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April 27, 2022

Physio vs Chiro: What’s the difference?

It can be difficult to seek treatments if you aren’t sure exactly how treatments differ. If there is a specific physical issue you are experiencing, choosing the correct type of treatment for you is important. Below we offer a guide to the differences between physiotherapy and chiropractic. What is physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is a proven discipline […]

April 27, 2022

What are the benefits of foam rolling?

Foam rollers have only grown in popularity over the past number of years. Offering an alternative to a sports massage, foam rollers use your body weight to roll over a foam cylinder in order to exert pressure on specific muscle groups. This releases tension in the muscles and helps knotted connective tissue to recover for improved […]

April 27, 2022

What to do with a pulled calf muscle?

You might have a pulled calf muscle if you have swelling or bruising on the lower back part of your leg. You’ll probably have noticed pulling it with a sudden feeling of pain and a snapping or popping sensation in the area. This will be followed by a difficulty to stand on your toes, point your […]

November 16, 2021

How Blood Flow Restriction Training Can Be Used In Rehab

How to practically apply blood flow restriction: As described in the first of the two blogs, blood flow restriction (BFR) training is done by placing a tourniquet on a limb. The cuff needs to be tightened to a specific pressure that prevents blood from flowing back to the body but allows some (but not all) of […]

June 29, 2021

Patella Dislocation: A Real Pain In The Knee

Patella dislocations are a painful injury to endure. Making sure you rehabilitate them well, will help you to keep moving and living your life. The knee joint is composed of the thigh bone (femur) and leg bone (tibia) and a small floating bone at the front, commonly known as the kneecap (patella). The interaction between these bones […]

May 28, 2021

If There’s Pain Afoot, We Can Help

At our Remuera physio clinic, we treat a range of foot and ankle injuries as part of our professional physiotherapy services. We can help people overcome the pain caused by ankle sprains, syndesmosis injuries, plantar fasciitis, achilles tendinosis and cuboid syndrome. That last one is an interesting condition, and it can be a very painful one. […]

May 25, 2021

Let Massage Work Its Magic

Massage therapy is still widely misunderstood. A lot of people think it is a fairly one-dimensional form of treatment with a limited number of outcomes, and it is usually only done to treat athletes. All of these misconceptions need to be addressed and corrected because at our Mt Eden physio clinic, we use massage therapy to […]

February 25, 2021

Sciatica: A Real Pain In The Backside

Sciatica is more than just a pain in the backside – it is a complex condition that can cause discomfort ranging from mild irritation to excruciating pain. Essentially, it refers to any pain or discomfort that occurs when the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back down the buttock, back of the legs, and into […]

September 7, 2020

Rotator Cuff Pain: Why Strengthening Exercises Are Important

What is Rotator cuff pain, rotator cuff related pain syndrome, subacromial pain syndrome, bursitis? You may have heard these terms mentioned from health professionals, friends or even Dr Google. In effect, they all mean the same thing. Ethan Smith recently wrote a blog on bursitis. Click here for more information regarding this. The more widely accepted […]