Many Australians keep sport in the diary well past 50 - social footy, weekend rides, parkruns, tennis, and golf. The biggest change is often scheduling. Work and family commitments compress training into one or two hard sessions, then the body is asked...
Pain can shrink your world. You stop turning your head fully, shorten your stride, or avoid the stairs altogether. Dry needling and exercise therapy address that pattern from different angles. Needling can calm a sensitive patch of muscle and reduce protective...
Jaw pain can make simple things like eating, talking and yawning feel harder than they should be. Many people casually call it “TMJ”, short for the temporomandibular joint - the small hinge in front of the ear that lets your jaw open, close and move...
Clicks, cracks and pops are common, especially in fingers, knees and the spine. In many cases the sound comes from a brief change in pressure inside a synovial joint. As two joint surfaces separate, gases in the lubricating fluid form a cavity and you...
Ankle sprains are common, and they can linger if you only rest and ice. The old R.I.C.E. advice helps early pain and swelling, but it does not rebuild balance, strength or confidence. Do ankle sprains heal with rest alone? No, not well. Without a structured...
Dry needling and acupuncture both rely on fine, sterile needles, yet they sit on opposite sides of the therapeutic fence. One traces its roots to modern Western anatomy, the other to millennia‑old East Asian medical theory. Understanding where they...
Dry needling is now common in Australian physiotherapy for stubborn headaches and jaw pain. The technique uses a very fine, solid needle to target sensitive spots in muscle known as trigger points. By disrupting these tight, irritable bands, clinicians...
We all know that pushing our bodies to the limit is part of the game, but unfortunately, that sometimes means injuries happen. But here’s the good news: getting back on the field, court, or track doesn’t just rely on talent or how determined you are....
Professional sports have transformed over the past few years. Today, decisions on training, recovery, and performance are driven not just by instinct, but by data. The growing adoption of wearable technologies continues to drive this trend. These tiny,...
Dry needling is a therapeutic technique aimed at relieving muscle pain and tension. It involves inserting thin needles into specific trigger points within the muscle to help alleviate discomfort and improve function. Unlike acupuncture, dry needling is...