5 Facts About Understanding Pain

5 Facts About Understanding Pain The Following Extract was Written for the Australian Physiotherapy Association by Dr Tania Gardner. Dr Gardiner is an APA Pain Physiotherapist and senior physiotherapist in the Department of Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. 1. …

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What To Do About Hip Pain

Has your patient presented with Hip Pain? Hip Pain may present laterally around the greater trochanteric region or more commonly in the anterior groin. A major cause of pain in the anterior aspect of the hip joint is termed femoroacetabular …

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Finding The Source Of Your Pain

Finding The Source Of Your Pain By Frederic Impens, senior Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist At GCPSH, when evaluating a patient who is experiencing pain, your therapist will ask a variety of questions. One of the biggest questions we want …

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Trigger Point Therapy

TRIGGER POINT THERAPY Written by Lynne Gillogly Remedial Massage Therapist  WHAT ARE TRIGGER POINTS? Trigger points, or a type of muscle stiffness commonly referred to as “knots”, are the result of tiny contraction knots that develop in muscle and tissue when …

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WHY DOES MY PAIN COME BACK?

By Frederic Impens, Remedial Massage Therapist and Personal Trainer Just because your back pain is gone and you’re able to move pain-free again, does not mean it will stay that way – you may need to train it to do …

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Managing Whiplash – How Physio will help

Written by Gold Coast Physio & Sports Health Physio, Sarah Bombell  B.Ex.Sc(Grif), M.Phty(Grif). ‘Whiplash-associated disorders’ or WAD is the term given to a variety of symptoms reported by people following an acceleration/deceleration injury to the neck, most commonly caused by …

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Live a Good Life with Osteoarthritis (GLA:D Australia)

GLA:D (Good Life with Arthritis) Australia: The Best First Treatment for knee and hip arthritis GLA:D®, (or “Good Life with Arthritis: Denmark”), is an education and exercise program developed by researchers in Denmark that helps people with hip or knee …

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