Do you want to know the most important thing to enhance your performance? It’s your recovery! You can train as hard and as long as you like but if you don’t give your body a chance to recover you are not going to perform well. Say you have signed up for a half marathon coming …
Muscle knots are areas where tense muscle fibres stick to each other, eventually beginning to tear and form scar tissue. Also known as myofascial trigger points, muscle knots can be either active, where they cause pain without any pressure, or latent, where they only hurt when pressure is applied to them. Muscle knots occur when …
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Runners like to run! And the lure of a run often wins over other things, like strength training. The data on strength training is enticing, showing it reduces overuse injuries by about half. Less injuries means more time running. A regular strength routine helps build more robust movement systems. It creates changes throughout your body, …
Roadworks during peak hour. Screaming kids on flights (someone else’s, or worse, your own). The neighbours’ house alarm that goes off when they are on holiday. All of the above are certified pains in the neck and unfortunately, little research has been done into how best to prevent their occurrence. Even worse than these figurative …
Here are 3 evidence based tips to minimise your risk of developing osteoarthritis! (P.S these tips also help manage it!) 1 – Maintain a healthy body weight throughout your life. The extra pressure that increased body weight (body fat) puts on your load bearing cartilage is well documented. This increases the rate of wear and …
Ever wished you had something to relieve your muscle pain at home, work or while you’re out and about? The Spikey Massage Ball might be just the thing for you! It is used to perform self-massage exercises and muscle release techniques, simulating the effect of a sports massage. The spikes knead deeply into your muscles …
Are you suffering with annoying knee pain when walking or at night? Disconcerting clicking and cracking knees when going up and down stairs? Had Osteo-Arthritis diagnosed in your knees? Here are our 3 top tips to minimise pain, reduce noise from the knees and feel more confident doing the things you love! 1. …
Things wear out. Running shoes included, but how do you know when it’s time for you to get a new pair or if your current shoes are even right for you? Current guidelines suggest changing shoes after approximately 600-1000 km of road use. So that’s every 6-12 months for an amateur runner. So your shoes …
Experiencing a tender pain around or behind the kneecap is usually a sure sign of patellofemoral pain syndrome, a fancy term for runner’s knee. The repetitive force of pounding on the pavement, downhill running, muscle imbalances, and weak hips can put extra stress on the kneecap, leading to pain. How to fix runners knee …
My team of expert physios have found over the years that whilst winter sports are in full swing, patients experiencing calf strains are at a peak. Calf strains are very common among athletes especially runners and those who compete in sports that involve a lot of stop start movement like Football and Netball. This injury …
Locals in need of a Northern Beaches Physio don’t have far to look, but our reputation and professional service in Newport have doctors from across the Northern Beaches and North Shore referring clients to us. The rest of our patients choose to come for treatment without a doctor’s referral.
Back To Health Northern Beaches Physiotherapy in Newport is currently treating patients from all over the Northern Beaches Community including; Newport, Bilgola, Avalon, Mona Vale, Warriewood, Palm Beach, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Curl Curl, Terry Hills, Elanora Heights, Ingleside, Dee Why, St Ives, Wheeler Heights, Cromer, Brookvale, Belrose, Frenchs Forest, Davidson, Forestville, Balgowlah, Manly, Seaforth, Fairlight, Manly Vale, Beacon Hill, Freshwater, Clontarf.
Offering people on the Northern Beaches personalised Physiotherapy together with the new SCENAR Therapy. Our focus is fast and long lasting results. Getting you back to health for the long term really matters to us.
Shop 3, 337-341 Barrenjoey Rd
Newport, NSW
Monday: 7:30am–6pm
Tuesday: 8am–6pm
Wednesday: 7:30am–6pm
Thursday: 7:30am–6:30pm
Friday: 7:30am–6pm
Saturday: Closed
