In mid-February this year, I went on a two-day horse trail ride in the Howqua river region, which is up near Mount Buller. It had been a good 15 years since I had last been in the saddle, and it was a tad concerned about how my body would cope with the challenge of riding…
It is well understood that maintaining a healthy weight is important for both physical health, and internal physiological health. Weight gain can limit physical function, is related to musculoskeletal pain, and increases risk of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer to name a few. And we know also that it is important…
At Thompsons Road Physiotherapy we have a special interest in treating people with vestibular problems. These include symptoms of vertigo (a sense that you are moving or the environment is moving, usually spinning or swaying), nausea and a sense of imbalance. Most people have very little idea of how the vestibular system works. The vestibular…
Being a relatively ‘young’ profession in comparison to Physiotherapy, I find that patients are always asking me “What is Myotherapy?” Simply put, Clinical Myotherapy is a branch of manual medicine, which focuses on the effective treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain (any pain/dysfunction of the muscles and associated joints). Picture your Myotherapist as your ‘muscle…
