Living your Optimum Life

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We’ve curated content from our team of allied health professionals, past and present. Every day we work with people looking to live their optimum life. We choose to share our research, experience and expertise here so you are more informed and enable you to live your life to the fullest.

Speech Pathology Home Practice

Embarking on a journey to enhance communication skills through Speech Therapy is key to fulfilling an individual’s true communication potential. While the guidance of a skilled Speech Pathologist is invaluable, transformative progress often happens beyond the therapy room. In this article, we will delve into the importance of home practice

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Keeping Fit

Health & Recovery

The who, what and how on lateral ankle sprains

THE WHAT Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) are injuries that happen to the ligament/s of the outer part of the ankle. These ligaments are called the …

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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness – What is DOMS?

What is delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS? This is something I often have to explain to clients during their first few sessions as it …

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

The anterior cruciate ligament is one of two very strong ligaments that are located inside your knee joint.  Injury to the ligament can often occur …

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Meniscus Injuries: Rehabilitation and Return to Sports

TWO CAUSES OF INJURIES The meniscus is a crescent-shaped cartilage that is located inside the knee joint to help shock absorption and reduce friction during …

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Emotional Wellbeing

Exercise for Brain Health

In 2018 there is an estimated 425,416 Australians living with …

Occupational Burnout

Have you ever felt like work was dragging you down …

Exercise & Mental Health

How Physical Activity Can Improve Your Mindset Exercise and its benefits …

Exercise and Endorphins

Have you ever had a really stressful, busy day where …

Living with a disability

Aged Health Care

Fountain of youth

Falls Prevention

Fast Twitch Muscle Fibre Development for Falls Injury Reduction in the Ageing Population

Over the past few weeks, I have had a long think about how I can make my programs more variable and challenging for the senior …

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Exercise Physiology

Get Stronger to Live Longer

We all know that it is important to exercise, but what a lot of people don’t know is what type of exercise they should be …

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Injury Prevention & Rehab

Reclaiming your Mobility Back

Do you want to move more freely and easily? I can almost guarantee that you answered yes. Do you perform mobility exercises on a daily …

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Exercise Physiology

Ageing Successfully

Aging is a fact of life. With age we tend to slow down and become less physically active. This reduction in movement impacts all elements …

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Managing Illness

Diabetes

Glycaemic Control: Is Home-based Exercise Effective?

Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition which results in high glucose (sugar) levels in the blood and is due to the body not producing …

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How your diet can affect Anaemia
Managing Illness

How your diet can affect Anaemia

 If an individual is diagnosed with anaemia, it means their body can not carry adequate levels of oxygen around their body through their blood. Being …

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Exercise Physiology

METABOLIC SYNDROME: LET’S GET MOVING AGAIN!

Metabolic Syndrome and Exercise It has been recommended that the primary management and prevention of MSyn should be focused on changing the person’s lifestyle habits, …

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Exercise Physiology

METABOLIC SYNDROME: WHO IS AT RISK

‘Metabolic’ in the medical world can be translated into the processes involved in the body’s normal functioning. Metabolic Syndrome [MSyn], formerly known as Syndrome X, …

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Healthy Eating

Back to School Lunches

After months of uncertainty and home schooling, it appears the majority of our kids will be returning to full time schooling next week. While this …

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TIPS & TRICKS FOR BEING GLUTEN FREE

For fellow Coeliacs (new and old): CHECK YOUR LABELS. – I cannot stress this enough. Our food industry is changing all the time so don’t …

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The Journey of An Accredited Practicing Dietitian With Coeliac Disease

An estimated 14% of Australians (1 in 7), I have Coeliac disease. However, I am also one of a much smaller group of people who …

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Health Benefits & Implications Of Gluten Free Eating

Like everything, food trends come and go and it seems like one of the most popular trends is avoiding gluten. The increase in people legitimately …

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