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Rebuilding Strength After Cancer: A Glimpse Into Cancer Rehab Exercises
If you’ve been through cancer treatment, “getting back to normal” can feel like a vague, distant goal. What does it actually look like? For a lot of people, it starts small: carrying groceries without pain, playing with a grandchild on the floor, walking the dog without running out of breath. In this video, we show a few of the cancer…
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When Can You Return to Running After Birth? A Physio Guide
When Can You Return to Running After Birth? If you’ve recently had a baby and you’re wondering when it’s safe to lace your running shoes back up, you’re asking exactly the right question, and one we get asked all the time in the clinic. Running is a great form of cardio. It elevates the heart rate, is time efficient, gives…
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Cancer and Exercise: How Physical Activity Improves Cancer Survival Outcomes
Exercise and cancer recovery go hand in hand — and that’s become clearer than ever as new research comes out of Australia and around the world. Years ago, when having chemotherapy or radiation therapy, it was advised to rest and relax after treatment. In recent years we have moved firmly in the opposite direction, encouraging people to stay active before,…
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Abdominal Separation After Birth: Physio’s Guide to Diastasis Recti Recovery
If you’ve noticed a soft gap or “belly bulge” down the middle of your tummy since having your baby, you’re not alone, and you’re not stuck with it. Diastasis recti abdominis (DRAM), also known as abdominal separation, is a normal physiological change that becomes increasingly common through the third trimester and remains common well into the postpartum period. The good…
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Essential Balance Training for Cancer Patients: Reducing Fall Risk During and After Treatment
Balance training for cancer patients is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of falls during and after treatment. A deterioration in balance is extremely common among people undergoing cancer treatment, often as a direct side effect of chemotherapy or other therapies. Poor balance increases the risk of falls and fractures, injuries that can seriously disrupt recovery…
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Effective Relief for Heel Pain: Causes, Symptoms, and How Physiotherapy Can Help
Heel pain is one of the most common conditions treated by physiotherapists. If you have pain under your heel, especially with your first steps in the morning or after sitting, it is often caused by irritation of the thick band of tissue that supports your arch, the plantar fascia. This condition is commonly known as plantar fasciitis or plantar heel…
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Prolapse and Pessary Management: A Complete Guide
Pessary Fitting Service Now Available If you’ve been told you have pelvic organ prolapse (vaginal prolapse), or if you’ve noticed a sense of heaviness, bulging, or dragging in your vagina, a pelvic floor physiotherapist can help. Pelvic organ prolapse affects up to 50% of women at some point in their lives. The good news is that prolapse is often manageable…
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Do I Have a Weak Hip? A Comprehensive Guide to Hip Stability and Strength
If you’ve been wondering whether you have a weak hip, you’re not alone – hip weakness is one of the most common (and overlooked) contributors to knee, back, and balance problems. Think about your average day. From the moment you step out of bed, climb a flight of stairs, or even just sit down at your desk, your hips are…
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Chronic Neck Pain Treatment: A Physiotherapist’s Guide to Lasting Relief
Neck pain is one of the most common reasons people seek physiotherapy. Whether it’s caused by trauma such as whiplash, long hours at a desk, stress, poor posture, sport, or everyday activities, neck pain can affect your ability to work, sleep, exercise, and enjoy daily life. For many people, neck pain becomes a recurring issue. The good news is that…
Read More How the GLA:D Program Helps Knee & Hip Osteoarthritis
The GLA:D Program is an evidence-based exercise and education program that helps people with knee or hip osteoarthritis reduce pain, improve strength, and stay active. If knee or hip osteoarthritis is making your everyday activities more difficult, you’re not alone. Pain, stiffness, and reduced confidence in movement can affect everything from walking and exercising to gardening and spending time with…
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Why Breath-Holding Can Slow Postpartum Recovery
The Hidden Connection Between Breathing and Postpartum Recovery During pregnancy, your growing baby changes the way you breathe, move, and manage pressure through your body. After birth, your body needs time to regain strength and coordination between your diaphragm, abdominal muscles, and pelvic floor. These muscles form part of your body’s “core canister” and work together to manage pressure inside…
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Patellofemoral Pain in Sport: Causes, Exercises & Physio Treatment
Patellofemoral pain (pain around the knee cap) is one of the most common knee complaints in sport and if you play sport, you’ll know that knee pain can be hard to ignore. When your pain can be subjective; only flaring up at certain times, or if the injury is not related to a specific cause, it can be hard to…
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