Home Office Ergonomics
Did you know that over 4.3 million people (one third of working Australians) have worked from home since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic? – Roy Morgan, 2020 Working from home has been cited as a main precipitating factor for neck and back pain in clients who are seeking treatment at Total in recent months.…
How to Treat an Ankle Sprain with Physiotherapy
What do you do if you sprain your ankle playing sport? Most people who are active and have played sport through their life have at some point sprained their ankle and gone through the painful process of watching it swell, using tonnes of ice and strapping for a long period of time. Research shows, however,…
Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes is on the rise and is becoming a huge challenge for the Australian health care system. Around 1.7 million people have diabetes and approximately 500,000 of these individuals are unaware they have type 2 diabetes! How can exercise help? Exercise is a valuable tool to prevent and manage diabetes. It helps to improve the…
Body Awareness Meditation with Donna Nolan
Remedial Massage Therapist Donna Nolan, has created an 11-minute Body Awareness Meditation, to ease the mind and allow us to reset, particularly in these challenging times. We encourage you to allow yourself this time, to value the mind and allow for some much needed meditation. Click the play button below to listen. We hope you…
Abdominal Separation: The Facts
Abdominal separation, also known as DRA (diastasis rectus abdominus) is a common condition that arises in late pregnancy (affecting between 66-100% of women in the third trimester) and may persist in the postnatal period (affecting 35-65% of women). For such a common condition, there is actually very little research into what constitutes normal recovery and…
Donna White’s Top Three Tips for a Safe Return to Sport
Our very own Donna White, Titled Olympic Physiotherapist and Practice Director, shares her TOP THREE TIPS for a safe return sport or the gym, post COVID-19 lockdown.⠀ Starting back at sport or exercise post isolation? Do you want to prevent injury for your return to sport? We’ve got you covered! TOP THREE TIPS for a…
Back Pain: Myths and Misconceptions
Back pain is the most common condition we treat at Total Physiotherapy, which is no surprise given up to 80% of people will experience back pain at some time in their life. Here we discuss some back pain myths and misconceptions and, most importantly, how to recover from an episode of back pain. Back Pain Myth 1: “Back…
What You Need to Know About W-Sitting
W-Sitting in Children What is W-sitting? W-sitting is when a child sits with their knees bent, bottom on the floor and feet out to either side in a W shape. W-sitting makes it easier for a child with poor core stability or balance to sit. They don’t have to work their muscles to be stable…
An Update on Our Current Services
We would like to take this opportunity to update you on our current services available at Total Physiotherapy. Our priority continues to be the health and safety of our staff and clients. To this end we are offering face-to-face appointments for acute musculoskeletal and soft tissue injuries only. We will follow the COVID-19 infection control advice,…
Ergonomic Assessments at Total Physiotherapy
Are you working or learning from home? Do you have neck or back pain? Our team at Total are here to help. Total Physiotherapy are now offering ergonomic assessments of your home office or home classroom. Each assessment will involve: – Pre-analysis of your working environment set up – 20-minute virtual consultation with a physiotherapist…