Posts Tagged ‘injury’
Chronic Pain and Osteopathy
Did you know 6.9 Million Australians live with musculoskeletal pain? July 22nd to July 28th is National Pain Week. Each year Chronic Pain Australia organises this week to champion the needs of those living in chronic pain. We want to help do something about it. The Osteopaths St George Health spend a lot of time…
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Stiff Back
Stiff back in the morning? Read on – this might save you some pain. Back problems are incredibly common: Estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey show about 3.7 million Australians have back problems each year. Somewhere between 70 – 90% of people will suffer from lower back pain at some point…
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Spring into Spring with these preventative tips for injury free exercise!
Spring is in the air and now is the time to reclaim your health! When the weather warms up and the winter layers come off, now is the perfect time to start making some little changes to start to see long-term benefits and to get that body ready for summer, however, you need to be…
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So just what is an Osteopath anyway?
I get asked this question all the time, whether it’s from new patients who’ve been recommended to me, people I meet in business or even my friends and family. In Australia, Osteopathy is a registered health care profession, albeit one of the smallest going around. There are only about 2400 of us working across Australia.…
Read MoreExercising with Injuries
Want to get back to the gym but scared of hurting yourself? Exercising with injuries: Where is the boundary between helpful and harmful? Our Osteopath Eddie Clark gives you his opinion on this contentious yet common issue. In my practice we often see people who are having trouble keeping up with their exercise programs because…
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