It’s that time again, a new school year, you have the book lists, you’ve covered the books, lunch boxes are filled with healthy snacks and you’ve made sure your child has everything they need in their school back pack. And then on it goes and before you know it, your child is complaining of back or shoulder pain. So how can you get back to school without over loading their growing spines? Read more
New Year’s resolutions, they aren’t bad, in fact they often serve to focus you at the start of a new year when everything feels new, fresh and achievable. So, I like to think of having a New Year’s focus and skip the expectations that I’m likely to let my “resolutions” slip after a few weeks of good intension. Read more
You have acute back pain and you are fearful of moving because pain means damage, right? Actually, that is not necessarily the case, the pain you feel when you move is because you have tissues that are sensitive, bruised or inflamed and when you move these parts, they are going to remind you that ‘you are sore’, but this is not the same as, ‘you are in danger’. Read more
Lifting heavy or awkward loads can be a part of everyday life at home or in your work place. Most jobs require you to carry out manual tasks, whether is involves packing shelves, moving heavy objects or entering data on a computer. Christmas is just around the corner and getting out that Christmas tree from the back of the garage is a challenge, is it not? So how do you protect yourself from injury? Read more
Hi I’m Barbs,
I have 20 years of experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and I’m passionate about helping people find freedom from their pain.
Unresolved back pain often leads to: