Pain Relief in your Pocket! Here's exactly what you need...

If you feel the need for instant electronic pain relief rather than reaching for the medicine cabinet than a Digital TENS Machine may be just the purchase you need. Pain Relief without Drugs This Digital TENS Machine is a wonderful and popular mid-range TENS machine to provide you with pain relief. TENS machines are mainly used for pain relief without the use of drugs (e.g. analgesics and NSAIDs). This powerful TENS device has a large liquid crystal display and press buttons, which is a great design for people who have difficulty reading the small inscription on the panel or turn the small dials. Click here to order your TENS Machine online now! Read full article here: http://bit.ly/13kXHqL Private Health Fund Rebates for TENS Machines Private Health Fund Rebates are available if you have a recommendation letter from your doctor or physiotherapist. More info: Tens Machine Private Health Insurance Rebates Please contact your fund for specific information and requirements. Risk Free to Buy! Enjoy our 30-Day Money Back Guarantee when purchasing through physioworks.com.au Need More Information? TENS Units & EMS Machines  - Information Links Buy Online Now to Save! More info here: http://bit.ly/13kXHqL

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What Actually is RSI?

What is RSI? RSI (or Repetitive Strain Injury) is a descriptive term for an overuse injury. Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) is another name used to describe RSI. Repeated use of the same movements causes inflammation and damage to the soft tissues (muscles, nerves, tendons and tendon sheaths etc.) In particular, RSI has been attributed to upper limb and forearm pain. Especially, the hand and wrist die to computer or processing use. Repetitive Strain Injuries  (RSI) includes many localised injuries such as trigger finger, golfer’s and tennis elbow and carpal tunnel and also more diffuse pain syndromes (those spread over the body) which may be diagnosed as cervicobrachial pain syndrome or chronic pain syndrome. Read full article here: http://bit.ly/15PjaeA Common RSI Symptoms RSI is typically thought of as an overuse injury affecting the hand and wrist, but it reality it can occur anywhere in the body where repetitive strain causes injury.  Symptoms of RSI or an overuse injury can be any of the following: Burning, aching or shooting pain. Tremors, clumsiness and numbness. Fatigue or lack of strength. Weakness in the hands or forearms. It is often difficult to perform even simple tasks. Difficulty with normal activities like opening doors, chopping vegetables, turning on a tap. Chronically cold hands, particularly the fingertips. Early Signs of RSI The first signs of RSI may be soreness, tingling or discomfort in the neck, arms, wrists, fingers or shoulders. These symptoms may come on when you do something or appear after a repetitive task. Symptoms may disappear when you stop the aggravating activity. It may take only a few hours for the symptoms to settle, or it may take as long as a couple of days. Unfortunately, over time a minor RSI can turn into a nasty chronic injury. Extra stress in your work , or taking fewer breaks can make your symptoms much more severe and long term. What Causes RSI? RSI can be caused by many factors. They include: Repeated arm use for too long Working with equipment that doesn’t fit your body Working too fast Not having enough recovery breaks Holding your muscles in the same position for a long time Lack of training in the safest way to carry out a task Lack of variety in the type of work you do Working in cold conditions What's Injured by RSI? RSI potentially damages your muscles, tendons,  nerves and joints through repeated micro-trauma. Muscles & Tendons Whenever muscles or tendons are used, tiny tears can occur in the muscle or tendon tissue. The local area becomes inflamed for a short time as the body attempts to repair the damage. Thickening and scar tissue form over the torn muscle or tendon tissue. At this stage, the area will feel painful. Normally, the body would repair the damage and the pain would go away. However, without enough rest, more activity causes further damage and more inflammation, thickening, scar tissue and pain. This cycle gets progressively worse if sufficient rest is not taken. Under the microscope, changes can be seen in the structure of a muscle or tendon damaged by overuse. Collagen bundles that are normally tight and parallel instead look disorganised and discontinuous. A number of other changes have been noted as well, including a decrease in fibre diameter and fibre loosening. Nerves Nerves are also damaged by RSI. Tingling feelings are caused by the compression of nerves. Nerves run through muscles, and if muscle health is