Month: December 2018

Article by Dietitian Anthony Glanville Over the past 20 years, coffee and caffeine has become synonymous with and intertwined within the Australian culture. From café culture, to espresso machines at home, instant, and energy drinks, caffeine is the most widely used drug (yes it’s a drug!) in Australia. So how does caffeine affect us and … Read more

By Chris McCormick – Podiatrist Summer is right around the corner, so close we can almost smell it. Long days, warm nights and plenty of BBQs makes for the best time of the year. With the changing of the season comes a change in patterns for our feet. While our feet are designed to support … Read more

By Ned Price Why Prevention is always better than a cure Why do we wait until we are injured or in severe pain to get treatment? Too often we leave minor aches or ‘niggles’ until it is too late and the damage has been done. Sure, there are cases where injuries cannot be avoided but … Read more

By Robbie France – Physiotherapist   What is Clinical Pilates? Clinical Pilates is a method of exercise designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body by lengthening and firming muscles, therefore assisting the body during day-to-day activities. The focus is based on posture, core stability, balance, control, strength, flexibility, and breathing. It is used in … Read more

By Chris McCormick – Senior Podiatrist Do your heel’s ache when you step out of bed in the morning? Does it take you minutes to ‘get going’ and warm up after any prolonged rest? Is this sounding familiar at all? It’s likely that you’re experiencing plantar fasciitis/fasciopathy. It most commonly affects women (sorry ladies!) but … Read more

By Robert France Do you have knee pain when running/walking up and down stairs/sitting for long periods?   It is more likely than not you’re experiencing patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) or in simpler terms anterior knee pain. This can be caused by a number of different structures within the knee and affect both young, active … Read more

By Chris Poier Are you constantly suffering from headaches? Tension headaches are the most common type of headache affecting people’s day-to-day life. These headaches can cause pain that radiates around the Temples, eyes, or at the back of the skull. The fact of the matter is, most tension headaches begin through significant muscle tension or muscle … Read more

Article by: Logan Bilby – Personal Trainer Kogarah   With just a little over 20 weeks until summer how many of you have thought “it’s time to work towards my Summer Body!” I think we are all guilty of this. Being individually unique we all have varying degrees of goals ranging from minor to major … Read more

By Dietitian Anthony Glanville   “Pass me the man salad”. The words dropped out of his mouth as my friend pointed towards the bowl of thick cut potato chips. I was blown away by his attitude, but it turns out my friend was very representative of his gender. Men have a very different attitude towards … Read more