Embarking on the journey of pointe work is an exciting milestone for young dancers. However, it is essential to approach this transition with careful preparation and consideration.
Disaster Recovery Back Pain – don’t add injury to insult
Disaster struck on Wednesday 9th of June in Emerald and the surrounding Dandenongs, and in fact large parts of Victoria and New South Wales. This has caused significant clean up effort, with hundreds of trees falling across roads, houses, power-lines and fences. Predictably,
Do I need to see a Doctor?
One of the most common queries we get when people ring up our clinics is “I’m not really sure if this is a physio thing, or a doctor thing, or maybe I just need a massage, but . . . ?” so I thought it… Read more »
Lymphatic Drainage – What is it, and does it work?
What Is The Lymphatic System? In the human body we have 600-700 lymph nodes. The tonsils, adenoids, spleen and thymus are all part of the lymphatic system. It is the front-line in our body’s ability to fight disease and infection by filtering and localizing foreign… Read more »
What does Massage do, really?
Massage and therapeutic touch have been used for thousands of years, and until recently we thought we pretty much knew what was going on! Therapists have been describing to patients that their skillful manipulation of the tissues of the body would cause any and all… Read more »
Trigger Points? Myofascial release? The winds of change are blowing . . .
If you’ve ever been to see a Physiotherapist, Remedial Massage Therapist, Myotherapist, Osteopath, Rolfer, Kinesiologist or any other kind of manual therapist any time since about 1950s, chances are that they have at some point in the treatment poked a sore spot on your body,… Read more »