Starting on pointe is an exciting time for any dancer and many consider this to be the pinnacle in a ballet dancer’s career. As such, many dancers ask the question “How old do I need to be to start en pointe?”
When can I start pointe work?
Tag: Physiotherapy.
Preventing Falls
Every year, approximately 30% of Australian’s over 65 will fall (1). No other single cause of injury, including road trauma, costs the health system more than falls (2). If you’ve had a fall in the past six months, your chances of falling again are increased(3). Most elderly people fall in and around the home. If you have a serious injury, it can lead to a change in where you live.
Why poor posture can give you headaches
Do you get headaches from just sitting at your office computer for a couple of hours? How about experiencing headaches after a long commute or a couple of hours studying for your exams? Think that poor posture is no big deal? Think again!
You see, we spend most of our days sitting. We are sitting in our cars during our daily commute. We sit at our 9 to 5 jobs. At the end of the day, we then go home and sit in front of our TVs or laptops to chill out after a long tiring day at work. Combine all that sitting with poor posture and you have a recipe for cervicogenic headaches, or in other words, a headache which originates from your cervical spine.
Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching
Chris Wynne, our Clinical Co-ordinator at the Blacktown rooms returns this week after spending the past 2 weeks studying at LaTrobe University. Chris has spent the past 2 weeks learning from some of Australia’s leading physiotherapists as part of his Sports Masters degree.
Paper Published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Journal
Congratulations to John Breckenridge (our Principal Physiotherapist) on his recent publication in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Journal. JB’s article looks at “The development of a shoulder specific left/right judgement task: Validity & reliability”. To read the article head to https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1UTuR8nLVhV3xS
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