Welcome all to week 4 and the final part of our Core Series (Core Series Part 1, Core Series Part 2 and Core Series Part 3 are available here). I hope you’ve all been sticking to your program and if so I’m sure you’ll be starting to see some changes in your core strength. As […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to week three. After last week’s program some of you may already be starting to feel stronger and more aware of your “core” in daily tasks and especially during your exercises. This week we are going to amp it up a little. If you are not feeling ready to progress then not a worry. […]

Welcome to Part 2 of The Healthy Body Company Core Series, by the Principal Physiotherapist of our Jordan Springs clinic, Jude Holroyd. If you have been working through Part 1 of our Core Series, you should be feeling limber and ready for some core stability work. What is the core? The “core” is a term given […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column_text] “Core” we hear the term quite a bit.  So, what is it all about?   Imagine that your core muscles are the strong middle link connecting your lower and upper body. How the core works Irrespective of where the movement starts or what you are doing e.g. throwing a ball, wiping the bench, the movements either start in the core, or […]

The kids have been back a school for a few weeks now, and despite our best efforts those bags just seem to get heavier and heavier.  We all want the best for our kids, so what is the best when it comes to school bags? Currently a large focus is being placed on finding the […]

Baseball is a sport that incites great passion among both the players and the fans. Interest in baseball has been  growing within Australia over the past few years, and we have some great players.  Many Australian players are now being recognised by high level teams in America. Baseball is a dynamic sport that combines a […]

Acute swelling from soft tissue injuries are very common especially in winter sports like soccer, netball and football, or summer sports like walking down the stairs in the dark. A soft tissue injury includes an injury to any of the connecting tissue that surrounds bones (muscles, ligaments or tendons). The most common are ligament sprains, muscle […]

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 […]

We have previously talked about heel or Achilles pain in children known has Sever’s Disease. What about the adult version of Achilles pain? The most common cause of heel pain in adults is Achilles tendinopathy. Unfortunately, no specific population group is immune to developing Achilles tendinopathy. This means that anyone, from avid sportsman / sportswoman […]