Your hip pain might be shouting out for you to look down – at your feet! If hip pain is a daily reminder to you that something is going wrong but you’re just not sure what it is and what you can do about it? You’re not the only one. Hip pain is one of …
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Achilles tendonitis. When you can’t run, jump, or even walk without wincing. It makes you feel like you’re dragging around a 10 ton truck tyre. Every morning you feel the heavy stiffness. Ranges from a dull ache to ‘shoot-me-now’ levels. Even resting isn’t a surefire escape. So what’s happened to you pop, spring and speed? …
Have you ever wondered what is the difference between a foot corn and plantar wart? You know, those built-up lesions of hard skin that cause that feeling of discomfort on your feet? Did you do some google research and found out that you only have a few days to live and start panicking. Well, rest …
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If you’ve recently been diagnosed with low bone density, welcome to the world of Vitamin D supplements and calcium. While there is no cure for osteoporosis – or its precursor, osteopenia – there is much to be done to build healthy bones and you, as the owner of the chalky bones, owe it to yourself …
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My mum always used to say that having osteoporosis was having “bird bones” and at any minute she could float away, but had to be careful how she would land. Well, it’s not quite that simple. Mum never did float away but she did hit the deck hard and has fractured her fair share of …
If you get up out of bed and suffer from sore feet in the morning there’s a good chance someone in your life has told you it’s “plantar fasciitis”. And fair enough. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot injuries that affects around 10% of all Australians. It’s also often particularly painful when …
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There are 3 common exercise errors or what I think of as pull-up mistakes that us physiotherapists see a lot of in clinic. And fair enough, pull-ups are one of the most challenging workout moves, requiring a lot of strength and practice (and patience). As one of your Pascoe Vale physiotherapists, I’ve helped numerous clients …
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Hey Tim, you’re a podiatrist – can you help me out – Why is my toenail black? As the saying goes, if I had a dollar every time I was asked that question… I’d have a fair few dollars, particularly from runners here in Melbourne who ramp up their training for one of our great …
You need both pain and sleep to survive. Pain is a signal of bodily harm that motivates you to do something about it. You sleep to maintain homeostasis and optimise all bodily functions. Pain can influence sleep, and sleep can influence pain. Can you recall the time when back pain or arthritic pain kept you …
Musculoskeletal physiotherapist Naveena runs you through a sedentary lifestyle test where you can find out if you’re moving enough. From there, the next steps are up to you. Quite literally. The treatment for a sedentary lifestyle is to get out and get moving. If you’re around in Pascoe Vale our Exercise Physiologists are experts in …
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