Why should I quit smoking? Benefits • Reduce the risk of heart attacks and heart disease• Reduce the risk of strokes• Reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and lungs• Moving will feel easier (greater exercise capacity)• Greater energy levels• Skin will look younger• Teeth will be whiter• Be a role model for …
What is a Perineal Massage? Perineal massage is a technique often used by the pregnant mother, or partner, to prep the pelvic floor for vaginal childbirth. It is the method of stretching and introducing pressure sensations to the perineum (birth passage usually stretched during the crowning stage of vaginal birth). The aim is to decrease …
Are you pregnant? Wanting to continue or start exercising in a safe manner while prepping your body for birth? We can help! These classes are brilliant as you can exercise in a safe manner – especially if you have any pre-existing pains or discomforts that come along with being pregnant (lower back pain, thoracic pain, …
If hydrotherapy sounds like it may be of benefit to you, we would love to help! Get in touch with our team today to book an appointment in either Rockhampton or Yeppoon! Hydrotherapy, or aquatic physiotherapy, is a form of physiotherapy performed in either a heated or cold pool supervised by an experienced physiotherapist. It …
Exercise recommendations should be tailored to the individual’s abilities noting that specific exercise programming adaptations may be required for people with cancer based on disease and treatment-related adverse effects, anticipated disease trajectory and their health status. Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Physiotherapists are the most appropriate and qualified health professionals to be prescribing and administering exercise …
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A Physiotherapist can help with a broad range of pains you may experience as a woman! We are there through all the steps of life such as growing pains, pelvic pain and endometriosis. With pregnancy aches and pains and even needling to help with getting things moving with birth. Postnatal care with pelvic floor care, …
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The next round begins on the 4th of April! We are looking for mummas that are wanting to focus on themselves after birth and work on making themselves feel in charge of their new body. Focusing on the pelvic floor with exercises and breathing techniques. We work slowly up from lying, sitting and then standing …
Whether you are an athlete, healthy, unhealthy, someone with a heart or lung condition, immunosuppressed, diabetic, young, or old, the adverse effects of COVID-19 are different for everyone. One thing that has become evident are the functional capacity deficits COVID-19 has caused for many who have been exposed. Many people are experiencing declined functional capacities …
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We are now opening our books further for a larger intake of Paediatric Physiotherapy clients. In Febuary we will have two new physios with a special interest in Paeds clients meaning we get to help more children with acheiving their goals or maintaining their current mobility levels. We take on NDIS, referrals and other funded …
Finding quiet time in the uncertain times we are currently living in is important for our overall health and wellbeing. If your mental state is off it can throw the whole body out. Aaron Sullivan, Physiotherapist, talks us through a couple of ideas and exercises we can do to destress.
Introducing our antenatal exercise program! This video runs through some of the exercises/stretches that you can expect to see during our antenatal program, where of course each program is tailored to the individual. The female body undergoes many changes throughout pregnancy, so the aim of this video is to give you some insight into some …
Injury Rehab Rehab from an injury is so important to the overall outcome you will get long term. Greg is passionate about making sure you have the appropriate plan coming out of injury to ensure you can return back to your sport or back to your normal day to day living. Come in for a …
