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9 Jul 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPhysiotherapy
Knee Pain: the piggy in the middle

Knee Pain: the piggy in the middle

9 Jul 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPhysiotherapy

Knee pain troubles are rarely just about the knee. The hip and the foot are to blame! $1\- I would think that almost all of us have sometime suffered from pain in the knee- with running, walking, stairs, kneeling, the gym, or with all of the above! In my time as a physio (over 20 years, mind you), I...

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18 Jun 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPilates, Sydney CBD
Draft Term 3 2016 Pilates timetable

Draft Term 3 2016 Pilates timetable

18 Jun 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPilates, Sydney CBD

**Draft term break timetable is subject to change**. This timetable is for our Term 3 programs and will run for 10 weeks. First class will start Monday 18th July and our final classes will fall on Friday 23rd September, 2016. Classes are recommended and scheduled for * $1 * $1 * $1 * $1, safe for yo...

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17 Jun 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Pilates, Sydney CBD
Draft Term Break timetable July 2016

Draft Term Break timetable July 2016

17 Jun 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Pilates, Sydney CBD

**Draft term break timetable is subject to change**. This timetable will run for 2 weeks only in weeks commencing 4th and 11th July, 2016. Classes are recommended and scheduled for[ ](/pilates-based/classes) * combined $1 * $1

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9 Jun 2016 BY Tabitha POSTED INPregnancy
deQuervain’s Syndrome in new mums

deQuervain’s Syndrome in new mums

9 Jun 2016 BY Tabitha POSTED INPregnancy

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...

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29 May 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy
Switching on your ‘core’ at the gym

Switching on your ‘core’ at the gym

29 May 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy

It's not just about ab exercises As a physio treating a lot of hip, pelvis and back problems, I am always asked about core strength. Most will ask about it with reference to their gym or exercise programs, what is it, how to make it better and specific exercises to challenge it. I always start with...

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19 May 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPregnancy, Women's Health
The Fix Program Broadway. Here we come!

The Fix Program Broadway. Here we come!

19 May 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INPregnancy, Women's Health

We are thrilled to announce a new clinic opening....just for women On June 1st 2016, we will be opening a brand new clinic at Broadway Shopping Centre. We will be located within the beautiful Fernwood Fitness Women's Gym. Our passion for the wellness of women will shine on at this new clinic, bringi...

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Physiotherapy, Pilates, pelvic floor health and pregnancy

Physiotherapy, Pilates, pelvic floor health and pregnancy

What makes The Fix Program a wonderful clinic for women? Since 2005 we have taught thousands of women and men how to strengthen their backs, hips, pelvic floors and abdominals through a mix of Pilates, Yoga and core stability exercises. And yet we offer so much more. As physiotherapists and women ou...

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26 Apr 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy
Finding the right running shoe

Finding the right running shoe

26 Apr 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy

Surviving the shoe mine field by Julian from Sydney Running Centre The question I have been asked the most over the last 15 years in the running shoe game is "so what's the best running shoe?" It's always so difficult to come up with a short answer to this question but I'll give it a shot……"there is...

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Periods and back pain

Periods and back pain

Why does my period make my back and pelvis hurt? To understand why the back or pelvic hurts during a period, we need to understand the menstrual cycle and the changing levels of hormones. The menstrual cycle is made of a few main phases. * The first phase, which is menstruation, begins on the first...

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26 Apr 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy
Rheumatoid arthritis, exercise and physiotherapy

Rheumatoid arthritis, exercise and physiotherapy

26 Apr 2016 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED INExercise, Physiotherapy

When arthritis is rheumatic Last month we talked about the more common $1 and how the disease presents and is best managed. Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are **very** different diseasesand are therefore managed quite differently. They are often confused when speaking about sore j...

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