What is that? Rectus Abdominis Diastasis (RAD) or diastasis recti refers to the separation of your abdominal muscles. In females RAD is considered normal during pregnancy as your body accommodates a growing baby. RAD is also seen in men, often relating to weak abdominal muscles or abdominal surgery. Separation occurs along the line of the …
To Kegel or not Kegel? To achieve optimum function of your pelvic floor, it has to have the ability to; Contract fully Relax fully Contract at the correct time Relax at the correct time It is pretty difficult to decide whether you’re able to do all of the above, especially if you aren’t fully aware …
This month we celebrate Mothers Day by teaching you about the Pelvic Floor. But men, don’t stop reading, you may also benefit from this information. Over the next few blogs, Candice Langford, our very own Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, will be teaching you about the the pelvic floor, pelvic health and pelvic physiotherapy. The first will …
You are experiencing pain and every person you know has given you their opinion on what you should do. You’ve even googled and the answer you keep hearing is that you should rest from the activity that is causing you pain. But what exactly does that mean? How much rest should I get? Do I …
You’ve had loads of treatment, done your exercises and yet your neck pain is just not getting any better. If bad habits haven’t been identified and you are still regularly putting pressure on your neck, it’s just not going to get better. Basically, it is like picking at a scab, over and over and expecting …
Last month I gave you a few Physio Truth Bombs to think about. Now I want to dive a tiny bit deeper into one of those truths – exercise is 90% of your recovery. It is the one thing that people simply struggle to get around to and then wonder why they aren’t getting better …
This is a guest blog by Alex Bar, a health coordinator from Backs in Action, a centre in North America with both physios and chiros. He is also an aspiring health writer and host to a wellness website called Tips4Wellness. We asked Alex to write the answer to this FAQ in order to get an unbiased response, …
I recently injured my lower back. It happened in typical fashion, not whilst doing the heavy activity (in my case a harder mountain biking session than usual) but rather during a rest break as I was throwing an empty wrapper into a bin. I got stuck and every slight movement resulted in sharp pain. …
Headache and migraine… such a common problem in our modern age. How often do you or someone you know suffer from a debilitating headache? In this post, Georgie Busse (one of our fantastic physios) takes headaches and migraines, breaks them down for you and busts the myth that you have to live with them. How …
Are Sports Injuries related to the New Year? Why is it, without fail, that every year I suddenly have an influx of sports injuries towards the end of January? I have no hard evidence from a journal to corroborate my findings but after 15 years of being in the industry I can confidently say that …