Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It is an irritation or inflammation of the plantar fascia – the structure that runs from the heel to the ball of the foot. This is a strong, dense strip of tissue that supports the arch of the foot, almost like the string …
A workout is a workout, right? Well, it isn’t that simple. You work out to keep yourself fit, build up strength and endurance for a healthier and more enjoyable life. So here are some things you need to optimise your workout every time. 1. Eat before you work out Working out with a light healthy meal in your …
TELEHEALTH SERVICES at Active Life Physio. If you have an injury or pain but do not want to attend a face to face physio appointment this service is for you. What is telehealth? – Telehealth is where we use our secure app called Physitrack to conduct a face to face consultation with you. …
Dry needling is a technique using very thin, sterile, single use needle inserted in to a muscle to assist with decreasing pain and improving function through the release of trigger poinst(knots in the muscles). Dry needling is not the same as acupuncture although the 2 techniques presents some similarities. Dry needling is focused on the …
Get assessed like an elite athlete! We don’t guess with your health and fitness If you’re not measuring, you’re guessing. That’s what we believe and is the reason why we use the AxIT system, a technology previously only used by elite sports teams, to measure how our clients move. AxIT helps us to measure baseline …
The process of building muscle begins the second that you challenge your muscles to do something CHALLENGING & UNFAMILIAR, whether that’s picking up a dumbbell, performing a pushup or walk/running. “These actions all stress and, thus, create microscopic damage within your body’s muscle cells/fibre” as your body repairs the cells, each muscle cell becomes bigger …
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Are you having hip, knee or lower limb problems? This is one of the most commonly prescribed exercises I use in my clinic for our clients with hip, knee or lower limb problems. – Start with your weight even on both legs – Progress by taking some weight off the unaffected side – Progress …
Specific Muscle Activation prior to Exercise. It’s a great idea as part of your warm up before exercise to work on some specific muscle activation exercises for the muscle groups you will be using in the activity you’re about to do. The purpose of this type of warm up is to get your brain …
Are you having trouble getting your butt muscles to work? The glute medius is super important to help keep the pelvis, hip, knee and foot in alignment when you walk, run, jump or are active. If it’s not working, it can lead to all sorts of problems with your low back, hips, lower limb and …
Tight Hamstrings? It might not be your muscles that are causing the problem. In a lot of people the hamstring tightness may be a protective response to tight nervous tissue such as your sciatic nerve and spinal cord. The soft tissue around the nerves tightens to protect the nerves from overstretch and irritation. You can …
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