Lumbar facet joint arthropathy Run your fingers down either side of your lumbar spine (lower back) and you’ll feel bony bumps. Beneath each sits a facet joint. One of paired joints linking each vertebra to the one below. They guide bending and straightening while limiting rotation (twisting) movement in your lumbar spine. Like knee cartilage, … Continued
You know movement would probably help. The hard part is knowing what movement your body needs. When you are coming back from injury or struggling with recurring pain, a generic Pilates class can feel like too much, while repetitive gentle rehab drills can feel like a long way from the normalcy you are trying to … Continued
If you’ve ever had a running injury that seemed to come out of nowhere—despite doing all the “right things”—a bone stress injury or stress fracture might be part of the picture. For many runners, the story sounds familiar. Training is going well. You’re building fitness, chasing a new goal, or simply enjoying consistent weeks of … Continued
If you’ve ever wondered whether a running assessment is worth the time and money, here’s the honest truth: for many runners, it absolutely is, but it depends on where you’re at in your running journey. Not every runner needs one, and that’s okay. But for the right person, a good running physio assessment can save … Continued
Somewhere between booking the appointment and leaving the clinic, the question forms. The physiotherapist introduced themselves as “Dr.” The assessment was thorough, the reasoning clinical, and the treatment plan specific in a way that felt genuinely considered. But on the way out you found yourself wondering what, exactly, that credential was, and how it related … Continued
Most people find a physio near them when something hurts. They get assessed, treated, and somewhere in that conversation, they hear the words: “pilates would be good for you.” So they go home, find a studio nearby, book into a Tuesday evening reformer class, and hope for the best. The physio never speaks to the … Continued
Most people book a physio appointment once pain starts stopping them from doing something they love. It might be a knee that has been niggling for weeks and suddenly hurts on a run, a shoulder that catches every time you reach overhead, or back pain that keeps returning when you pick up your kids no … Continued
You’ve got back pain that won’t quit. A colleague swears by their osteopath. Your GP mentioned physio. You searched numerous times online and now you’re more confused than having clear answers. Osteo and physio both seem to treat similar problems, both involve hands-on assessment, and the descriptions on most clinic websites read as near-identical. So … Continued
Most people type “osteo vs physio” into Google. This article is the clear answer that search results usually do not give you. You have an injury, or a recurring one, or something that has been quietly getting worse for months. You know you should see someone. But then comes the familiar paralysis. Should it be … Continued
Many women describe the same pattern when they first come in. They have been dealing with something for months, sometimes years, and assumed it was normal. Not normal in the sense that it felt fine, but normal in the sense that nobody had told them otherwise. Bladder leakage during a workout. A feeling of heaviness … Continued