As a physio we’ve known for a long time that resistance training, strength training or lifting weights is vital to lead healthy and long lives. In fact lifting weights over 65 years of age is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and those around us. We’ve got bundles of research on …
Our expert podiatrists and physiotherapists have developed a free online heel pain test for you to find out what is causing the pain in your heel. If you have heel pain, start here. Heel Pain Test Can’t see the test above or having trouble loading the test? Some browsers don’t like interactive content. If the …
At PridePlus Health we love our tradies. We need our girls and boys on the tools to keep our clinics and homes safe, warm and standing. We also see many of our tradies on their worst days, when they’ve been injured at work. Our physiotherapy team has put together this quiz to see how well …
As a podiatrist with more than a dozen years experience there’s not a day goes by that I’m not asked about foot surgery. I’ll be asked for an opinion on whether Jenny’s mum should go “get her bunions done”. Or whether I think that Tony needs surgery on his “flat feet”. Hold on. “Sir, just …
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Tendonitis: How to Treat and Heal Tendons Our team or podiatrists and physiotherapists have seen our fair share of tendonitis cases over the years. In this post we’ll take you through tendonitis in detail. If you’re suffering with tendonitis or tendon pain you can book in with our team here What Actually Is Tendonitis? Tendonitis …
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 …
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 …
We all know how to use a shovel, it’s pretty straightforward really. It is so mundane that we don’t often ‘THINK’ about the right way to do it. But bear with me… Stop, Pause and Think! Did you know that So now that we have established the importance of ‘knowing’ shovelling or digging, here it …
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Let’s talk about De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis, also known as Mummy Wrist. Battling with wrist pain? Book in online with our physiotherapists now to get treatment. Just when you think you have survived the marathon of pregnancy and labour, motherhood throws a new curveball at you in the form of sore wrists / tendinitis! What starts …
How to strap a sprained ankle from a podiatrist who’s sprained his own ankle, many times. Whether it’s your first or your fifth, a sprained ankle is no-ones idea of a fun time. Depending on the severity you could be back playing sports in under 10 minutes. Or, out for a long period of time. …
Growing up in India I was surrounded by moustaches of all different shapes and sizes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Superstar Rajinikanth ✹ (@rajinikanth.official) It was basically Movember every month! Well, as your physio I’d like to talk about the other important aspect to Movember – Move In MOVEmber. Yes, MOVE. …
