Health Tips

Neck Pain can be a debilitating health problem. Your head is heavy and balanced on a narrow support made up of seven bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae are separated from each other by discs, stabilised by joints and ligaments and moved by muscles. Because the neck...

Hi Everyone Wishing you optimal physical health and wellness! Warm Regards Anne Power PHYSIOTHERAPY The cooler nights are a welcome relief. It is easier to be active whether you enjoy gardening,  walking, going to the gym or playing a sport. Flexibility reduces with...

Preventive health is sometimes an underexposed aspect of the healthcare system. Any program or intervention that can improve your current physical and emotional health will in the long run decrease the possibility of incurring an injury or illness. Many aspects of...

Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies while standing, sitting, or lying down. Good posture is the correct alignment of body parts supported by the right amount of muscle tension against gravity. Without posture and the muscles that control it, we would...

We wish you a New Year of expanded Wellness, Happiness and Optimal Health. Start the year with a laugh and carry that intention throughout 2016  - we take ourselves far too seriously. Laughter with family and friends or with ourselves produces pain blocking endorphins...

Knee pain or knee injuries are extremely common, and there are many causes. The knee needs to function properly to provide flexible mobility while bearing considerable weight. While walking down the street, our knees bear three to five times our body weight. Many...

Australia is today ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world. The prevalence of obesity in Australia has more than doubled in the past 20 years. Australia has become accustomed to sitting down – at work, on the couch, in the car – and it’s taking a...

The Team at focus on physio are passionate about helping to empower you in achieving optimal physical health and wellness! Hi Everyone Spring is here. IT IS TIME TO SPRING INTO LIFE and get ACTIVE! There are limitless possibilities available to improve your physical,...

Lying Rotation Stretch Lie on your side on the floor with the knees bent to ninety degrees. Place the arms out in front of you with the palms facing each other. Slowly slide the top hand over the bottom arm toward your chest and across to the shoulder. Allow the trunk...

Tradies have among the highest number of injuries, musculoskeletal conditions and other health and safety risks of any profession. Every day 10 tradies are badly injured at work. That is 3650 tradies a year on workers compensation. Nearly a quarter of all roofers,...