How Understanding Pelvic Positioning Can TransformYour Exercise and Rehab
What Is Pelvic Tilt? The pelvis is the bowl-shaped bone that you feel when you are told to “put your hands on your hips”. A helpful way to understand pelvic tilt/movement is by imagining it as a bowl filled with water. Different muscles influence control forwards and backwards tilting of the pelvis. Learning how to […]
What Is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy — and Who Is It For?
When it comes to physiotherapy, most people think of sore backs, tight shoulders, or sports injuries. But there’s one area that often gets overlooked — even though it plays a huge role in everyday comfort, control, and confidence. That area is the pelvic floor. Pelvic floor physiotherapy focuses on strengthening, relaxing, and retraining the muscles […]
Why Prevention Is Better Than Cure: The Role of Proactive Physiotherapy
When it comes to physiotherapy, most people only book an appointment once something starts to hurt. It’s natural — pain grabs our attention and motivates us to seek help. But what if you could stop many of those aches, strains, and injuries before they ever appear? That’s where preventative and prophylactic physiotherapy comes in. Rather […]
Lifting Safely at Work: Ergonomic Advice to Protect Your Back
Many workplace injuries happen while lifting — whether it’s boxes, equipment, or stock. Most of these injuries can be avoided with good habits and a bit of planning. Safe lifting is about working smarter, not harder. Here are some simple, practical tips to help you lift safely at work and look after your body: Final […]
Understanding Setbacks/Flareups in Recovery and How to Manage Them
Recovery from an injury is rarely a straight line. There are often times when progress feels steady and positive, followed by moments when pain increases or improvement seems to stall. These setbacks are completely normal and part of almost every rehabilitation journey. They simply reflect the complexities of how the body heals, adapts, and responds […]
Training the Shoulder: Building Strength Through Rotator Cuff Stability
When most people think of shoulder training, they picture big deltoids and overhead presses. For long-term shoulder health and injury prevention, however, the real stabilisers are the rotator cuff muscles. These four small muscles—supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis—act as dynamic stabilisers. They don’t create large movements like the deltoids, but they keep the humeral […]
Physiotherapy and the NDIS: More Than Just Movement
Living with a disability can come with daily physical challenges—but with the right support, every NDIS participant has the potential to move better, feel stronger, and live more independently. That’s where physiotherapy comes in. Whether it’s helping someone learn to walk again, improve their balance at home, or feel more confident using mobility aids in […]
RockPods: Modern Cupping for Recovery and Movement
If you’ve ever spotted athletes or clients with small red or black silicone cups attached to their skin, you’ve probably seen RockPods in action. RockPods are a modern twist on traditional cupping therapy, designed by RockTape, and they’re becoming a popular tool in physiotherapy, recovery, and sports performance. What Are RockPods? RockPods are silicone-based cups […]
What is ‘Proper Form’ With Exercises?
When it comes to injury recovery or rehabilitation, most people understand the importance of doing their prescribed exercises. But what’s often overlooked is how those exercises are being done. Completing your program is important, but the way you perform each movement is also important. There Is Rarely Only One “Correct” Way to Move In many […]
What is a TFCC Injury?
The TFCC refers to the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex, a complicated structure that is located on the pinky side of the wrist. The TFCC acts as a stabiliser for the wrist joint and supports load transmission between the forearm and the wrist, especially during gripping or twisting movements. Injury to the TFCC can result in pain, […]
