Shoes are a pivotal part of our world and can have a big influence on how comfortable we are and how well we walk and balance. There are a few important features to look for when choosing your next pair of shoes, whether they be for exercise or casual day to day wear. Before we […]
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The rotator cuff is a group of muscles which surround the shoulder joint and help keep your upper arm (the humerus) firmly attached to the shoulder socket. These muscles are small, but strong and powerful – and incredibly important! The rotator cuff muscles also help with abduction, which is moving the arm away from the
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Diabetes is a disease affecting 5% of Australians, and this number is growing! Diabetes involves a lot of management and care, and it is not without its complications. These complications can start to affect factors of daily life such as wound healing and balance. Increased sugar in the blood stream can start to affect the
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As the weather warms up, no doubt you will start to do more outdoor activities! Some of the more popular activities that seniors like to participate in are sports such as golf and bowls, as well as gardening around the house. It is important that these activities continue to make sure you say active in
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What is balance? Balance is your body’s ability to recover and right yourself. Balance might have a different meaning to each individual. For some, it simply means not to fall. For others, it takes on even weight distribution, postural control, and stability. No matter what balance may mean to you, the mechanism of balance in
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The benefits of regular exercise are well know, however the list of benefits continues to grow and it’s effect on different areas of health continues to expand all the time. A recent paper published in the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise journal showed that a mere 5 hours of moderate intensity exercise a
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A DEXA scan is the most common imaging test that health practitioners use to screen for Osteoporosis. If you have ever had a DEXA scan, it is quite possible that you looked at the report with some confusion about what the scan measures and what all of the numbers on the print out actually mean.
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Walking is one of the most common forms of regular exercise that people participate in. Even the who don’t exercise still use walking to get from point A to point B. Looking at how you walk can provide you with good insight if you experience any aches or pains. While there are many health professionals
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Walking is something we do daily, whether it is a purposeful walk or run outdoors, or incidental walking from the car to the grocery store! Our gait can always be improved – and it is very doable even if you don’t have prior exercise experience. It is actually quite easy to work on and improve
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Any pain experienced in our bodies can really drive home how much we use a certain body part. You don’t realise how much we use certain limbs until we experience pain in them, at which point it could get tricky to do certain activities in daily live, such as household chores or gardening! The most
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