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Vertigo Do you feel as if the world is spinning when you move your head? Nausea? Loss of balance? ...
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Can a herniated disc heal itself? Yes!!! Treatment consist of Pain managem...
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Pain in shoulder with overhead activities? Contrary to popular belief shoulder impingem...
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Attention to all parents of young female athletes. If your daughter has an irregular menstrual cycle...
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What is the TMJ? The jaw is also known as the TMJ or Temporomandibular Joint. It can be painful a...
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I have pain radiating into my leg! Is it a nerve impingement? What is radicular pain? Radicular p...
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Did you feel your therapist or doctor fully understood your problem and concerns on your first ...
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-A study done on people with NO knee pain. -All participants had an MRI scan of the knee -Accordin...
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How long do you take to fall asleep? -Less than 5 min: you are possibly falling asleep too fa...
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Achilles Tendinitis is a common condition that causes pain along the back of the leg near the hee...
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LBP is not a serious life-threatening medical condition. Most episodes of LBP improve and LBP d...
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Improved flexibility "The stretches and moves done in Pilates help to elongate your muscle...
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The latest guidelines published according to the World Health Organisation Child needs at leas...
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The latest guidelines published according to the World Health Organisation Physical activity through...
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How is the knee structured? Your knee joint is where your thigh bone (femur) and your shin bone (...
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“An ankle sprain is a common injury. Inversion-type, lateral ligament injuries represent appro...
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“Most commonly, the Achilles ruptures when there is a sudden, forceful movement of t...
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"Rehabilitation and exercise are an essential part of recovery from a lumbar spine fusion. Care...
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“A condition characterized by constriction of the popliteal artery by either adjacen...
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A study done by Asket. et al. (2014) revealed that patients who suffer from long term shoulder...
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More than 50% of power generated for a tennis serve originates from your lower limbs and pelvis. You...
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“Cardiovascular conditioning Cardiovascular workouts should involve bearing weight. So walk...
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Often the cause of pain is not in the same area as the pain sensation. This is called referred pain....
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful disorder of the hand caused by pressure on your median nerve as ...
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Restless Legs Syndrome “Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a disorder of the part of the ...
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Everyone has probably heard that sitting is the 'new smoking', meaning that sitting for long...
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Karien Shares on Interesting Health Benefits of Fresh Air and Sunshine. Improved men...
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When to consult a physiotherapist: • “If you have sustained an injury • If you...
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Smoothies are quick and easy to make. They have so many health benefits and are perfect for young an...
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WE HAVE all been there — 5 chocolate bunnies, a huge number of little speckled eggs ...
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Physiotherapy for Children with Pain Exercise Regular exercise is an important part of our liv...
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If you have sustained an injury If you have swelling, bruising or deformity of a body part If...
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Why Your Child Should Be Playing With Balls You can introduce them to your child very early on be...
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We just had our two babies in 2016 and 2017. Two new little beings in our lives have been amazing, b...
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Breaking bad habits There are a few bad habits I am trying to break and I have been trying to bre...
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The other day my friend who was 16 weeks pregnant at the time said the following: ' I am so happ...
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Baby balance: Balance baby on different body parts of your body. While sitting in a chair, b...
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"Physiotherapy practice owner, Christy shares her secret to a flat stomach within only 10 days ...
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My second son was born on the 11 Aug 2017. He is just the cutest little cuddler and after the 6-week...
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My second son was born on 12 May 17. It multiplied my responsibility and made me realize that having...
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Although we say we will to massage your muscles to relieve spasms, this is not like a spa where y...
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A story about physiotherapy business partners, Karien and Christy Meet Christy and Karien, physio...
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Wondering who is that friendly lady you speak to on the phone? Simoné is the secretary, pe...
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During my first pregnancy, I was so excited to be one of those moms who keeps on running and go...
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We are very excited to announce that 'Christy du Plessis Physiotherapyā€¯ is now 'Du Plessis and Jor...