Essentially the biggest difference lies in the framework that we base our clinical reasoning. A physio practices “dry needling” where most “Chinese Medicine” is based on TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and often referred to as “acupuncture”.

As can be seen above there are three main components to this condition and they are:

Energy Deficiency with or without disordered eating

Menstrual Disturbances / Amenorrhea

Bone loss / Osteoporosis

The reason Pilates is so popular is that it is instructed in a very personal, small group size or one on one. This allows for better instruction of movement and control whilst performing the exercises. Further to this, on a reformer particularly, the movement patterns and exercises are very slow and controlled.

One such problem can be a very urgent need to rush to the toilet. Unfortunately many women assume this is due to a “weak bladder” or “weak pelvic floor”. It is true that these symptoms sometimes come on with other bladder problems but sometimes it can be a condition all on its own.

Surf Life Physio explains why you shouldn’t forget about flexibility and mobility!

Shin splints are one of the most common aches and pains encountered in active people. Most commonly seen in running athletes, shin splints can be a very debilitating condition resulting in lots of time out of sport when poorly managed.

For a long time we’ve been lead to believe that ‘years of activity’ and ‘wear and tear’ are responsible for knee arthritis. The amount of time I receive a referral from Gold Coast knee surgeons or local GP’s, to advise a patient about giving up running with their arthritic knee is quite interesting.

A few weeks ago I wrote a short blog about knee arthritis – and it sparked some interesting responses. In this blog, which might be a little heavier in terms of science talk (but bare with me), will start to elude to what might be a greater contributor to knee arthritis than just mechanical wear and tear alone.