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Why Does My Shoulder Hurt?
The shoulder is a fantastic joint with a vast range of mobility, that wonderful range of movement allows us to complete many complex and dexterous movement. Watch your favourite sports stars, Serena Williams serving, Mitchell Starc bowling thunderbolts or Ian Thorpe...
Whiplash Injuries
What Are Whiplash Injuries? Whiplash is a non-medical term describing a range of head and neck injuries resulting from an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. These forces may result in painful injuries to the muscles, ligaments and...
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
The sacroiliac joint is located in the lower part of the back and joins the tail bone (sacrum) to one of the pelvic bones (ilium). There are two sacroiliac joints – one on either side of the spine. The sacroiliac joints act to transfer weight from the spine to the...
Avoid Common Christmas Injuries
With the festive party season in full swing and holidays just around the corner, Osteopaths are urging everyone to take extra caution, to stay safe, injury-free and happy this Christmas. The best Christmas present you can yourself and family is; Your Health....
Posture
Your posture, how you align your body and use your muscles to keep you in certain positions, is an important consideration in every activity you do including sitting, standing and sleeping. Good posture maximizes your respiratory capacity, allowing other systems,...
Upper Back Stretch
Seated or standing, stretch the arms straight out and rotate the hands so that the palms face away from each other. Cross the arms so that the palms are pressed together, contract the abs and round the back, reaching away as you relax the head. Don't collapse but...
National Pain Week
National Pain Week is 25th -31st of July. Pain, at a physiological level, is stimulation of sensitive nerve endings (nociceptive) either by chemical or mechanical means. This commonly occurs through injury and its purpose is to inform us of tissue damage. The causes...
