4 Great Injury Prevention Tips for Runners
Many of you enjoying running as an effective way of keeping fit and healthy. However, running exposes you to a number of potential injuries, especially those involving the lower limbs. So to help you stay moving and injury-free, here are 4 Tips from the team at Growing Younger Physiotherapy Injury Tip One – Increase Slowly: Many people get excited […]
Are Warm-Ups Worth the Effort?
Most physiotherapists, personal trainers and coaches firmly believe that a good warm-up is essential to reduce your chance of injury, and prepare your body for the activities to follow. But has this injury reduction benefit actually been proven in science? In a recent research review published in The Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, academics […]
Is Your Bad Posture Causing Your Back Pain?
Neck and back pain is one of the most common conditions affecting us all. A huge proportion of these problems relate directly to poor sitting habits or bad posture. This is especially common among people with sedentary or desk jobs. Here is a checklist of things you need to ensure when you’re sitting at the […]
Tennis Elbow: What is it? And how to make it go away?
Most people have either heard of tennis elbow or even experienced this debilitating condition themselves. In this article I just wanted to do a quick overview of what this condition actually is, what causes it and what are the best ways to treat it. It is known under different names such as lateral epicondylitis, elbow […]
Labour Weekend
We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Labour Weekend! Please note that Growing Younger Physiotherapy Clinic will be closed during the Labour Weekend. We will reopen on the 23rd of October. For all urgent matters you can reach Alex on 021 333476.
December Promotion. Get $10 off your initial treatment at Growing Younger Physiotherapy!
ONLY IN DECEMBER 2011 BODYFIT PHYSIOTHERAPY IN HOWICK IS RUNNING A PROMOTION WHEN YOU CAN GET $10 DISCOUNT OFF YOUR INITIAL CONSULTATION JUST BY CLICKING “LIKE” ON OUR “FACEBOOK” PAGE. YOU CAN USE THIS DISCOUNT FOR ANY INITIAL TREATMENT* RIGHT UNTIL 31.06.2012. HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO “LIKE” US IN DECEMBER 2011 TO QUALIFY FOR THIS […]
Physiotherapy during the World Cup
Here at Growing Younger Physiotherapy we are passionate about rugby and are always here to help. Alex Blazhevskyiy, our principal physiotherapist has extensive experience of working with rugby teams and rugby players in general helping them recover from their niggles and getting them back on the field safely. He also has special interest in sports […]
Importance of Exercise and the Role of Physiotherapy in Fall Prevention and Reversing of Frailty in Older Adults
It is well-known that risk of falling is a very serious issue especially among the elderly. As we age our muscle strength and balance have a tendency to gradually deteriorate making falls more likely to occur. To make matters worse bone density or bone strength reduces with increased age meaning that the chances of a […]
Are you wearing the right shoes for your sport?
We are right at the start of another winter sports season and it’s time to think what we can do to prevent those nasty injuries from interrupting your game. One of the easiest ways to minimize the risk of injury is to make sure you have the right footwear for the conditions. It is still […]