Ah the neck; a complex collection of muscles, bones and joints.
Most of us take our neck for granted until we get a cracking bit of neck pain. Whether you’ve slept wrong, tried to turn a little too far, injured it playing sport, or simply spent a...
People talk about treating sprained ankles all the time - but you don't always get a clear picture of what's actually happening when you sprain your ankle.
Today, your trusted Dianella Physio at Morley Physiotherapy Centre is here to help give you...
Well, the sun is well and truly out and summer is in full swing! That means going outside and enjoying the best that summer sports. Summer sports, however, can also mean summer sports injuries.
To ensure you enjoy the best sports summer has to offer,...
It’s that time of year – the time of year many of us start thinking about kicking our fitness training up a gear in an effort to drop a couple of those winter kilos and tone up for summer.
While there are many benefits from starting a new exercise...
Unfortunately, many of us suffer with back pain and require treatment. More often than not though, this is due to bad posture. What you may not know, is that bad posture stems back to habits formed from sitting for long hours at school, university and...
Do you spend a lot of time looking at your phone? Have you noticed an increasing amount of neck pain? You could be suffering from ‘text neck’, the epidemic that is seeing more and more people visit their local physiotherapists for neck pain treatment.
What...
Knee pain. It’s never nice and it’s never normal. Which is why it’s important to treat it and to treat it right.
Knee pain is one of the most common areas that physiotherapy focuses on, and our physiotherapists have years of experience in treating...
As a high contact sport with tackling as the main defensive feature, many injuries can occur during a game of rugby. In fact, rugby injury rates are reported to be nearly three times higher than soccer. These too can be tackled, though, with the right...
When you don’t know what it is and the many benefits it can bring, dry needling can sound a little scary, particularly for patients who are not exactly big fans of needles.
Dry needling, however, is nothing to be fearful of and is now being used...
Cycling isn’t a contact sport, but as any serious cyclist can tell you, this sport is extremely demanding. Endurance, technique, agility and strength - all are essential for cycling. Consider that cyclists also need to remain hunched forward and perform...