Understanding and managing sore ribs in pregnancy Are you pregnant, and suffering from pain in and around your rib cage? Well you are definitely not alone – it is probably the second most common pregnancy-related complaint that we receive in our clinic, The Fix Program. If you're wondering what the...
Why **_how_** you breathe matters! Anyone who has spent enough time learning about exercise and mindfulness or meditation, comes across a rather strange idea - that there is more than one way to breathe. Most of the time we don't think about breathing, our body breathes on its own without us having...
A fancy name for really sore wrists A new mother's life is full of changes to mind, body, and routine. One thing that is almost always a shock to the system is the amount of lifting and carrying new mothers suddenly need to do, moving baby from cot to pram to changing table and back again. In some c...
Make some floor space and enjoy this routine at home During pregnancy, it's important to keep your body strong, stable and flexible. As your body changes with the growth of your bundle of joy, surges of the $1 help the pelvic ligaments to stretch and make room for pregnancy and birth. This creates i...
Pockets for your shoulder blades. A wonderful gift to your neck and upper back Struggling with neck tension? A stiff upper back? Shoulder and arm pain? Headaches? Have you ever asked yourself, "Are my shoulder blades in their pockets?" This trick will help you to hold your shoulder blades in the cor...
The Red Dot Program Correcting your posture is a long road – bad postural habits feel so natural! While you are at The Fix Program, your physio leads exercises and continuously prompts you to adjust your positioning, but once you walk out the door it's probably hard to maintain. The physio can't hol...
Is relaxin as good as it sounds? A woman's body completely transforms during pregnancy, growing and stretching all over in a very short time. Supporting the growing weight requires all sorts of internal reorganising, particularly in the $1 and pelvis. The pelvis eventually becomes elastic enough to...
Tabitha explores the fantastic effects of needling Dry Needling is an exciting technique in $1 (essentially Physiotherapy's version of acupuncture). Katrina and I recently trained in this at a course in Darling Harbour. It has become another powerful tool in our tool belt when we treat our patients....
Make time and enjoy our 15 minute $1 workout for you and baby In the first few weeks after you give birth, it may feel unsafe to exercise – or you might never have enough time away from your bub to focus on your recovery. This set of stretches and exercises is designed to safely help your body back...
**What can $1 and exercise do to fix my hip?** **Hip anatomy 101** Your hip joint is a "ball and socket" - the ball sits atop your femur, or thigh-bone - this round portion is called the "head" of the femur. The head fits into the socket in your pelvis. The socket fits tightly around like a baseball...
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