by PROHEALTH | Nov 7, 2022 | Did You Know, Exercises, Physio
There is a common misconception that exercise may harm osteoarthritic knee joints. This leads to decreased activity levels due to fear and avoidance, which in turn will have negative effects on knee joint health. There is consistent evidence proving otherwise,...
by PROHEALTH | Oct 24, 2022 | Did You Know, Injury management, Physio
Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis is a condition affecting the joint capsule of the shoulder. It is characterized by inflammatory changes within the shoulder capsule that lead to pain and stiffness. Frozen shoulder is categorized as either primary or...
by PROHEALTH | Oct 10, 2022 | Did You Know, Exercise Physiology, Physio
A tale of two allied health professions – when it comes to injury rehabilitation or chronic condition treatment/management/prevention, there are two health professions that are frequently mentioned and, to the layman, are commonly confused due to the homophonic...
by PROHEALTH | Sep 19, 2022 | Did You Know, Injury management, Physio
Rotator cuff tears are considered a common finding with advancing age. Just as we get grey hairs or wrinkles, we expect age-related changes to occur internally too, and not all of them will cause pain. Generally small to medium rotator cuff tears will be asymptomatic...
by PROHEALTH | Aug 22, 2022 | Did You Know, Exercises
It may come to you as no surprise that losing excessive weight has multiple positive health benefits. These include things like reducing blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, reducing risk of heart disease and stroke improving sleep and breathing etc. But did you...
by PROHEALTH | Jul 11, 2022 | Did You Know, Injury management, Physio
Corticosteroids are commonly used as first line management for joint-related hip and knee pain, however they do have some negative effects on the body that aren’t always made clear. Did you know physio treatments can provide non-invasive alternatives that can have...
