by SportsLab | Oct 9, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy
If we jog our minds back to the previous post, human survival itself is based on being able to maintain a relatively stable internal homeostatic environment. Successful homeostasis is crucial to all living things and deep breathing is a tool we can use to help achieve...
by SportsLab | Sep 30, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiological Testing, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson Females are unpredictable. And yes, we are talking about hormones here. Up until recently there has been very little research in sport and exercise physiology for females, because… they are unpredictable. Or that’s the excuse anyway. Adult...
by SportsLab | Sep 19, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy
The human body is an amazingly adaptable and responsive machine. The tissues in our body are in a constant state of change, responding to the forces and loads that we put it under. But if our bodies are such highly adaptive machines, then why do we find ourselves...
by SportsLab | Aug 19, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
We discussed in previous blogs that discs don’t “slip”, that your disc injury can recover, and that disc injury does not always equal pain experienced. Today we’ll discuss how our environment can be contributing to back problems. We’ll explore why it is that whilst...
by SportsLab | Aug 14, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Tom Rouse Last week we discussed how and why you can’t have a slipped disc, and that if you injure your disc your body does an awesome job of healing itself. (If you missed it, you can check it out here). Today we are going to discuss how you can still...
by SportsLab | Aug 5, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Before we all go rushing to the operation theatre for our injured discs let’s look at some interesting research on disc healing. In 2010 Chiu et al carried out a systematic review, which basically means he looked for all research on the topic and compiled the results....
by SportsLab | Jul 29, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Tom Rouse Lower Back Pain (LBP) is becoming more and more prevalent. Most of us at some point in our life have experienced back pain, or at least know someone that has. About 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes (2)....
by SportsLab | Jul 23, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
You’re sprinting down the rugby field, making good ground, and out of nowhere your opponent slams you down onto your side. You feel the impact of the tackle through your rib cage. You feel it radiate down your side. Your core muscles tense and there’s an ache deep...
by SportsLab | Jul 9, 2019 | Massage Therapy, Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson “An emotion is a strong instinctive or intuitive feeling distinguished from reasoning or knowledge of one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.” (This is a visual representation of the distribution of the 27 emotional...
by SportsLab | Jun 24, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Photo Credit: Michael Dawson “You’re a physio, don’t you know that running is bad for your knees?”. Whilst we see plenty of knee injuries from clients that run, running isn’t inherently bad for your knees. The most common myth we hear around runners and knee pain is...
by SportsLab | May 27, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
Let’s face it, life these days can be stressful! There are more stressors in our lives than ever before. External stressors from work, finances, and family life. Physical stressors such as alcoholism, drug use, over exercising. Common emotional stressors including...
by SportsLab | May 20, 2019 | Multidisciplinary, Physiotherapy, Uncategorized
We live in a fast-changing world where new practices are being developed, new technologies are being invented and new discoveries are made. We need to be able to keep up and adapt quickly. The physiotherapy profession in New Zealand appears to have been caught unaware...
