Category : Pain
Understanding Pain
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        What is pain?Scientists agree that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour.Pain is a complex protective mechanism but is not a measure 
            
            
                        
            
            
        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
            
            
                        
            
            
        The Impact of Whiplash (WAD)
 
           
                                
                        
         
            
            
        
 Article by: Karen Keast | Last Updated: 16-11-2016
The impact of Whiplash
Whiplash is an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. It’s a p
            
            
                        
            
            
        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
            
            
                        
            
            
         
 
										 
                                                                                                       
                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                       
                                                             
                                                                            
                                                                                                            