Best Back Stretching Exercises for Lower Back Pain Problems

Uncover osteoporosis and sarcopenia management with resistance exercises at Jenkins Physiotherapy to build stronger muscles and bones, and improve balance.

Rotator cuff issues can cause pain at the front or back of shoulder, down the arm, or even up into your neck. You may also experience loss of movement of the shoulder and/or weakness in your arm.

Rotator cuff tears are common. They affect 20-22% of the population, and… (click VIEW POST ↑↑ to continue reading)

Exam studying can be brutal. Hitting the books for hours can make things stiff, tight, sore, and altogether unpleasant.

So how does one counteract the study grind that comes with final exams, while still putting enough time in? Simple: efficient ‘movement snacks’. Here are five moves that your stationary, studying-body will thank you for:

Strengthen glutes and beat lower back pain with bridge exercise variations. Improve stability and coordination, reduce lower back pain with these key exercises

Dealing with rotator cuff pain? Learn effective exercises & treatments to regain shoulder function and overcome issues.

Struggling with pain fluctuations? Learn about the Boom/Bust Cycle of Pain & regain control with these three steps. Manage your pain effectively today.

Discover top 3 low back stretches to alleviate stiffness and soreness. Learn the keys to effective stretching from a trusted physiotherapist. Click to read.

FIFA 11+ Warm up to reduce injuries this season

Don’t put up with your heel pain

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Read on to learn about the symptoms and causes of Baker's Cysts, their treatment options, and how you can manage them at home with physiotherapy advice.

Headaches can be debilitating and frustrating to manage. In this article we discuss some common types of headaches, and how physio is involved in their treatment.

3 Common types of headaches include:

1. Neck – related headaches (cervicogenic)

2. Tension headaches

3. Migraines +/- aura

“If you had a car that your mechanic called “degenerative”, would you want to drive it? Probably not.

But lots of pain free people have OA.

Did you know that of people over the age of 40 without pain, up to 43% show osteoarthritic changes in their knees on MRI. Think about that - in adults without pain, four out of ten might have OA-looking knees! This means that you CAN!

Leanne had started to notice that she was unable to lie on her left side at night without pain.

Her hip had started to ache if she crossed her legs when sitting, as well as after long periods of sitting or driving.

Leanne had stopped her regular exercise class as it was the same time she needed to pick her grandchildren up from school. Click to read on…

Jane, a woman in her sixties, came into the clinic after a week of significant neck and right arm pain.

The pain was impacting everything from driving to working to sleeping.

In addition to neck pain, Jane was experiencing significant pain across her right shoulder and into the forearm, occasionally accompanied by pins and needles.

To add insult to injury Jane was unsure what she could have done to possibly make her neck so irritated; all things considered she was in a fair bit of strife! read on >>>

Did you know that a physiotherapist can help you look after your lungs?

In our professional training, physiotherapists spend many hours understanding the cardiac and respiratory systems and how to make sure they function effectively.

We utilise something called the Active Cycle of Breathing Techniques to address many lung related issues and promote good respiratory health in those even without issues

I am often asked what to use on injuries.

It is almost universal that everyone wants to get better faster, but sometimes pain can become persistent unless dealt with properly.

We mostly advocate strengthening programs and adjusting small habits that may be contributing to your symptoms.

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Why do we use fisiocrem?

I hadn’t been a fan of using creams in my treatments.

Useful for foot, ankle, and knee rehab as well. We know that strength training is really important in these rehab areas

“if you can do more than 10 to 12 reps of an exercise, it's probably a bit too easy for you”

I'm going to go through a few quick and easy variations of the calf raise and feel free to… click above read more

Knee pain is one of the most common conditions we see at our physio clinic in Madeley, Perth.

If there hasn’t been a specific incident, often the pain will be preceeded by a spike in activity, or … click read post for more…

The GLA:D program is an exercise program initially run in Denmark for those with hip and/ or knee osteoarthritis. Research has shown that it reduces the symptom progression of arthritis by a HUGE 32%!!! CLICK READ POST FOR MORE