Katrina Tarrant Articles

Getting to know your diaphragm

_A simple but mindful breathing exercise to have you feeling the difference!_ _by Julia Newton , musculo-skeletal and ConnectTherapy physiotherapist_ As we mentioned in our previous $1 the diaphragm is one of the most important muscles in our body. It is literally what keeps us alive! This gives us...

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Labour and the TENS machine

**A drug free alternative for birth** _by Carrie Seow, Women's Health physiotherapist_ Using an Obstetric (or labour) TENS machine is a drug free method for managing pain during labour. TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and while it may sound confronting, TENS has actually...

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Personal Lubricants

_4 things you really should know about lubricants_ _by Tusanee Jierasak, Women's health physiotherapist_ **** **Fact 1: Why use a lubricant?** Lubricant is often seen as an accessory, rather than a necessity, but is an important part of sexual wellbeing. Lubricant reduces friction, and makes any act...

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Happy brains

_Powerful thoughts, powerful language, powerful body_ Here is another little gem from my favourite physio and pain guru, David Butler. The brain loves to change (have you heard of neural plasticity?) and in addition, the brain loves to swim in its 'soup' of neurotransmitters and hormones. The brain...

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Draft Term 4 2018 Sydney CBD pilates timetable

**Draft 'Term 4 2018' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 10 WEEKS in our York St, Sydney CBD clinic. Classes will commence from **Monday 15th October and end Friday 21st December 2018**. Classes for this term are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 Pilates for those...

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Proprioception...the sixth sense

How do we know where our limbs are in space? How far to reach out for that cup of coffee on the kitchen bench whilst our eyes are looking at our instagram account? How much intensity in our muscles we need to make that step up faultless and not to fall flat on our faces? The ability to sense our bod...

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