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With Tim Lowcock, Northern Pride Physiotherapist The hamstring strain…. an extremely common injury in field sports such as Aussie Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union. As a result, there is a large [...]

Some people have the belief that exercise is unsafe for elderly individuals, when in fact exercise is extremely safe and important for elderly individuals, for the purposes of this entry elderly [...]

  It is a sad reality that each year, 1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental illness. The onset of mental illness is more prevalent in the adolescent group however can occur at any [...]

with Chris Stanger, Physiotherapist Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition that can present as an acute or chronic injury. Patients will present with pain in either the mid portion of the [...]

Hopefully everyone’s new years resolution is going well! For many people it involves getting returning to exercise and losing that weight that has been bugging them since last Christmas! With new [...]

P.O.L.I.C.E. –Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression and Elevation It might be time to revise the old acronym RICE, and PRICE which have been used as the guide for management of [...]

After being asked many times what exactly osteoarthritis is, I think it’s time to write a blog answering some commonly asked questions and bring forward some recent evidence for prevention and [...]

Referral for investigations such as x-ray, ultrasound, CT or MRI scans is an expectation that has developed considerably over the last few years. The belief that having a scan will show exactly [...]

I can’t remember a day in the clinic, where a patient didn’t say to me, my back/neck/shoulder hurts because I have poor posture! It is a widely held belief by many that sitting up tall with a [...]