As we age our risk of falls increase. In Australia 30% of adults over the age of 65 will have one fall a year. Find out how exercise prescribed by an Exercise Physiologist can help decrease the risk of falls as you age....
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions in Australia. Exercise can be used as medicine for both the prevention and treatment of diabetes....
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death both worldwide and in Australia. Exercise is one of the best things for heart health. It can be used as prevention or to help rehabilitate you after a cardiovascular event....
Following a stressful year with Covid, and with many of us taking a long break from exercise over the festive season. The team at Village Physiotherapy Shellharbour love to see our clients getting back into exercise and living active lifestyles, however, lately we have...
Knee mechanics are more complex than you think. As much as they appear to be a hinge joint that flexes and extends, most people don’t realise that the knee rotates. Look at your sore knee and look at your good knee. If you straighten all the way out, can your good knee go further...
The team at Village Physiotherapy Shellharbour have been seeing many current clients and also new clients presenting with knee pain. It appears that people are trying to get back into some activity with this beautiful weather, however with the year that 2020 has been most people are deconditioned...
Is it my ACL? At Village Physiotherapy Shellharbour, one of the most common questions we get asked is in regards to one of the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee. It seems like this is a sports persons most dreaded injury especially those participating in high risk activities such as...
Painful wonders......I hear you thinking what is so wonderful about pain? It hurts, it is an inconvenience and nobody enjoys it! Pain is complex, for many of us it can be confronting, causing us to retreat from things that bring joy. What if you were about to learn that pain is not what you think it is. One of our senior Physios, Maddie has recently completed a short course on pain. Here is some of the learning she has had which she has so lovingly named PAINFUL WONDERS....
We are back. After an unexpected hiatus we have reopened the doors. After our first week we are overwhelmed with the support from everyone. It has be wonderful to see you in the clinic and to also hear from you over the phone....
During pregnancy, a woman’s body experiences many physical and hormonal changes to accommodate for the gestation and delivery of a baby. Physical changes include an enlarging abdomen, breasts and weight gain. Strain is increased on the lower back, hips and lower extremities because of the increasing weight. A pregnancy massage may assist in relieving tension in these areas. Hormones also cause softening of ligaments and other connective tissues in preparation for delivery and can play a part in the emotional swings that some expectant mothers experience....