What is Dry Needling? How it works and the benefits What is Dry Needling? Dry needling is a modern treatment which involves inserting fine filament sterile needles into tissues of the body to relieve pain and aid the body’s recovery process.Dry needling is commonly used to manage muscle tension and trigger points. The word “DRY” […]
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What is a Neurological Disorder and how are they categorised? What is a Neurological Disorder? Neurological disorders are diseases which affect the central and/or peripheral nervous system. The structures negatively impacted can include the following: brain, spinal cord, various nerves [cranial, peripheral, roots] along with the organs and tissues that are innervated by the nervous
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What is Neurology What are the roles of the nervous system and how can it impact our daily living What is Neurology? Neurology is the branch of medicine focussed on the body’s nervous system which includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves. The nervous system is composed of various neural networks where signalling between these networks
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus What is it and how can you manage it What is type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is commonly referred to as T2DM and is a chronic metabolic condition characterised by elevated blood glucose concentration. This occurs as a result of the body’s cells not responding effectively to insulin that
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The 4-R’s of Nutrition for Exercise Recovery When considering recovery post-exercise, a four-part framework has been developed to guide nutrition and lifestyle practices to optimise the process. The 4 R’s Framework is made up of Rehydration, Refuel, Repair and Rest. Rehydration During exercise, anywhere from 0.3 to 2.4 litres of sweat can be lost per
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You may be wondering what the difference is between a physiotherapist and occupational therapist particularly regarding working with children with disabilities. Occupational therapists commonly work with children to improve fine motor control, cognitive skills, sensory processing, and hand eye coordination. Physiotherapists on the other hand focus on gross motor skills (running, jumping, skipping), gait biomechanics,
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Food Psychology: The three drivers of eating Do you sit down to watch a movie and wonder why you just can’t seem to stop eating? There may be a very good reason why. In nutrition psychology, there are three potential drivers for the food choices that we make. These are: 1. Palatability: eating to satisfy
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Different nutrition strategies and how to decide what is the best approach for you. Within nutrition coaching, we have a number of strategies we can use to achieve weight-centred or performance related goals. How appropriate these strategies are and how effective they will be is highly specific to each individual is determined based on each
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Bot 2 Assessment What is it? What is the Bot 2 Assessment? The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) is an assessment tool that measures fine and gross motor proficiency. The BOT-2 is broken down into 8 different sub-tests including 53 items that focus on: The test is tailored for school age children and young
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If you had to pick a motion that many people will say relation to back pain it is squatting or bending. When we stand up in good posture, we find a position that can be said to be “neutral spine” and that is the posture that we try to have people maintain in most patterns
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Sever’s Disease. What is it? Sever’s Disease is a common cause of heel pain in physically active, growing kids. It usually occurs during the growth spurt of adolescence, approximately in the 2-year early puberty phase when children grow most rapidly. For females this is between 8-10 years, and males 10-12 years. Sever’s Disease occurs when the
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Can your lower back pain be explained? Let’s find out Pain is a signal in the body. The video that I have included below has a great explanation of what pain is and how it works. What does pain mean to you? So, to a person in pain, who has no idea of anatomy, physiology,
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Can your low back pain be explained? Pain is a signal in the body. The video that I have included below is a great explanation of what pain is and how it works. So, to a person in pain, who has no idea of anatomy, physiology, or biomechanics it seems really complicated, right? Well, even
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