Help, my whole body aches! – Recovery tips post-exercise to deal with DOMS.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So, you’ve started training again after some time off? Are a newcomer to exercise and your whole body feels like...
Help the Room Won’t Stop Spinning!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dizziness can be a recurring and debilitating problem. The most common type of dizziness is called vertigo. This feels like...
How a Sports Physiotherapist can help win a championship
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What makes a sporting team successful? Is it the individual moments of brilliance from players, the tactful decisions made by...
Sports physiotherapist Dr Kristian Thorborg discusses optimal loading.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A world leader in sports physiotherapy, Associate Professor Dr Kristian Thorborg is from Copenhagen University. He is renowned for his...
How physiotherapy can improve your posture?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Have you just had a few weeks off work and gone back to work? Has this resulted in back pain? Don’t...
Update on School’s Out Summer Bootcamp
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To finish off 2016 we at Pivotal Motion decided to run a ‘School’s Out Summer Bootcamp’. The aim was to...
Minimizing Post-Workout Muscle Pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The pain of a workout is something we have all experienced at one stage or another. Whether it be our...
Latest on Hamstrings 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Nirmala Perera @Nim_Perera with contributions from @KThorborg and @ryan_timmins Hamstring injuries: Hamstring injuries are common muscular injuries in athletics1 and in...
5 Common Myths about Physiotherapy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1. I can only see a physiotherapist if I'm in pain Hi how are you Incorrect. Although, pain is a common...
PODIATRY FOR THE ATHLETE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Pivotal Motion, we love our sports (baseball, gaelic footy, volleyball, rugby league, sevens). Below are a few foot injuries Physiotherapist...
How to deal with blisters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Foot blisters giving you problems? We have all heard that prevention is better than cure, and in the case of blisters...
The Ultimate Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Guide
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Ultimate Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Guide Plantar Fasciitis can cause severe foot pain. If you live in Newmarket, Windsor, Wilston, Red...
The Real Cause of Plantar Fasciitis
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Real Cause of Plantar Fasciitis By James Speck via Somastruct. Plantar fasciitis is a poorly understood condition. There is little consensus among medical professionals...
Sports Medicine Australia Conference 2016: A Summary Of The Best Bits.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sports Medicine Australia Conference 2016 was held down in Melbourne and as many of you may know Bobbie-Jo attended...
Top 5 tips for getting better sleep with night pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some injuries can be known to be problematic even at night. At the time when the body is due to...
Groin Injuries – Latest Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Groin injuries are common and affect athletes across the winter football codes, particularly soccer and Australian rules. They continue to challenge...
What is the sural nerve?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The sural nerve is a sensory nerve in the lower leg that lies close to the small saphenous vein, situated...
Depleting levels of Vitamin D
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Soak up the sun: The problem with depleting levels of Vitamin D. Just when we thought we had it all...
Everybody dance now: Injury Prevention & Dance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Did you go out last weekend and find that you were the least co-ordinated person on the dance floor? Well,...