Exercise promotes sleep Want to fall asleep faster and wake up feeling more rested? As little as 10 minutes of aerobic exercise, such as walking or cycling, can dramatically improve the quality of your night time sleep, especially when done on a regular basis. What’s more,...
What is Myotherapy? What kinds of disorders does it treat? What can you expect to receive from a consultation? Myotherapy is essentially therapy for your muscles. It is the evidence-based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain and associated conditions. Myotherapy can help you through rehabilitative,...
Good health is essential. Without it, we simply cannot function well in our daily lives. According to the World Health Organisation’s World Report on Ageing and Health, while we may be living longer, older individuals are not necessarily living healthier, or more active lives. At BSSC,...
Pilates is a repertoire of exercise developed by German-born Joseph Pilates, and everyone should try it because movement changes peoples lives. Pilates is based on the following six simple principles: Breathing As our first and our last act; our life depends on breathing. He recommended that students should...
Inflammation happens to everyone, it is part of our body’s natural response to damaged tissues and also plays a role in the immune system response. Acute inflammation is important for healing after exercise; however excessive inflammation can result in prolonged feelings of soreness, tenderness, swelling, and...
What the core? You’ve probably heard the word core used when doing exercises. Well what does it mean? Well think of an apple core and pulling it out. This is like the core of your spine in the middle, just with joints in between. Your spinal column (or apple...
Around 15% of Australians (3,600,000) suffer from migraine at some point in their lives, with up to a quarter of households in Australia having at least one migraine sufferer. Twice as many women suffer from migraine headaches than men. Migraines can be extremely debilitating, and can...
1. General Exercise Choose a warm‐up that increases heart rate, elevating your body temperature – do this over just simple stretching. Walk briskly, swinging arms in a pain‐free manner, starting slow and building up to a higher intensity exercise. 2. Fitness Walking is a great exercise, aiming to maintain...
Shoulder pain is very common – it is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint presenting to primary care and about one in seven patients will still require ongoing treatment after 3 years. The shoulder is one of the most complex and most mobile joints in...