injured or what you can do to avoid injury, this is the post for you.