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By now it should come as no surprise that prolonged periods of inactivity are bad for your health. It seems that the science is in, and the bad news is that long periods of sitting or inactivity is a risk factor for many diseases, independent of other factors such as...

Pilates is a “body-mind exercise that focuses on strength, core stability, flexibility, muscle control, posture and breathing” (Wells, Kolt & Bialocerkowski, 2012). Pilates exercises can be either done on the floor or a reformer. A reformer is “a carriage...

Clinical Pilates is specific pilates exercises prescribed to a patient depending on their individual needs (Wajswelner, Metcalf & Bennell, 2012). The practitioner will assess the patient’s problem and will prescribe exercises to carry out on the pilates reformer...

FOCUS ON SHIN SPLINTS Taking up running as a new years resolution? Make sure you increase your load (kilometres) slowly. One of the most common faults we see when a runner comes in injured is a sudden increase in training load (training error). After this we see a...

Exciting to see surgeons are now using functional movement training to treat back pain. Check out this video below to see back pain sufferers in action. We are fully equipped here at Central Physio & Health and utilise both the SFMA (selective functional movement...

Running Tips If you’ve just taken up running, you probably think that getting started is simple - you just run as far as you can and then run further the next time. Like most things, the reality is a little more complicated. Here are some tips to make the most of your...

Health care professionals seem to constantly be talking about posture. While many people take away the message that they should “stand up straighter” the truth about what good posture is and why you should aim to have it is a little more complicated. One of the...

What is Incidental Exercise? The difference between an office job and a labouring job is quite obvious: the office worker sits in a cubicle for 8 hours per day while the labourer is constantly moving, walking up and down ladders or stairs, and carrying heavy loads....

Back pain is such a common experience that it is estimated up to 80% of adults will have at least one severe episode of back pain in their lifetime. For many people, the pain quickly resolves and things go back to normal. However the first time this happens to you it...