Greg Muir: Movember and his cancer story Supporting our clients through every stage of their lives is so important to us. To us, health involves the whole person, not just physical fitness. Going through cancer is a scary time, and the uncertainty of the situation affects every part of your life. We provide services to […]
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As mentioned before the information differs for different chronic health populations, with medications and biological factors playing a role. Eating meals containing carbohydrates are known to increase blood glucose and insulin concentrations. When this is followed by exercise, glucose uptake into skeletal muscle is enhanced, leading to a lower effect on blood glucose. This has
Working out on an empty stomach, why you should or shouldn’t do this. Learn More »
So, you have ruptured your Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Well… you are not alone. Thousands of people sustain this injury every year. You do get better, it does take time and it takes consistency in your approach to rehabilitation. The most important thing is that you stay positive and focused on the process. It is
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Are you becoming more prone to stumbling? Are everyday activities getting harder involving getting on and off the ground? Maybe your parents are showing signs of slowing down and finding it harder to get around the house. These are all symptoms that can come along as we age, and there is something we can do
What to do if you stack it when you’re on your own? Learn More »
The last day of this round of Mums and Bubs: First steps class, this called for a step up in exercises and we also got to wind down and learn how to do baby massage at the end with our Musculoskeletal Therapist Lacey Hayes! Thank you to all these lovely ladies for participating in our
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A question we get asked frequently is why this is happening. It could be for many reasons, one of the more common ones is called femoroacetabular impingement, basically what this means is the bone and the socket where your hip and leg meet, there can be rubbing of the bone which is where the pain
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What is it? Basically it is the knee dropping in sideways. You can usually see this when someone is doing squats, lunges and any sort of gait pattern. Why does it happen? It can be for a couple of reasons. Sometimes your abductors can be too tight or overactive, these are the muscles running on the inside
Week 3 of our First Steps Mums and Bubs class! Slowly working our way through different stretches and exercises, we loved seeing the small signs of progress we are seeing already! We were lucky enough to have Janelle Day, a Dietician, come into the class at the end where we were able to be educated
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Finding you’re having trouble balancing? Fumbling around when getting up or can’t seem to keep yourself on a skateboard? Come and see Aaron and find out how you can improve your balance! Everyone deserves to have proper balance in their day to day life or for their respective sports. It can have a HUGE impact
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**DO YOU HAVE BACK PAIN?** Tightness in your back? Pain bending or sitting for long periods of time? We are here to help!Lacey our Musculoskeletal Therapist is here to help. With her own history with back pain she can relate to how you are feeling and how much it can affect your life. Lacey goes
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**WAKING UP WITH A SORE NECK?** Are you waking up with a sore neck? Feeling restless throughout the neck? Bad mood following this interferring with your day? We can help! Lauren Kloppers, one of our Physiotherapists here at Vector Health, talks us through why you may be experiencing this! Some important points to remember is:–
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These exercises are for you! Watch as one of our Physiotherapists, Lauren Kloppers, shows us some simple techniques we can use while sitting at our desks to help relieve or prevent neck pain!
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Hamstring Strength – and some information about Hamstrings and their importance! “People tend to ask why do we need our hamstrings and what are their role within the body.” What are the Hamstring/s? The hamstring muscle is built up of 3 muscles, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. These muscles work together to produce and control
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