
Reduce Swelling and Aches in Pregnancy with Compression
Pregnancy is an extremely exciting time. However, it is often accompanied by some less desirable developments, such as heavy swollen ankles and calves, carpal tunnel, weakened core, and back pain. ...

Why Bracing is so Important for Injury Recovery
Tore your ACL? Pulled a muscle? Came down with tendonitis? No matter how major or seemingly minor an injury is, injury recovery is never as quick or easy a process as we’d like. Fortunately, a good...

How to treat a corked thigh during sport
It could happen when a hockey stick accidentally hits the leg, or maybe it’s when you’re playing footy and an elbow goes straight to your thigh. You might just have a fall and land on something the...

Shoulder Rehab Exercises: Improve Your Recovery
Are you experiencing shoulder pain or recovering from a rotator cuff injury? Given that the shoulder is a highly mobile ball and socket joint, it’s unfortunately very common to experience pain from...

What You Need to Know About Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that is often sideways. Also known as idiopathic scoliosis, the condition usually occurs during adolescence or in those still developing. The signs a...

Swim Like the Pros: Tips to Swim Faster and More Efficiently
Do you want to swim like an Olympic athlete? While the tips below won’t help you get the body composition of Michael Phelps, they will help you become a better swimmer. From breathing tips to the b...

5 Tips for Chronic Post-Op Pain Management
Considering surgery involves cutting through tissues, post-op pain is to be expected. But for 1 in 4 people, it could become chronic. Fortunately, while chronic post-op pain is often more challengi...

Muscle Strain: Treatments and home remedies
Virtually everyone has strained one muscle or another over the years, sometimes it’s a regular occurrence. If you're managing a muscle strain, here are some tips for treatment and home remedies. I...

How to Support a Netball ACL Injury Using Knee Braces
Netball is played by over 1.2 million Australians and enjoyed by countless supporters – from parents at the local courts, to enthusiastic fans at the Commonwealth Games. Elite netballers Liz Ellis ...

What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Known as EDS) refers to a group of genetic disorders that affect the connective tissue throughout the body. Today we are going to look at what Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is, and...