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My knee is making a grinding noise, do I have arthritis??

Patients often ask why their knees are making creaky, crunching, grating or grinding sounds especially when performing repetitive knee bending and straightening eg. Squats, lunges or stairs. Studies have found that sounds at the knee (also known as crepitus) are common among healthy knees and also arthritic knees. Therefore, noisy knees does not necessarily mean

Physiotherapy after ankle sprain?

Ankle sprain, Physiotherapy, Running, Sports

Do I need physiotherapy after an ankle sprain?? YES! After an ankle sprain you are at a much higher risk of another ankle sprain (if you don’t not have proper rehabilitation) If you have multiple ankle sprains, your ankle can become permanently unstable This can increase your risk of wear and tear at the joints

Heat or Ice?

Exercise recovery, General health, Knee Pain, Lower Back Pain, Neck Injuries, Physiotherapy, Running, Sports, Uncategorized

A common question we receive in clinic is – Should I use heat or ice? Surprisingly most people are not aware of what we should be using in certain circumstances. There is alot of conflicting advice surrounding this question but we are going to make it simple for you. ICE Have you ever had an

Office Desk Ergonomics

Desk setup, Neck Injuries, Physiotherapy, Sitting

Your office desk ergonomics are crucial is assisting you to minimise pain as a result of long periods of sitting. Changing your desk layout may be important however, one posture is not perfect for everyone all of the time. Regular breaks from sitting help to reduce fatigue. Try to organise your work schedule to allow

Sitting Posture

Desk setup, Neck Injuries, Physiotherapy, Sitting

Our sitting posture is one of the biggest drivers of neck pain. You don’t need trauma to end up with neck pain. With us all sitting more, and the progress in technology we are finding more and more that sitting posture is getting worse. Commonly we find rounding of the shoulders with a forward head

Neck Injuries in Contact Sports

Neck Injuries, Physiotherapy, Sports

Neck injuries are common in contact sports. More then what most people think. This blog is targeted at, but not limited to contact sports as we all know life happens and anything can be hurt at any time. Before reading this always remember that neck injuries are not always obvious. ALWAYS Err on the side of

Ankle injury

Fitness, General health, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized

How many times have you had an ankle injury and just thought “it will be fine, walk it out”. The fact is if you’ve ever rolled your ankle you’re probably going to do it again. Have you ever heard someone say “it’s just a sprain”? A common belief that an ankle injury is not of

Weight loss and joint pain the vicious cycle

Diet, Exercise recovery, Knee Pain, Physiotherapy

Did you know that joint pain can be largely attributed to being overweight? Studies have shown that peoples body weight can be amplified by 5-7 times when running, thereby placing a huge amount of pressure on the joints. Given this slice of information, it’s reasonable to think that a loss of only 5kg can make

EXOS CAST

Children, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

EXOS CAST – your probably thinking it wont be for you or that it will be too expensive. At Village Physiotherapy we have a passion for making life easier for all of our clients. Your happiness comes first. As a result we try to find tools and treatments that work in best with your lifestyle.

Sitting, is it the new smoking?

General health, osteo, osteopath, Osteopathy, physio, Physiotherapy, shellharbour, Sitting

Our current lives have been altered so that we spend most of it sitting down and being stationary. So are the impacts of this as negative as smoking? How do you sit at a desk? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 3.2 million deaths can be attributed to physical inactivity. Our sedentary lifestyles