Rehabilitation now handier for Queenstown residents
Life is a now a little easier for Queenstown residents needing specialist hand and upper-limb rehabilitation. Sarah, one of our senior physios, has just completed her Hand and Upper Limb …
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An inflammatory response
In reply to “Your Back and your backyard” by Greg Bell To paraphrase Tim Minchin, alternative medicine is just medicine that’s either not yet been proven to work, or been …
Comfort is king
Buying running shoes was pretty easy back in the 80s, you just strolled into your local shoe shop and tried on a few pairs and picked out whichever one’s felt …
An ultrasonic outburst
Therapeutic ultrasound is a lie. The emperor has no clothes! He’s stark naked and you can see all his woolly bits! There, I said it – and I feel much …
What is ITB friction syndrome?
At some point in their career just about every runner will feel a warming on the outside of their knee, turn into a dull ache and eventually – if you …
Yes, you should have stayed in bed!
Just about everyone would like to lose a kilo or two; ditch the spare tyre, lose the love-handles unload a bit of junk from the trunk – it’s one of …
What the hell is ‘holistic’ anyway?
The term “holistic” has to be the most overused bit of jargon in the medical world. You’ll see people touting holistic massages, holistic personal training, holistic chiropractic and I’m sure …
Not Legally Binding
When did you last look at your bindings’ release tension settings? There’s growing concern among experts in the ski industry that it probably wasn’t recently enough – for three reasons. …