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Diabetes is a common chronic metabolic condition that affects over 1.2 million Australians. That’s a huge percentage of the population and it’s growing each year. If you have diabetes, you probably have elevated blood sugar levels, which over-time...
The Benefits of Exercise with a Current Cancer Diagnosis Exercise has many health benefits for your physical and mental well-being, but did you know that it’s even more important when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer? In this blog, we look at how...
An ACL injury: what to expect and how to treat it An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury (that one where your knee ‘pops’) is one of the highest occurring injuries. An ACL not only means a delayed return to sport but an increased likelihood of...
Strength Training for Bone Health and Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder where your bone mass and density decreases, leading to a higher risk of fracture. Unfortunately, it's a common problem for many Aussies. In fact, nearly 1...
What is a Bone Stress Injury and how to treat it? Bone Stress Injury. It sounds pretty serious, doesn’t it? A bone that’s stressed from an injury. But what does it actually mean? Well, a bone stress injury occurs when you repeat the same...
These past few months, we've been treating a lot of people suffering with neck and upper back pain caused by working from home. We keep hearing that you don't have the time to get up and move around because you're too busy working. This has been...
More about Molly, our Exercise Scientist Molly shares more about her training and experience and how she can help you at Progressive Physiotherapy Group What does a Exercise Scientist do? That's a good question because not everyone has heard of an...
The new answer to soft tissue injury treatment: PEACE and LOVE Welcome to the new approach to soft tissue injury treatment: from the immediate care through to the ongoing management Don’t worry, we haven’t gone back to the ‘60’s and started...
What causes Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and what’s the treatment? Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is caused by an anomaly in the inner ear. If you suffer from BPPV, you may experience dizziness, vomiting and a sensation...
Isolation survival guide How to manage your symptoms of COVID-19 Got COVID-19? Gah, bad luck. We know it's not easy. Not only because you're probably not feeling your usual springy self, but having to isolate can really affect your mental and...
Hitting the road again after a broken leg Daniel, our marathon-running physiotherapist, shares his first-hand experience of the long-road back to running after breaking his leg, and explains why he now enjoys rehabilitating patients with Achilles...
Pain, injury or disability are a normal part of life. It’s not a sign of weakness to admit that you need a helping hand; everyone does at some time in their lives. We are not meant to be stoic and suffer in pain alone and in silence. There are...