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Approximately 70- 90% of the Australian population will suffer with lower back pain at least once during their lifetime. So where does lower back pain come from?  Herniated discs – when the disc becomes week and rips or tears open, material can leak out. If this material puts pressure on a nerve or the spinal […]

If you play or attend sporting competitions, running events or watch elite level sports, there is a high chance you have seen people with tape on them like this: This type of tape is known as kinesiology taping (K-Taping). Kinesiology tape has a comprehensive array of therapeutic benefits. Because kinesiology taping can usually be left […]

Correct scapula positioning in relation to arm movement is essential in force generation and transfer with minimal joint loading. An imbalance in this can lead to greater shoulder and elbow loading and lead to lowered rotator cuff strength through muscle inhibition. This in turn can lead to impingement issues, instability and labral injuries. Most scapula […]

There are approximately 300 different known causes of headaches. Cervical headache or cervicogenic headache are terms used to describe headache caused by abnormalities of the joints, muscle, connective tissues and neural structures of the cervical region. Of all chronic headaches, cervicogenic headache is one of the more common types of headache. The incidence of it […]

Shin splints (also known as medial tibial stress syndrome) are a common complaint, especially among participants of running sports. The term ‘shin splints’ is colloquially used to describe shin pain along the inside or front edges of the shin. Shin splints occur by overstraining of your muscles where they attach to your shin. The symptoms of […]

Tension headache or tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common primary headache disorder. It happens intermittently in up to 80% of the population. This headache is described as pressure or tightness, often like a band around the head, sometimes spreading into or from the neck (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). TTH often begins during the […]

When people present to health professionals (physiotherapists particularly) with sports related injuries or pain, a common question asked is should I ice the injury or use heat? This is particularly relevant in the athletic and sporting community as it is quite common to do a muscle strain or ligament sprain (eg. rolled ankle). If you […]

A blog previously posted explored a 2012 systematic review looking at core stability training in the athletic population. This study found that isolated core strengthening may have positive impacts on athletic performance, but had some limitation in the study. This blog will present 2 recent articles released about the effects of lumbopevlic stability training (LPST)/core […]