By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Anyone who has ever experienced low back or neck pain, strained ligaments or muscle tears will be familiar with the swelling associated with that
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. It is commonly understood that the formative years are characterised by periods of rapid growth followed by periods of little or no growth. It
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Tendinopathy is the medical term that describes tendon pain leading to morning stiffness, difficulty [or an inability] to perform certain movements and localised tenderness on the affected tendon. It typically presents on three common sites
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By Peter Georgilopoulos -APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast What should I look for when selecting footwear? Most of us would readily confess that colour and aesthetics are possibly the prime drivers when
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. A common scenario: parent and child present to a doctor or sports medicine professional regarding persistent and unexplained pain to be told, “it’s growing
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. As every new parent knows, a “sleeping” baby is a healthy baby. It is through sleep that a baby is able to undertake the
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Let’s start by making a definitive statement: “All chest pain needs to be investigated as if of cardiac origin”. There are many reasons why
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. The mantra of many coaches and athletes is: “You only perform as well as you train” This, of course, is absolutely true but it
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. In 2014-2015 there were 52,039 knee replacement procedures undertaken in Australia. That represents 257 procedures per 100,000 people aged 18 years and over. Clearly,
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Is spinal traction the solution for your back pain? Spinal traction is one of the many “tools” available to treat disc, joint and spinal
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