Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles that attach to the front, back and sides of the pelvic bone and sacrum. They act like a hammock, or sling, to support the organs in your abdomen. They also wrap around your urethra, rectum and vagina. Healthy pelvic floor muscles are essential for bladder and bowel control, preventing prolapse, and sexual function. Here are some tips for keeping them healthy.
Darcy takes you through some great places in the local Nillumbik area to go for a walk or run.
In the recent weeks and months we have seen an increase of overuse injuries presenting to OHL clinicians. Recent tournaments and return to sport for Term 1 often leads to an influx of knee and ankle overuse injuries, in particular. This blog educates about overuse injuries how they occur and the prevention of these injuries.
Fibromyalgia is the past has been a condition that is poorly understood. Only now we are begin to truly understand how to manage this condition that can greatly vary form patient to patient. Physiotherapist Darcy Sharples teaches you about fibromyalgia and how it can be effectively managed by utilising our multidisciplinary team at OHL.
Our bones are living tissue. There is a constant process of remodelling that involves laying down new bone and the breaking down of old. When they breaking down of bone begins to outweigh the laying down of new, our bones begin to become a bit softer and more brittle. This is a very basic summation of the disease called osteoporosis. How can we limit its progression and ensure good bone health? Keep on reading.
The time has come for a return to football training for another gruelling pre season. For some, football season is a distant memory having missed out on finals in 2019, for others it might feel like footy season has only just finished after a long finals campaign. We are going to try and give you a few practical tips to make sure these first few weeks back are injury free and enjoyable.
I Have elbow pain, is it tennis elbow? How can I get tennis elbow when I don’t play tennis? During spring at OHL, we see an increase in the number of people presenting with elbow pain. Physiotherapist Darcy Sharples discusses the different types of elbow pain, why they occur and the best ways to manage elbow pain when it does occur.
Jumping and landing is very common cause of injuries walking into our Physiotherapist and Podiatry consultation rooms. Considering the frequency of jumping and landing in many sports, do you feel like yourself (and/or your children) are component with this seemingly simple skill? Have a read about why our team thinks its incredibly important skill for any athlete to masters.
Physiotherapist Darcy takes your through the facts and statistics surround knee OA. He discusses some myths associated with knee OA and running, and how it can be best managed to improve a patients overall health and to optimise recovery over an extended period of time.
Physiotherapist, Darcy Sharples takes us through the basics of the most common type of headache (TTH), a tension type headache. Two thirds of the population will be experiencing a TTH in their lifetime with a prevalence of 36% in men and 42% in women. Darcy explains the symptoms and best ways to manage a TTH when it occurs.
FAIS is a common hip complaint that can be found throughout the community - from adolescents to the elderly. Prevalent within the sporting community, there can be a lack of understanding around the condition, leading to mistreatment and a longer term injury.
In today's blog, Senior Physiotherapist, Lauren Campbell talks us through the condition, along with practical ways in which you can deal with hip and groin pain.
