Category: HEALTH

Getting back into exercise

Hot tips on getting back into exercise

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the warmer weather kicking in, it becomes a little easier to exercise. However, it is crucial you do not rush to achieve your ‘summer body’ – it is a process that must be taken carefully to prevent a setback.  This blog will tell you some hot tips to

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Mid game sporting injury

5 most common sporting injuries

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At Pivotal Motion, we pride ourselves in the effective treatment and rehabilitation of various sporting injuries. Our clinic looks after many sports clubs for various sports including baseball, volleyball, soccer and rugby. We believe in providing good education on injuries so that our patients are well informed with injury

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Suffering from neck pain

Stretch Guide for Office Workers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Effects of Desk Jobs and Office Work on Health While it may not be as noticeable, office work is sedentary and can have poor implications for your health and well being. It is no secret that sitting all day has negative effects. “The issue that we’re really up against

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Stretch Guide For Tradies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Effects of Tradie and Manual Labour Work on Health Physically demanding jobs within the trade industry can cause and exacerbate a range of injuries. According to the Australian Physiotherapy Association, tradies are the most likely to have workplace injuries. In turn, tradies land out of work on average 5-6

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The Focus is on Occupational Health with Pivotal Motion

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This month Pivotal Motion are chatting occupational health. Often the effects and implications of professional life are not given enough thought and attention. Sitting for long periods of time, office chairs without support, bad posture, heavy lifting and manual labour can have negative effects on our body. We spend

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Shin Splints

Shin Splints

The phrase ‘shin splints’ is a common term used pain felt anywhere along the shinbone from knee to ankle. Common sites for the pain are either on the upper or lower thirds of the medial tibia and along the front of the tibia.  People who play sports that involve a lot

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Incontinence Isn’t Just a Mother’s Problem

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When you think of a physiotherapist, you mainly think sporting injuries. What many people don’t know is that we can also help with other issues such as incontinence. This is important because the burden of incontinence in Australia is outstanding. According to the continence foundation of Australia: In 2010,

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A woman stretching her hamstring for hamstring strain prevention.

The Focus is on Warming Up with Pivotal Motion Physiotherapy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pivotal Motion is focused on keeping moving for the remainder of the Brisbane Winter and training up for Brisbane’s annual Bridge to Brisbane! As the cold creeps in and our alarm clocks are being set later, it is becoming clear winter is at its peak. But Pivotal Motion is

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