Why do we experience pain and injury in the muscular and skeletal systems of our body?

There are two common reasons why we experience this sort of pain:

Accumulative strain –
Repetitive actions, or prolonged overload to our joints, ligaments, nerves or muscles
Specific incident –
Such as accidents, a slip etc or more rarely the result of disease, infection and some forms of arthritis

Accumulated strain is by far the main cause of pain and injury that people suffer or continually put up with.
As Physiotherapist’s, it’s our priority to help you relieve the strain quickly so you can get back to living your life in full function.

Does this sound like you?
Check this list of everyday activities that can be the result of accumulative strain:

Bending over to work or pick up heavy objects such as bricklaying, gardening, shearing
Sitting at a computer for long periods each day
Continually reversing the car by turning your head instead of using the mirrors
Sporting actions which are repetitive, jogging on hard surfaces, tennis, golf
Do you bend over to put on your shoes?
Repeating the same tasks without variation and stretching in breaks (typing / keyboard, painting, manual hand / arm / leg tasks)
Driving long periods of time
Do you tend to sit many hours each day?

“It is often not what you are doing that leads to the problem, it’s how you are doing it”
Don’t you owe it to yourself to be the best “YOU” that you can possibly be?

Finding a better way to move can enable you to continue your life and enjoy the activities you love.

If we can help you more with any questions or queries, please do call. We are here for you when you need us. Phone 02 6651 1745