Suffering from Hip Pain?

Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012

By Sunshine Coast Physiotherapist – Danielle Keogh.
Hip pain is a very common complaint in a lot of people and can be caused by a wide variety of problems. The actual location of your hip pain [...]

Stress & Back Pain

Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

By Sean Campbell – Physiotherapist at Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy, Maroochydore, Buderim, Nambour, and Coolum.
Lifting is not the only kind of stress that can hurt your back. Mental or emotional stress can be just as [...]

Preventing Back Pain

Posted on Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Did you know that once you have had a back injury, the chance of having a recurrence of your problem within the next 3 years is 80%!! With an 8 week core stability program under [...]

Depression and Back Pain

Posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

By Sean Campbell ‘Back Physio’.
Depression is by far the most common emotion associated with chronic back pain. The type of depression that often accompanies chronic pain is referred to as major depression or clinical depression. [...]

Swimming for Back Pain Relief

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011

By Sean Campbell.
Swimming can be a valuable tool for relieving common forms of back pain. It is especially effective at helping to heal and prevent muscular and early discogenic back pain.

Swimming provides an excellent cardio-vascular [...]

Waking Up Stiff in the Mornings?

Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By Danielle Keogh
Morning Stiffness!! 
Mornings can be tough…for a lot of reasons especially a monday. But for many it is hard due to the stiffness they experience in their spine when they first wake up.
Here is [...]

FIBROMYALGIA: What you need to know…

Posted on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

By Simon Burley
Some conditions seem to go hand in hand with fibromyalgia.  Researchers also aren’t sure whether fibromyalgia somehow causes these other conditions to develop, whether the conditions somehow cause fibromyalgia to develop, or whether [...]

Back Pain for Years? It can get better…

Posted on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

By Danielle Keogh.
Back Pain is one of the most common injuries or sources of pain affecting people in a modern world. Often there is a sudden injury where you may pinpoint the time your back [...]

Find Good Posture a Struggle?

Posted on Thursday, October 27th, 2011

By Danielle Keogh
Lots of people would like to have good posture but find it a struggle. However posture is more than just standing or sitting up tall. Our posture is how our body parts are [...]

Applying for a job in the Mining Industry? What you need to know…

Posted on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Pre employment “need to know”
By physiotherapist Joanna Collins.
If you are applying for a job in the mining industry you will no doubt be asked to visit a physio to have your physical ability assessed.
What can [...]