by Cassie Sandison | Jul 16, 2018 | Broken Bones, Healing, Physiotherapy
From the moment a bone breaks or fractures the healing process begins. Bone healing can be broken down into 3 phases: The Inflammatory Phase, The Reparative Phase and The Remodelling Phase. When everything goes to plan most bones heal in 4-8weeks. Let’s take a...
by Cassie Sandison | Jul 12, 2018 | Diabetes, Physiotherapy, Risk
Did you know? One Australian is diagnosed with diabetes every 5 minutes! That’s 280 people EACH . and . EVERY . single . day! More than 100,000 Australians have developed diabetes in the past year making Diabetes the fastest growing chronic condition in...
by Cassie Sandison | May 9, 2018 | Osteoporosis, Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy
Osteoporosis and low bone density (osteopenia) is one of the most prevalent diseases in Australia estimated to affect over 30% of the overall population with increase rates in those over 50years of age, particularly women. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a...
by Cassie Sandison | May 4, 2018 | Broken Bones, Fractures, Physiotherapy
It’s one of the most common questions we get at our fracture clinic… “Do I have a fracture or a break?” So wanted to set the record straight… A fracture is a break and a break is a fracture. So what’s the difference? Many people...
by Cassie Sandison | Dec 1, 2017 | Christmas, Physiotherapy, Pilates
So it’s the season where we madly rush to the shops to buy gifts for others but why not think out of the square and give someone (or yourself) the perfect gift that keeps on giving – PILATES. There are plenty more reasons to take up Pilates but...
by Cassie Sandison | Oct 14, 2017 | Corporate Health, Physiotherapy, Workplace Injury
Workload analysis is commonly used by coaches of elite sports teams and individuals to ensure training and game loads are optimal to avoid injury. But it is an equally effective tool in the workplace, particularly those who do heavy or repetitive tasks. What is...
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