Proven Exercises for Back Muscles That Reduce Pain & Improve Flexibility
The Best Exercises for Back Muscles: What Science Really Says If you’ve had back problems, chances are someone has told you to strengthen your core muscles. But they often don’t explain which exercises for back muscles actually help—or how much you should do. Most people don’t know which movements are safe, and which ones might […]
Important clinic update
Important Clinic Update – July 2023
We’ve got some great news. It’s been a while since our last update and we feel that we need to fill you in on a few changes at the clinic. After a long time searching for a new physio we are happy to announce that Matin Vahidi has joined our team at the Howick Leisure […]
Growing Younger Physio is restructuring (Alex’s moving) – IMPORTANT!
Dear Growing Younger Patient, Below is a re-print of the email I sent to you a few weeks ago in December. It came to my attention that you might have received that email in your spam inbox and so never had a chance to read it. If, however, you did manage to read it please […]
Post-Partum Abdominal Separation. What is it?
What is Abdominal Separation? Post-partum abdominal separation is also known as Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle (DRAM). There is often misuse of language around this condition that can lead to fear, but it is important to note that there is no splitting or tearing of any muscles or ligaments. DRAM refers to the separation […]
What exactly is a ‘muscle knot’ and how to prevent them?
We often hear people saying they have ‘knot’ in their muscles. Does that mean their muscle fibres actually tie themselves into a knot? Thankfully, no. So what is a muscle knot? The medical term for a knot is a myofascial trigger point, which refers to a part of the muscle that has tensed up. To […]
What Does Fibromyalgia Feel Like and How to Get Help?
What Does Fibromyalgia Feel Like and how to Get Help in Howick, Auckland
Why you have hip pain and when should you be concerned?
Hip Pain: How to determine the cause of your hip pain and how to manage it The goal of this article is to help give you an idea of a few common hip conditions that arise over time. However, sometimes these conditions can be triggered by an injury. There are several potential causes for pain […]
Patellofemoral pain syndrome. What is it and how to fix it?
Patellofemoral pain, or PFPS in the medical world, is a condition that causes pain at the front of the knee and on top of the kneecap, known as the patella. The knee is made up of two joints, the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint, in this case, this injury is localised to the patellofemoral […]
COVID-safe measures we implemented at Growing Younger during Level 1
This is a list of some of the measures we implemented to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spread at all of our clinics: We ask all patients to let us know by phone if they experience any cold or flu-like symptoms. At this stage there will be no linen used on treatment beds except for […]