If you regularly engage in a sports activity of any kind, you've probably encountered an injury. From sprains and strains through to muscular tears, soft tissue injuries can see you disengage from your activity of choice. If you're experiencing pain and you don't want to over-rely on painkillers, it's worth considering massage therapy. It tackles pain from sports injuries by reducing inflammation, and you may find the way it achieves this quite interesting. [Read More]

If you're a diabetic, your GP may encourage you to go to their immunisation clinic every year to have a flu shot. If you're feeling fit and healthy, and your diabetes is under control, then you may not be sure if you really need this vaccination. Why does your doctor want to immunise you against flu? Diabetes Affects Your Immune System You may be feeling in tip-top condition right now, but a dose of the flu could affect you quite badly. [Read More]

How many people dread the idea of going to an operating theatre for a surgical procedure? Well, the number is countless. Traditional surgical procedures involve deep cuts and incisions into the skin. They are painful and demanding on your body during the recovery period. The chest area in particular can cause quite a scare because it hosts delicate and vital organs such as the lungs and heart. Surgical procedures in this region require a less invasive procedure that will not disrupt your vital organs. [Read More]

When we think of physiotherapists, most of us picture their patients to be people with sports-related injuries or people who are recovering from some sort of physical trauma, e.g., a car accident. While physiotherapists certainly do work with those people, the bulk of their clientele are people with no serious injuries or sports trauma but rather regular Australians with their own, more minor, aches and pains that they help treat. What these people are taking advantage of is the benefits that a physio can also provide for you and what we are talking about in this article. [Read More]