Is exercise really the best medicine?
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. The scourge of the obesity epidemic confronting developed nations globally has led to a concentrated effort by governments and health agencies to implement strategies
Inflammation – not always a bad thing.
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
Growth spurts – Important facts you need to know
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
Morning stiffness and pain on movement – sounds familiar?
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
Selecting Footwear
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
Can we please stop talking about “growing pains” as if it’s a real ailment?
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
The Benefits Of Sleep In Cellular Repair And Recovery
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
Breathe easy – If it’s not angina, why the chest pain?
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
Prepare well to perform well
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
The one thing that could save your arthritic knee
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,
