How physio helps with pain management is in multiple methods! Physiotherapists are commonly viewed as manual therapists doing heaps of massage, joint mobilisations or soft tissue release. However, a crucial role in our job is education. This is equally important in the recovery process because it affects outcomes and helps
If you’ve just joined a gym and are looking for tips, look no more! At Pivotal Motion, we’ve compiled a list of tips to make sure you get the best out of your goals! Gyms can be a wonderful place, motivational posters all over the walls, loud pumping music, and
Looking for some top tips as a newbie runner? Running season is well upon us. If you’re only just beginning to train we have some great tips here at Pivotal Motion to help you avoid the ice-pack and smash your goals this season. We have put together our top tips
A common question for physios is about the grading of exercises and why this is so important to prevent an injury. We commonly see this season bring on a unique profile of injuries. Our primary role as physiotherapists is in injury prevention. We would rather stop an injury occurring instead
Running season brings about a unique profile of injuries called overuse injuries. These are injuries resulting from repetitive microtrauma of musculoskeletal structures such as muscles, tendons, bone and ligaments, occurring over a period of time. Acute vs Overuse Injuries In contrast, acute injuries occur from a single traumatic event. Examples
It’s common knowledge that we need to complete stretches before running to prepare the body for what’s to come. At Pivotal Motion we’ve compiled a list of our favourite pre-run stretches that will help your body get prepared for exercise. To correctly warm up the muscles, a combination of dynamic
How Prehab Can Assist With Injuries And Post-Surgery Recovery It’s the month of March and that means a change of season, which may help motivate those of us who are still struggling to maintain our fitness regime after the ‘downtime’ of the Christmas holidays. If you have children, it’s
Recovery following surgery can be long-winded and frustrating for many patients. At Pivotal Motion, we understand this and therefore try to promote a non-complicated speedy recovery. Our goal is to get you moving at a desirable level as soon as possible. Prehabilitation has been proven to reduce admission to acute
Prehab in retirement is a critical component of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. At Pivotal Motion, we cater to a wide range of patient demographics. An interest in our clinic is the Elderly population (65 years and above). As we are clinic that is all about movement. We believe that
At Pivotal Motion Physiotherapy, we have a good split of frequent flyer patients as well as new patients. As always, we want to ensure we provide top service and for those that haven’t been to physios before or those who don’t go often, we have provided a list of things
