Hip pain? Here’s some great general information on common hip pain concerns.
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Some fun facts about bone health. Osteoporosis is something that can be silent until you have an insufficiency fracture. We all should be doing daily preventative habits to help support the skeletal system, before we are diagnosed with OP or have a fracture. The list is endless to help support bone building (exercise, diet and lifestyle all impact this system). If you are unsure of how you can best support this system book today to have a chat and get a plan going. Happy moving EMP.
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Cervical (neck) proprioception is the ability to know where you are in space and is an important function in movement and posture. It takes into account the joint movement and the joint position.
Proprioception is a critical function for everyday movement such as endurance from sitting at the computer to sport that requires faster movement and coordination of the neck muscles for repositioning.
Radicular (referred) pain as a result of lumbar disc herniation is a common complaint in patients presenting to primary health-care practitioners. The estimated prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy ‘sciaticia’ is 4.86-9.8 per 1000 individuals (1, 2). The natural history of lumbar radiculopathy suggests a spontaneous resolution of disc herniation with 80 and 90% of individuals showing significant improvements by six and twelve weeks, respectively (3, 4).
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Get your daily dose.
There are countless clinical practice guidelines that have grade A evidence to support exercise to manage & prevent an array of different conditions. But how often do you fall short of the national recommendation of 150mins of moderate intensity exercise per week? The Australian government have just released their new campaign “Move It” with “Find your 30” to help promote being more physically active every day.
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