Search Results for “”
GLA:D Exercise & Education Program
Sports & Spinal Albury is now offering the world renowned GLA:D program! Standing for “Good Life with osteo Arthritis in Denmark” GLA:D is a six week exercise and education based…
Go To Page
Technology and Exercise – Is it helpful? Can it benefit everyone?
Technology has been slowly taking over almost every part of our lives over the last century and exercise is certainly no exception. Entire University degrees and jobs are dedicated to…
Go To Page
Rachel Van Der Veen
Meet Local Physiotherapist Rachel Van Der Veen AboutAreas of InterestQualificationsMore About…AboutRachel grew up in the Albury/Wodonga region and completed her studies locally. She graduated from her physiotherapy degree at Charles…
Go To Page
Physiotherapy
What is the Sports & Spinal difference? Sports & Spinal Albury Wodonga and Corowa Physiotherapists provide a client centred, evidence-based approach to each individual client that is unrivalled in our…
Go To Page
Exercise and Diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterised by an elevated fasting blood glucose level due to defects in our bodies ability to produce insulin or our bodies inability to use insulin.…
Go To Page
What is the Youth Development Academy at Sports and Spinal?
Sports and Spinal has been offering strength and conditioning coaching for young sports people for over a year now! The program is run by Osteopath Jack Saunders, and runs twice…
Go To Page
What’s a stinger??
We’re not talking about a bee’s defence mechanism, but you may have heard this injury referenced when watching your favourite sports team play, usually after a high impact knock or…
Go To Page
The Mouse that sank the boat
How come our worst injuries seem to happen with the most innocuous and simple things? It doesn’t make sense right? I’m writing this today to try and help explain this…
Go To Page
Concussion Recovery
I just have to rest it right? Wrong! Concussion diagnosis and management is one of our passions at Sports & Spinal Albury Wodonga, and through our extensive training we’d love…
Go To Page
Resistance training the key to ‘loosening up’
Often clients think that strength training (resistance training/gym training/HIIT training) causes their muscles to tighten up? So why would you do strength training and not just stretching to help relieve…
Go To Page
Preseason training load
It’s that time of year again! Preseason…most winter sport participants have started back with their training programs endeavoring to get to peak fitness and condition for the 1st round. Here…
Go To Page
What is triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) Injuries
Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries of the wrist affect the ulna or little finger side of the wrist. Mild injuries of the triangular fibrocartilage complex may be referred to as…
Go To Page
The year that was 2022 at Sports & Spinal
Another year has gone by and calling it amazing would be an understatement. Our 8th year in business. Who would have thought that our brand could resonate so deeply with…
Go To Page
Mary-Lou Goonan
About Mary-Lou GoonanI’ve been doing Pilates for about 6 years. I started Pilates post partum with my first child after hearing that it was beneficial post recovery and found I…
Go To Page
Labral Tears
The labrum is a rubbery tissue made of fibrocartilage that lines the glenoid fossa of the scapula (the socket) in which the head of your humerus (upper arm bone) rests…
Go To Page
Costochondritis what is it?
Costochondritis by definition is inflammation of the costo-chondral joints, this is where your ribs meet your sternum (or breast bone) on the front of your chest. Other names this may…
Go To Page
Corowa
Our Corowa Clinic is conveniently located in the main street of Corowa, right next door to Docs Cafe and the Hume bank. Parking is available on Sanger street, however, during…
Go To Page
Unlocking the neck – Facet Sprains
Today we’re going to talk about acute facet sprains, these may be referred to as ‘locked neck’ or ‘wry neck’. These injuries often seem to occur for no reason yet…
Go To Page
All the different low back disc injuries and what they mean
When it comes to lower back pain that comes from disc injury, we can hear lots of different terms like bulge, herniation, sciatica, degeneration, slipped and lots of other terms.…
Go To Page
Disc Herniation vs Bulge
Disc bulges, herniations and extrusions all sound scary, but what do they actually mean? And what is the difference between them all? Hopefully by the end of reading this you’ll…
Go To Page
Jodie Vogel
About Jodie VogelJodie is a true local, born and raised in Albury Wodonga. It is fair to say she loves the region and all it has to offer, including spectacular…
Go To Page
Postural Overload and Technology
What is all the fuss about? Technology is a fantastic way to communicate and connect with others, but there are some downsides to our increasing technology use, including the impact…
Go To Page
Sheuermann’s Disease
Sheuermann’s Disease is a developmental condition that results in the thoracic spine (usually) or middle back having an increased forward curve. This happens because the anterior portion of your vertebrae…
Go To Page
Overtraining: what is it and how to manage it
It’s common knowledge that most adults are not meeting the minimum physical activity guidelines for general health. Encouraging people to engage in a less sedentary lifestyle is an everyday task…
Go To Page
Thoracic Mobility
Perhaps one of the more under-appreciated aspects of mobility amongst the general public, you often hear people complain of their lower back being stiff, they can’t move their neck or…
Go To Page
Liz Wotherspoon
About Liz WotherspoonLiz has always had an interest in keeping fit and healthy. Participating in mat pilates for several years and yoga . She Discovered reformer Pilates last year and…
Go To Page
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The carpal tunnel is a space within the wrist that houses a number of wrist tendons and also the median nerve. When the median nerve…
Go To Page
Time to sit down with Osteopath Dr Jack Saunders
We took some time out to sit down with Jack and ask him the hard questions…… Where did you grow up and what did you enjoy about it so much…
Go To Page
Severs Disease – Heel pain in children
Is your child suffering from heel pain? Also known as calconeal apophysitis is a common cause of heel pain in growing children and teenagers. This causes inflammation at the growth…
Go To Page