Oxfam Trailwalker Training Plan Oxfam Trailwalker alert! Let’s kick off your experience at this years event with my 12 week Oxfam Trailwalker Training Plan. It seems hard to believe but you only have 12 weeks of training before the 2020 event here in Melbourne. As always your PridePlus Health team are here for you and over …
Diabetic? Does this story about diabetic exercises sound familiar? You’re looking after your diabetes and everyone is telling you to exercise more but you’re trying your best and still hearing your doctor or your podiatrist wanting more diabetic exercises? You’re walking as much as you can and checking those sugars but they still peak up …
Why post shoulder surgery rehabilitation with a physio is vital. If you have had to have the surgeon open up your shoulder then you will need some post shoulder surgery rehabilitation. Let me talk to you about this amazing joint. The shoulder is the most flexible joint in your body. It can move in every …
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Our EP, Physio and Podiatry Run Gym in Pascoe Vale If you’re looking for a gym in Pascoe Vale to help you achieve your goals then look no further. Let me introduce you to The Strong Room and the health team who can get you achieving your goals. Firstly, let’s get one thing out of …
Start Your ’20 Right with Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Exercise Physiology in Pascoe Vale. Happy New Year! Let’s make this clear from the start. This isn’t a shame post. This isn’t one of those New Year Resolution listicles to make you feel guilty about what may or may not have happened over December. This one is …
What is the Best Physiotherapy Treatment for Osteoarthritis in Knees? Before we drill down into treatment for osteoarthritis in knees, let’s do a quick refresh on what osteoarthritis actually is. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that can result in chronic pain and disability, affecting 250 million people worldwide. With growing research in …
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Is Podiatry Covered By Medicare? As an Australian I’m so proud of our achievements on the world stage. Punching above our weight in the Olympic medal tally. 8th! Being integral in the moon landing (re-watch the Dish!). Not cheating at sports (ok, except for using sandpaper and bowling underarm). And Medicare, a world leading health funding …
The big toe joint, known as the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint is the hardest working joint in the lower limb. Up to 8 x your body weight will be transmitted through the ball of the foot every single step! With so much load it’s pretty easy for us to see how it can lead to foot …
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For many Australian’s summer means cricket on the radio, splashing at the beach and the return of painful cracked heels. Just look at this chart – the spike in searches relating to cracked heels every summer is as regular as a prune juice drinker. With summer here it’s the perfect time to answer some questions …
The best nursing shoes are the right nursing shoes for you. Podiatrist Jess Steinberg has all our nursing brothers and sisters covered with her comprehensive guide. The Best Nursing Shoes I have always stood by my opinion that nurses are the best kind of people. Having visited family members and friends in hospitals over the …
Motion Control, Maximalist, Carbon Fibre, React X, Dual Density, Decoupling. Help! I just want to know what runners I should be wearing? What are the best running shoes for me?! Since when did finding the best running shoes for your feet become like reading the roll call at a silicon valley primary school? What do …
Here’s a challenge, find me a region of the body (other than the foot) that contains more than 26 bones, 33 joints and more than a hundred tendons, ligaments and muscles. Okay okay, unfair challenge, because there are none! No wonder foot pain can be such a common and tricky beast. The foot and it’s …
