Pelvic floor weakness is not something we talk about openly. I understand it can be embarrasing. Especially for mothers after pregnancy or even older women, this can be a serious issue. According to Continence Foundation Australia, 1 in 3 [...]
Can you control your mind? Are you able to stop it leaping all over the place from what to do for dinner, what's next on the to-do list, how much longer is this run/workout/work presentation going for?!?!? Or do [...]
Discussing mindset is quite important to me because it's not spoken about openly. Peope are embarrased to talk about mental health issues for fear of being judged or worse made fun of. But it's important to understand that mindset [...]
Sciatic nerve pain can be considered "normal" during pregnancy. Because it's the weight of the baby or the uterus that's putting pressure on the nerve. It doesn't happen to everyone , but it's quite common. But, if the sciatic [...]
Back pain after pregnancy can feel "normal" if you've had epidural or a c-section like me. Even if you haven't had surgery, you probably had complications like a tear in the pelvic floor that make it a bit harder [...]
Now if you're a lady with kids please tell me when did your chronic back pain start? Let me take a wild guess, it was either during or after child birth? For most of us that's probably the real [...]
If you've been diagnosed as having fibromyalgia syndrome, please don't think for a second that you've been given a life sentence. Yes, you can't completely get rid of it but you can certainly learn to manage it and stay [...]
I bet you didn't know how much your chronic pain levels can change with what you put in your mouth. You probably had a feeling that your pain may have been worse after eating sugary things or a bowl [...]
Now if you suffer from chronic neck pain and asked me when you should see a physio, I'd say yesterday! And it's not just because I help people with chronic neck pain day in and day out. The issue [...]
I'm sure if you've had back pain before you've heard us physios say a million times that you need core strengthening to prevent this from happening again. The question is what's the best way to strengthen them? It's hard [...]