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Journaling can help you record your thoughts and process your memories or find self-expression. However, even more importantly, journaling is good for your health. Journaling can help keep your brain…
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Bunions – What are they and do I really need surgery?!
Bunions are something that we see regularly in our practice. People who have bunions are often worried because they can hurt, lead to other problems and can also be a…
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Why is asking for help a good idea?
Asking for help can be difficult. It can raise quite a few strong emotions. We might fear rejection, asking and hearing “no”. For some of us we don’t want to…
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Whiplash – Recover with Confidence
The pain with a Whiplash injury will often intensify over a number of days and can really affect your ability to do almost anything, so it’s an injury that warrants…
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Shoulder Bursitis – Answers to get moving again!
Shoulder pain can be frustrating! We use our arms so much and often don’t realise how shoulder injuries can impact so many things like sleeping, combing your hair and putting…
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The truth about Heel Spurs and how to get back to being active again!
Heel pain can have a real impact on your life and stop you from doing what you want to do. There’s a lot of misinformation out there about Heel Spurs…
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Freiberg’s Disease – Understanding is the key to success!
People can really worry when they hear about Freiberg’s Disease! The name itself can sound scary, but don’t worry. Like anything, the more you understand something, the less there is…
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Hip Bursitis – A real pain in the…
What you can do to feel better again! People often fear that there is not much that can be done for hip pain, and sadly, it simply isn’t true. Like…
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Osgood Schlatter Disease
What is Osgood Schlatter Disease? Osgood Schlatter Disease is swelling and pain within the patella ligament at the tibial tuberosity (the top part of the leg bone), underneath the kneecap.…
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Stress Fractures in Foot Bones
What is a stress fracture? A stress fracture is a very small fracture that can appear in a bone and is often associated with surrounding swelling and pain in the…
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Shin Splints – Everything you need to know.
What are shin splints? Shin splints are a feeling of pain or soreness that occurs on the inside or outside of the shin bone (Tibia). It is more common in…
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Seven Common Cognitive Biases
While most of us like to think we are logical and rational we are all influenced by cognitive biases, or thinking biases. Some of these are obvious and you may…
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Ganglion Cysts – Everything you need to know
What are Ganglion Cysts? A ganglion cyst is a lump that can occur along the path of a tendon or over a joint within the body. The most common sites…
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Everything you need to know about stretching
It has been ingrained in many people that you need to stretch to reduce the incidence of injury, reduce the lactic acid build up, or to help with recovery after…
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Turf Toe – Everything you need to know
Turf Toe. What is it? ‘Turf toe’ is the name given to an injury of the big toe joint that affects the joint capsule and in some cases the surrounding…
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What is decision fatigue?
Decision fatigue is the emotional and mental strain from the impact of making too many decisions, or more correctly from excessive choices. It causes a deterioration of our ability for…
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How do I fix a sports related muscle injury/pull/strain?
It is important to know that your body has the natural ability to heal itself from a muscle injury, with moderate strains taking around 3-4 weeks before returning to the…
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Flat Feet – Are they worth worrying about?
What is a flat foot? A flat foot or flat feet are terms used to describe the “posture” or “shape” of a person’s foot while standing or moving. What causes…
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Everything you need to know about Calluses and Corns…
There’s that old saying “Out of sight, out of mind” and that is usually the case with corns and calluses on people’s feet, until they become painful… Pain is the…
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What is Anxiety?
What is Anxiety? Broadly speaking anxiety is an emotion that would be considered a normal response to stressful situations. It is our body’s physical response to a threat and can…
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