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Its that time of the year again and oh how much fun it is! One week to go and already I can feel the stress of the silly season building in my muscles and bulging over my belt…… I came across a few handy little tips to stay healthy and happy over the Christmas season that… Continue reading Getting pinned down by the silly season??

Office workers are the new endurance athlete. Sounds strange but I think we need to start treating these workers like athletes. Just like we get a myriad of overuse injuries with endurance sports such as marathon running, Ironman, Cycling etc,  sitting at a desk for 8-10 hours a day comes with a whole laundry list… Continue reading Training to be a Desk Worker

What is Lumbar Disc Injury? Lumbar disc injuries either occur as a result of a bending/twisting/lifting event or, more commonly, due to poor habits that become compounded over time. Many patients are unable to identify a specific movement or event that triggered disc pain. Lumbar disc pain is usually felt in the lower back and… Continue reading Back Pain – Lumbar Disc Injury

Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis Background Information Affects 1-3% of our population. Risk Factors include: Smoking Obesity Aged between 45 and 54 Repetitive movements for at least 2 hours daily Managing physical loads over 20 kg   What is Lateral Epicondylitis? Your Lateral Epicondyle is a bony point on the outside of your elbow. Your… Continue reading Tennis Elbow – Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Everyone has hundreds of bursa around the body. Their role is to reduce friction and allow 2 surfaces to slide over each other freely. When bursa become irritated they become swollen and the ability to allow the 2 surfaces to glide freely is reduced. Poor biomechanics and repetitive strain is quite often the cause of… Continue reading Bursitis – Management & Symptoms

Pelvic pain in men is more common that you might think.  We don’t hear about it because men don’t like to admit they’re in pain, especially when the pain is in his penis and causes pain on ejaculation, or testicular pain, groin pain, a frequent need to urinate, loss of libido….Not only does he shut… Continue reading Pelvic Pain in Men (Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome – CPPS)

Pelvis Problems……you say Potato , I say …. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Pudendal Neuralgia, Pelvic Dysfunction, Sacro Illiac Dysfunction. The Pelvis is so misunderstood; we as a society have difficulty even finding a consensus on how to name problems with it. Here are a few names which really mean the same thing – Chronic Pelvic… Continue reading Pelvis Problems

Can be broken down into 3 main zones 1. Anal region – this one is the easiest and most often used ALL MEN KNOW HOW TO STOP  FROM BREAKING WIND IN PUBLIC PLACES – sometimes we just don’t bother making that choice!! (ACTUAL MUSCLE NAME – LEVATOR ANI)  2. Testicular region – The feeling you… Continue reading Male Pelvic Floor

What is Shoulder impingement? Shoulder impingement is a condition in which structures in the shoulder are compressed between your upper arm bone (humerus) and a part of your shoulder blade (acromion). The Shoulder requires stabilization from a variety of muscles to help the shoulder blade maintain optimal movement. If there are tight structures from something as… Continue reading Shoulder Impingement – Causes, Symptoms & Management

Prostate cancer is a very prevalent cancer, more prevalent even than breast cancer. If diagnosed early Prostate cancer can be treated very successfully by removing the prostate gland itself. However, removing the prostate gland surgically can also effect changes in continence and erectile function. Surgical trauma will affect both the nerves and muscles of the pelvic… Continue reading Men’s Health – Life after Prostate Cancer

I spend at least 50% of my day treating injuries caused by running! Most of these injuries could have been avoided if my clients had adequate control of their pelvis and lower limbs so they could run with good technique. I know some patients find Physio exercises to be super boring and hard to keep up… Continue reading Pilates for Runners!

As both a Physiotherapist & Pilates Clinician, I often hear the comment from my patients “I know I have bad posture’, which is followed swiftly by “how do I improve this?” so I thought I would just take a moment or two to cover a few of the basics, and how we integrate posture exercises… Continue reading Posture & Pilates – how do they relate???

At SSOP we are one of only a few clinics in Sydney who are using the most up to date technology to assist in the rehabilitation from injury. We have been using real-time ultrasound for several years now, but our most recent bit of kit is DorsaVi (most physiotherapists are geeks – me included –… Continue reading Using technology to improve running technique

The wrist is a complex joint involving the articulation between 8 small carpal bones, the 2 bones of the forearm (ulna and radius) and your 5 key hand bones (metacarpals). The wrist has multiple ligaments to aid stability around each of these boney articulations. The complex nature of these articulations is what enables us to… Continue reading Wrist Pain

 Horse riders are often so busy looking after their horses that they fail to take care of themselves. Riders need to begin to recognise themselves as sports people, and start treating their bodies accordingly. How your body is functioning has a direct impact on how your horse will perform. Typical horse riding injuries often occur to… Continue reading Physiotherapy for Horse Riders