While you may have been referred from your doctor to seek physiotherapy treatment following a back or shoulder injury, what you may not know is that physiotherapy can also be beneficial following a brain injury!

So you’ve sustained an injury and are wondering if you should heat or ice the area. This is a common question in the clinic, so let’s dive into the “why” behind each.

Female athletes have traditionally been under-represented and poorly supported in many aspects of sport. It can seem impossible to return to sport when you are faced with poor sleep, the mental and physical load of motherhood, an unrecognizable body that you no longer trust when it comes to movement, and a lack of direction from healthcare providers.

Physical development occurs rapidly over the first few years of a child’s life. Infants are born to explore the world around them; gross motor development plays an important role in allowing little ones to explore with everyday activities like sitting, crawling, walking, climbing, and running.

While medical imaging (MRI scans, ×-rays, CT scans) may be necessary to rule in or out serious medical conditions, they are often not required to begin your rehabilitation journey.

Artistic athletes, such as dancers, gymnasts, circus performers, cheerleaders, and figure skaters all have incredibly high physical demands placed on their body when it comes to impact and load, often in extreme ranges of motion.

Let's take a moment to appreciate that the entire menopause spectrum makes up one third to one half of a woman's life. Yet sadly, it is also a time many women find they know very little about!