Category : Tips
Joint replacement surgery
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        Preparing for joint replacement surgery 20th April 2017 Written by Sophie Jackson Medibank
 	Surgeons do close to 100,000 joint replacement surgeries in Australia each year
            
            
                        
            
            
        Acute Back Pain – Physiotherapy Tips
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        Back pain and back problems are the third leading cause of disease burden in Australia. (Medibank Health Index)  
Nearly one in two Aussies (40.9%) experience back pain, affecting wom
            
            
                        
            
            
        McKenzie Treatment for acute low back pain
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        What is the McKenzie Treatment?
The McKenzie Treatment approach involves the choice of a specific pain easing movement direction to treat a discal or loading type injury.
The techniqu
            
            
                        
            
            
        Physiotherapy for Ankylosing Spondylitis
 
        
                        
         
            
            
        Despite having a diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis your pain may arise from other issues. Adapted posture, too little activity,  muscle tightness or  joint restriction may all irritate 
            
            
                        
            
            
        Children’s Migraine – What are they?
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        
Children's Migraine
As a Specialist Physiotherapist, I see children, adolescents, and adults with headaches to assist with diagnosis. As there is no test for these common headaches we 
            
            
                        
            
            
         
 
										 
                                                                                                       
                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                       
                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                                                            