Research is awesome. It helps us discover things that can change our lives. One recent discovery is helping us learn new ways to treat the dreaded DOMS! DOMS is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. It’s the fancy way of describing the pain you feel the day after you do strenuous exercise. That pain you feel after […]
We’ve certainly seen an increase in the number of people who have used Botox in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the last couple of years. Well, that’s obvious if you go to Icebergs or Catalina’s I guess. But what we’re talking about today is the use of Botox for things like Migraines, TMJ disorders, and […]
Our Massage Therapist Lewis, who also studied Sports Science, took a look at this question. This is a question we get asked a lot, especially after a tournament like the French Open where we see all these tennis players with bright pink tape on their knees and shoulders. It looks amazing, but does it actually […]
Prolonged sitting is one of the single worst things you can do for your health. Not only is it a cause of lower back pain and poor posture (slumping), it is associated with numerous other health outcomes. They include obesity and a cluster of conditions — increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat […]
Often when you get a scan done, whether it’s an Xray, MRI, CT, or something else, the report comes back showing one problem or another. It can be a bit of a trap to then attribute your symptoms to the problem found in the scan. But is that necessarily accurate? How worried should you really […]
This is an interesting question, and one that we get multiple times a day. We asked our Massage Therapist Lewis Horenko to give us his thoughts, as he also has a background in Sports Science. The first thing to say is that the answer will vary depending on the injury you have, as people with […]
We asked HPH Osteopath Marcus Ng to dig into the research and see if he could answer this question. As an avid basketball player & NBA fan, Marcus has a keen interest in all types of sporting injuries. Marcus can provide you with the best prevention tips and rehabilitation techniques that will allow you to […]
We all know that excess screen time is bad for us. But does it matter which screen we are looking at? Do they all affect us in the same way? Apparently some are worse than others, according to a recent study. This data was published just a week ago so it’s red hot. The obvious […]
I’m often asked whether losing weight would help a particular problem. For example, “If I lost a few kilos, would it help my back pain?”. I think that if someone is overweight, then losing a few kilos is a good idea anyway, as there are so many general health benefits to maintaining a healthy weight. […]
