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At PROHEALTH PHYSIO & FITNESS our team strive to provide our current & new clients with topical physio & exercise physiology related articles, insights & tips to help you live life better.
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Most Common Netball Injuries
With easing COVID-19 restrictions, the netball season begins anew! Netball is Australia’s most played women’s sport, a great achievement, but concerning for players with past injuries, especially post‑lockdown. At PROHEALTH Physio & Fitness, we reviewed research...
Muscle Strains: Do’s and Don’ts
Muscle strains are one of the most common injuries treated at PROHEALTH PHYSIO & FITNESS (EP). Whether you're an athlete, a weekend warrior, or simply navigating daily life, understanding how to manage and prevent muscle strains is essential for long-term health...
A Guide to Healthy Eating
Good nutrition supports a healthy lifestyle, lowers chronic disease risk, and boosts overall wellbeing. To simplify healthy eating, we’ve created a guide based on Australian dietary guidelines. Guideline 1: Maintain a healthy weight by staying active and choosing...
Irish Stew
Winter pleasures don’t get much simpler than a nice blow of hot Irish stew. Cheap, easy & warming, they’re the culinary equivalent of a big woolly scarf. So with winter in full swing, why not get some hot healthy Irish Stew in your belly 🙂 Irish Stew - courtesy...
Tradies National Health Month
August is Tradies Health Month, raising awareness and tools for tradies’ wellbeing. This year, without exception, we would like to prioritise tradies’ health. What injuries are tradies more susceptible to? How can we prevent these injuries? Tradies are susceptible to...
Anxiety & Exercise
Exercise & anxiety have some things in common, they both increase your heart rate, breathing & make you sweat! Anxiety is something that most people will feel at one time or another. It can manifest in different ways for different people, but it is a natural...
Exercise and Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a neuromuscular disorder from brain trauma, causing deficits in strength, mobility, coordination, balance, and fitness. Can exercise improve these deficits? Though research is early, aerobic and strength exercise show safe, promising benefits for...
Christmas Dinner in July
Unlike Australia, countries in the northern hemisphere enjoy a cold and snowy Christmas. One of the common dishes that people cook for white Christmas is roast turkey, which is perfect for the cold weather in Australia now. How can we enjoy a tasty turkey while trying...
Exercise & Pain
Common advice for pain is to rest, but this may actually cause more harm than good. Exercise is a healthy and natural way to address pain. Exercise & Pain Here are some simple guidelines to help you: Keep it SimpleGentle exercises like walking, swimming, or...
Exercise to Decrease Stress
We all know that exercise is good for our physical health as it increases our muscle mass, improves our cardiovascular fitness, strengthen our bones and on and on. However, it has always been forgotten that exercise also has massive impacts on our psychological...
Running Guide for Newbies
Due to COVID-19, many of us cannot go to gyms or exercise classes. People started looking into other exercise options & the popular choice appears to be to go running. Irrespective of if you are an experienced runner or a newbie, our physios explore how to run...
Exercise Right Week!
This week is Exercise Right Week & the theme this year is ‘Movement is Medicine’. Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) want to highlight the significant benefits of exercise, physical activity & movement for your physical & mental health...