Neck and shoulder pain might creep up after you’ve been sitting at your desk for hours, chipping away at your daily activities. Whatever the reason for your tight neck and shoulders we’ve put together some exercises that can help ease the tension.
How common is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a common complaint affecting 1 in 11 Australian's, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Approximately 2.2 million people have the condition and 3 in 5 people who have osteoarthritis are female. Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects the whole joint including...
Chronic pain rarely affects just one person. It’s like a stone dropping into a lake; there’s a ripple effect that’s felt by many people. Family members can be a huge help to people suffering from chronic pain, giving them hope, support and reminding them that there’s still a lot of pleasure to be had from life.
Health professionals across Australia are looking for natural options when treating patients, with more and more people becoming vegetarian, vegan and conscious of what they're putting on and into their bodies, the more there's a need...
Taping is great for lots of minor sports and athletic injuries including sprains, muscle strains and things like tendonitis. Another great thing about taping is that your range of motion is not limited.
An easy and non-invasive way to keep the joints flexible, improve range of motion, and relieve arthritis pain is by doing hand exercise and applying natural topical pain relief to help ease everyday pains.
With Netball being a fairly strenuous sport, it’s not surprising it has a range of common injuries, here are the top three and how they can be treated.
What are the most common muscles used in Netball? We found that the major muscles or muscle groups include your quadriceps, hamstrings, muscles in the calves, hips, shoulders and core muscles for balance… so, a lot of muscles!
Pain is an unpleasant experience in the body. Acute pain is a message in the body warning about danger, whereas chronic pain can have much more complex origins and functions. The nervous system is used to transmit signals around the body to indicate pain.