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Blowing hot and cold on injuries

Put an icepack on it!  Put a heat pack on it!  Everyone is always full of advice on the best remedy when we have injuries or aches and pains.  So, what is best – hot or cold?  The answer is – it depends… Depends on what,...

Fungus

… and not the kind that goes well with pasta… There are all sorts of fungal infections that can take hold of your feet.  As with the Bromodosis that cause funky feet, fungus loves dark, damp, warm places.  Probably the most common fungal problem is Athlete’s...

Train, compete, recover

Repeat Training and competing is the focus – right?  Well, maybe not.  Without an effective recovery plan, your training and competing in the next event can, at best, be less than effective.  At worst, it can put you at serious risk of injury and jeopardise future...

Funky Feet

And how to get them smelling sweet. In essence, smelly feet are caused by sweat.  Nothing earth shattering about that news.  But what actually causes the smell is not the sweat itself, but the bacteria that feed on the sweat – called Bromodosis.  Since feet are...

Steptember at Precision Health Spine & Sports Clinic

For Cerebral Palsy Every 15 hours an Australian child is born with Cerebral Palsy.  It is the most common childhood physical disability.  There is no cure. Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term referring to a group of disorders affecting a person’s ability to move.  It is the...

Stepping out..

..into Spring! Well, we haven’t had much of a winter this year.  But that doesn’t mean Spring isn’t just around the corner.  And we all know what that means.  Feet that have been covered up in boots and shoes for months will soon be making an...

Bend the knee…

Reasons why Jon Snow might not be the only one having problems. Let’s be honest, we’ve all been waiting for it.  For Jon Snow to bend the knee to Daenerys.  He took his time.  He was reluctant.  But was loyalty to the northern lords the only...

Modern science is amazing. Right?

Well, maybe ancient science was too! If you, or someone you know, has ever broken a bone, you might have had that bone pinned.  Amazing modern science, huh?  Actually, it turns out the Ancient Egyptians knew a bit about bone pinning nearly 3,000 years ago! We have...

The knee bone’s connected….

It’s all about those connections.  You might not think an ankle injury can cause problems with your lumbar spine, but you would be wrong.  Studies show that our bodies are ‘regionally interdependent’ – which means that injuries in one area of the body can and...

How shoulders can let you down

and what to do about it If you stop and think, the shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. You arms move up and down, left and right, front and back. So no wonder so many people experience problems with their shoulders. Well, let’s...