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Physiotherapists play a critical role in patient recovery. Despite their dedication, ability to operate under adversity and their resilience, they are still confronted by patients who do not adhere to the treatment regimes. Whilst this is true for all health care professions, physiotherapists have the added reputation of “hurting” patients, or even requiring of them …

A Whole Brain® approach to adherence: From adherence to growth

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There are so many different sports, so many different levels of competency, skill sets and competition. Also, each individual athlete can respond profoundly differently both to a specific injury, both physically and psychologically, as well as to the prescribed rehabilitation. For these reasons, and many others, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. So …

Rehabilitation in Sport. There is no ‘One size fits all’

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Better known as the big bit above the abdomen in a beetle, good quality research pertaining to the thoracic spine is in short supply, with most proposed managements and exercises being more prevalent on various social media platforms than in randomized controlled trials. Often described as a ‘Cinderella’ region (Heneghan et al, 2018) due to …

Simply the Thorax Article

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It is now well recognised that a link exists between chronic, low-grade inflammation and a wide range of medical conditions and health issues, including cancer, type 2 diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune conditions, arthritis, and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Inflammation that persists in the long term causes damage to cells and tissues and can …

Inflammation: The Root Cause of Chronic Disease

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SIJ and simplified are two words that you most definitely don’t think could ever occur in the same sentence. In fact, we could say that it’s a paradox, if ever there was one. The Pelvic girdle is a complex area of the body, of which the SIJ is only one part. Pain and/or dysfunction in …

The SIJ Simplified

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Post-natal physiotherapy is one of the most rewarding areas of physiotherapy. The relief provided for new Moms is enormous and they are hugely grateful for the support. The post-natal ward is a happy ward. Every now and again there is a heartbreaking and sad event (a stillborn or termination of pregnancy for a birth defect), …

Post Natal Physiotherapy What does it entail?

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For many individuals, Financial Planning and Financial Needs Analysis remains foreign and you are often not fully aware of what it is and what to look out for. This is as relevant for an Executive in a corporate environment or a young medical professional entering the workforce for the first time. In the first in …

Introduction to Financial Planning Article

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