What Is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as osteoarthroses, is a type of degenerative joint disease. OA is a disease of the entire joint, encompassing the cartilage, joint lining, ligaments and bone. Although it is commonly referred to assimple ‘wear and tear’, there is much more to the disease, with cartilage breakdown, bony overgrowth and […]

Jude Holroyd, the Principal Physiotherapist at our Jordan Springs practice considers the impact of knee injuries. Whether you play sport socially or professionally, a knee injury can put you out of action. Physiotherapists provide expert advice and treatment to speed up recovery and get you active again following a knee injury or surgery.

Stephen Cunningham is the Principal Physiotherapist in our Penrith practice. He is also a veteran of more marathons than we can count, a number of 100k runs, a lot of Ironman triathlons (each of those finish with a marathon), and more crazy stuff. He has generously shared his knowledge borne of much pain and stupidity […]

Don’t we love a secret? Or even better a conspiracy!! I think this is why we’ve become so enamoured with “superfoods” or “evil” ingredients that we must quit. So at the risk of bringing down the wrath of the Internet conspiracy theorists I am prepared to expose the secret to eating well. Are you sitting […]

From my perspective there is not much going for weighing yourself as a measure of health or to track health improvement. In fact I can’t think of one positive. To be honest the only clients I routinely weigh in my practice as a Dietitian in the Penrith area are those people in recovery from anorexia […]

It is Diabetes Week, but what is diabetes?  One of our Physiotherapist provides the basics about this disease that is already a big issue in Penrith, Jordan Springs and Caringbah communities – and it’s incidence is increasing.  Did you know that for those suffering from Type 2 diabetes – regular exercise can help to keep […]