We’ve all watched Spiderman shake off a painful landing and marvelled at how the Black Widow pushes through all the hurdles in her way. What if you too can fight pain like a superhero? Save the planet? Get the guy or girl? Well first, you’ll need to know which superhero you most handle pain like. …
Chronic Pain Quiz Pain is what reminds us of our mortality, our humanity. But pain is important too. Pain is part of our danger sensing system. It leads us to act. Pain is part of being human. Take the pain quiz below to find out which superhero you handle persistent pain like. When you’ve found …
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After another gruelling lockdown in Pascoe Vale we’re excited to be welcoming back our Group Exercise Classes. And we’re back with a big improvement! Group Exercise Classes can now be scheduled and paid for online. Summary of Changes Phone number for groups is now 📞 03 9068 0966 Book and pay for your Group Exercise …
If you give me 2 minutes, I’ll teach you how to get strong at home with The Kettle Exercises. It’s that time of the year again! The temperature drops, cold blustering winds blow and we re-discover the art of defrosting car windows. While there is plenty of action for the footy stars when the siren …
In this article about how to prevent diabetes we’re going to talk about the 3 big ones. These are topics that come up every day when we’re discussing the ins and out in our diabetes program called Sugar Burners 🔥. Diet Weight Loss Exercise So you’ve been told you’re on the verge of Type 2 …
Exercise Right Week 2021 runs 🏃♀️, walks 🚶♂️, rides 🚴♀️ and lifts 🏋️♂️ it’s way from May 24 to May 30. Kicking off in 2014, Exercise Right Week has become a great rallying cry & reminder to us all. We’re passionate about the role that exercise plays in our lives at PridePlus Health. Exercise is …
We’ve called Pascoe Vale our home for over 7 years now. In that time we’ve seen athletes from all the Pascoe Vale sports clubs get back to playing at their best. We’re talking all sports and all ages! Our physios have provided treatment for a variety of different sports injuries. And our podiatrists fixed many …
This one is super important. Over the last ten years the number of people taking high blood pressure medications increased by 50%. We also know that despite pharmacologic 💊 (drug) advances only one third of adults with high blood pressure achieve adequate BP (blood pressure) control. On the testing side there’s issues too. Access to …
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Sugar Burners Want to get those blood sugars back to normal? Improve your health, your weight and burn off excess body fat with Sugar Burners. Your diabetes program from PridePlus Health. Start your 🔥 Burn off blood sugars and feel energised. Book your first Sugar Burners EP session now. We all understand the importance or …
Heart disease, otherwise termed cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of Australia’s biggest health problems. What causes heart disease is a question us EPs get daily as coronary heart disease is one of the primary reasons people come to see me in Pascoe Vale. Not sure about the difference between an exercise physiologist and a physiotherapist? …
What makes you happy? For us, it’s when we hear your success stories. Like the time Ava told us about how she’s just started jogging again after initially being unable to walk comfortably up the Gaffney Street hill. Or when Sherry shook off a couple of inches around her waist and was then told by …
Falls Prevention Is Important To Us All Falling or even the fear of falling can be scary. Confidence can begin to decrease and slowly activities like cooking, cleaning, moving about the house and walking outside can be daunting tasks. One common misconception is that ‘it is just a part of ageing’. Let me contest that …
