Causes of Back Pain In Pregnancy

Causes of Back Pain In Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a miraculous time in a woman’s life, but it can also come with its share of discomforts, and one of the most common complaints is back pain.  According to research, up to 75% of pregnant women experience back pain at some point...

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3 Easy Steps to Avoid the Dreaded 3pm Slump

3 Easy Steps to Avoid the Dreaded 3pm Slump

It’s mid afternoon, the yawns are setting in and coffee isn’t helping!  Sound familiar?  Well I’ve put together a 3 step process to help you avoid the well recognised and often frustrating “3pm slump”. Step 1. Work...

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Importance of Strength & Gait In Runners

Frequently runners present to the clinic when hip pain has already established. But there is an alternative to waiting until symptoms present… Prevention! Prevention is highly important, to avoid setbacks and time spent doing rehab on pain you...

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Muscle Disfunction in Hip Pain of Runners

Muscle dysfunction within the hip can lead to poor movement patterns and hip pain, particularly in runners. This is often one of the leading causes of hip pain, typically driven by over-active hip flexors and adductors, and under-active gluteals...

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3 Causes of Hip Pain When Running

Have you always wanted to run but hip pain is stopping you? Have you always wanted to run but hip pain is stopping you? This is not an uncommon complaint, and one I see often in the clinic. If you’re wanting some help addressing your hip pain...

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Eating Low FODMAP in Winter

Eating Low FODMAP in Winter

Are you on a low FODMAP diet, or avoiding particular FODMAPs to tame your digestive symptoms? A low FODMAP diet can be quite restrictive at any time of the year, but winter can present many challenges on this diet. Now that it’s freezing...

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5 Easy Foods to Prep for the Week Ahead

5 Easy Foods to Prep for the Week Ahead

Last week I wrote a blog introducing a new concept that I like to call ‘partial meal prepping’. Think of it as batch cooking’s more updated sister. It involves some of the initial steps of batch cooking: planning the...

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Why We Should Stop Batch Cooking!

Why We Should Stop Batch Cooking!

Batch cooking is a fantastic time saver during the week, but I often hear patients say that they’re reluctant to batch cook.  Whether they don’t always feel like the particular meal planned for a particular night, or having the same thing...

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5 Tips to Make Road Trips a Dream

5 Tips to Make Road Trips a Dream

I love a good road trip but often the dream of the time spent in the car with kids (and pets) and the reality are poles apart.  Let’s face it, car trips can be really stressful resulting in us getting to our destination flustered, tired and...

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