Shin Splints Shin pain is one of the most common problems affecting active people, particularly runners, military personal, and field/court sports that involve rapid acceleration, change of direction and jumping. Current literature states 13.6% – 20% of runners are experiencing some type of shin pain at any given time(Hamstra-Wright, Bliven, & Bay, 2017). There are […]
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WHAT IS A CERVOCOGENIC HEADACHE? There are many causes of headaches – from migraine to tension headaches to those which are caused by irritation of the upper neck. Just as nerves in the lower back radiate into the legs and the nerves of the lower neck radiate into the arms, nerves in the upper neck, […]
Pilates and Private Health Insurance Reforms – Can I claim my class on my Private Health? From 1st April 2019 changes were made by Department of Health to the legislation for using private health insurance to cover Natural Therapies, in short most of the natural therapies (including Pilates) have been removed from your private […]
Exercise Physiology Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEPs) are university qualified allied health professionals equipped with the knowledge, skills and competencies to design, deliver and evaluate safe and effective exercise interventions for people with acute, sub-acute or chronic medical conditions, injuries or disabilities. Pathology domains covered by the services of AEPs include: obesity cardiovascular disease diabetes osteoporosis […]
It’s the final days before the Coffs Running Festival. The training has peaked and now hopefully there is just some fine tuning to do. Here’s a few things I’ve learnt over the years which might help you reach the starting line in the best possible shape: 1. Catching up on missed training. Whatever training you’ve […]
Hydrotherapy, otherwise known as Aquatic Physiotherapy, is a specific form of physiotherapy treatment conducted in a heated pool and incorporates individual assessment, diagnosis to formulate a treatment program appropriate to each patient’s needs. By combining hands-on pool based physiotherapy treatment techniques and specifically designed exercises supervised by physiotherapists with specific training, hydrotherapy helps regain or […]
Injuries effecting endurance sports are generally the result of the repeated ‘submaximal’ loading. This is loading which isn’t large enough to tear a muscle or break a bone but leads to a gradual breakdown of tissue. These injuries generally progress from a mild onset, which is often ignored, to having a progressively greater impact on […]
Woopi Physio is your Woolgoolga based clinic providing Physiotherapy, Pilates, Hydrotherapy and Running services to the Northern Beaches of the Coffs Coast. Our friendly team are highly skilled and experienced providing health and fitness solutions and never over treat. Our hands on musculoskeletal physiotherapy teams are up to date with the latest research findings and […]
