The "core" is a word that people may use to describe a few different things. Colloquially this word has become synonymous with abdominals. Depending on who you ask you may get a different answer because "the core" is not a structure. I define the core as everything but your arms and legs. It is the cylinder of the body- the trunk. The top of the core is the diaphragm and the bottom is the pelvic floor. It includes all the muscles and structures that surround the area from below your neck to the hips. Abdominal muscles, shoulder girdle, back muscles, and glutes.

Your spine has 3 curves: cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis. These 3 curves create an S shape of your spine. In general, your pelvis should be in a neutral position, meaning it is not tilted too far forward or back. Your shoulders should be back standing proud and your head should be on top of your shoulders, not poking out forward or looking down.

Make Working From Home Comfortable

With a lot of people working from home, you may be finding it hard to find the perfect desk set up at home. Or you may always struggle with finding a comfortable set up at work. Read this post to get some tips!

To help make sure you’re in a festive mood when Santa strikes, here are a few common sense pieces of advice to keep in mind while you’re getting ready to ring in the New Year.

Are you an unlucky sufferer of Plantar Fasciopathy, otherwise know as Plantar Fasciitis?

In a world buzzing with fitness trends and exercise fads, there's a timeless practice that has quietly woven its way into the fabric of holistic well-being — Pilates.

Dear valued members of the Chevron Island Physio community,

It is with immense pleasure and excitement that I present our clinic's fresh new look through this newsletter. As we embrace this rebranding, I wish to reassure each one of you that while our appearance may have changed, our foundational ethos and commitment remain unwavering.

Did you know that 497,300 Australians were injured in the workplace last year? And 66,500 sports injuries lead to hospitalisation stays. As Physiotherapists, we play an integral role in attempting to reduce these numbers, so here is what you need to know. Injury Prevention is the effort to prevent or reduce the severity of injury caused by external and internal mechanisms. In other words, we make every effort to reduce your risk of workplace and/or sporting injuries by looking at and addressing all possible risk factors.

Heres what our expert Women’s Health team recommend to keep you out of pain and reducing the discomfort of pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy.

We’ve all heard the saying “move it or lose it”. So should you exercise through your shoulder pain? The shoulder is what’s called a multidirectional joint which means that it moves in many different directions. Unlike most joints in the body the shoulder doesn’t contain many ligaments or passive support structures so it relies solely on correct muscular control for movement.

Persistent neck pain has become a common problem in our modern, sedentary lifestyles, often resulting in discomfort, reduced productivity, and decreased quality of life.