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Andrew Dalwood has once again been sharing his wealth of knowledge with our friends in the media at Good Health. This time he has been offering a quick and easy tip for maintaining a better posture. Why is posture important? The body has a position that allows maximal efficiency. Part of this is attributed to [...] Read more »
Our Summer edition of Physio for You is out now. Get Active This Summer As the warm weather hits, many of us have the same reaction. The reality of ditching the layers and revealing our bodies can be daunting. Don’t panic! There’s still time to get in shape, not just to look good, but [...] Read more »
Greetings all patrons new and old! The team at Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas. We wish you all of the best for the New Year, may it bring you good times and good health. We would also like to introduce our newest member – Rushabh Pattni. He will [...] Read more »
Ever get told to do some exercises regularly but find yourself absorbed in your work and not getting the exercises done? There may be a solution for you. This blog has a quick look at some useful ways of remembering to do you exercises. The applicability of these solutions will be exercise dependent. Some exercises [...] Read more »
This year the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s 2011 conference had special meaning for all of us at WPPC. The conference is always exciting and a great learning opportunity for new and old physiotherapists alike. There was an expected audience of over 2,000 Physiotherapists, supported by an exhibition trade of over 100 booths. Andrew Dalwood packed his [...] Read more »
With the recent trend of improving weather there will be the inevitable shift from the ‘rugged up in-doors’ winter mode to the ‘lets get back into shape’ for summer mode. An ever popular choice of exercise is running. There are many benefits to running; you don’t have to travel far, you don’t need to be [...] Read more »
On The Sports Physiotherapist blog I have a post that reviews the safety of resistance training in children. I’ll post a summary of the findings in this post, however, if you are interested in the nitty gritty please follow this LINK to the full post. I have separated my article into two sections, the first [...] Read more »
Please find our Physio 4 You newsletter in the link below. This newsletter has a look into headaches and overuse injuries. So if you are suffering from headaches, ongoing aches and pains or know someone else that does – Please take the time to have a read through this newsletter. Physio for You July 2011 [...] Read more »
The Department of Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne has been running a clinical trial since March 2010 that is looking at two different treatment methods for people with osteoarthritis of the hip. Our clinic has had the opportunity to be a part of this trial with Andrew Dalwood being one of the treating therapists. [...] Read more »
Cramping A muscle (or even a few fibres of a muscle) that involuntarily (without consciously willing it) contracts is in a “spasm.” If the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. Think of it on a spectrum where a few fibres involuntarily contracting is a light spasm this can progress all the way [...] Read more »