poor, so is nerve health. Damaged nerves can heal but the process is extremely slow. Most cases of persisting RSI have their basis in the nerves that run from the neck, down through the shoulders, and into the wrists and hands. These nerves pass by many other structures, most notably the discs and facet joints in the neck. If the discs or muscles become damaged or tight - often due to a poor posture - then the nerves cannot move freely in the arm. If these tight nerves are then used repetitively, such as when typing or process working, they naturally become sore and inflamed. If this process is repeated before the nerve has recovered, the problem worsens. Before long it can be difficult to perform any task, even lifting a coffee cup, without feeling pain. Many different nerves course through your arms. This diagram illustrates some areas covered by the main branches, any of which can produce symptoms of RSI. RSI can be complicated. Because you have so many nerve fibres that exit from your neck and travel through your arm, the symptoms of this problem can vary wildly. Pain can be felt almost anywhere. Nerve-related pain is often misdiagnosed as a variety of conditions, including rotator cuff tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, de Quervain's Tenosynovitis (thumb) and fibromyalgia. Nevertheless, by assessing both the nerves and the structures that they cross, your physio can usually determine the exact cause of RSI. This much-maligned problem is no longer a mystery. A cure is close at hand. Joints In the long-term, your joint posture and movement  may become abnormal and result in joint pain, stiffness and premature degenerative changes. Please contact your physiotherapist for your specific individual assessment. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online RSI Treatment Whereas acute RSI is relatively simple to assess and treat successfully, is difficult to cure chronic RSI. Some people with RSI may eventually get a chronic pain syndrome that affects every aspect of their life. However, RSI is curable in its early stages, so it’s vital that you get medical help early and that you take this condition seriously!  Early intervention is the key. Common RSI Treatments Early Treatment Avoid the HARM Factors What are the Healing Phases for a Soft Tissue Injury? Acupuncture and Dry Needling What is Sub-Acute Soft Tissue Injury Treatment? Scapular Stabilisation Exercises Biomechanical Analysis Proprioception & Balance Exercises Medications? Soft Tissue Massage Electrotherapy & Local Modalities Heating Pads Joint Pain Relief Techniques Kinesiology Taping Neurodynamics / Neuro Mobilisation Physiotherapy Instrument Mobilisation (PIM) Prehabilitation Strengthening Exercises Stretching Exercises Support Brace Supportive Taping & Strapping TENS Machines Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online FAQs about RSI What is Pain? Physiotherapy & Exercise When Should Diagnostic Tests Be Performed? What are the Different Massage Styles and their Benefits? How Does Kinesiology Tape Reduce Swelling? How Much Treatment Will You Need? How to Stretch? What are the Common Massage Therapy Techniques? What are the Early Warning Signs of an Injury? What Causes Rotator Cuff Impingement & Bursitis? What is Chronic Pain? What is the Correct Posture Standing? What is the Correct Way to Sit? What is the Shoulder Impingement Zone? What is Your Rotator Cuff? What Pillow Do Physiotherapists Recommend? When Can You Return to Sport or Work? Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Helpful Products for RSI Related Injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrome de Quervain's Tenosynovitis Fibromyalgia Hand or Wrist Arthritis Muscle Pain: Strains or Tears Overuse Injuries Pinched Nerve Rotator Cuff Impingement Rotator Cuff Tear RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury Shoulder Tendonitis Tennis Elbow

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Patella Pain? Maybe your kneecap is maltracking? This patella brace may help you.

Try the Patella Tracking Brace 1028

This patella brace is recommended for knee pain and conditions that involve the patellofemoral joint and patella tracking problems. You'll find this knee brace is helpful for the following conditions: Patella instability Patella subluxation or dislocation Patellofemoral pain syndrome Chondromalacia patella Patella tendonitis Sinding Larsen Johansson Syndrome Osgood Schlatter's Disease Post-operative patella rehabilitation This patella tracking brace will assit your knee pain by: Preventing patella pain and weakness due to instability. Helping maintain normal patellofemoral alignment.  Reducing patella pressure and pain in chondromalacia patella. Reducing your incidence of patella subluxation and dislocation. More info or Buy online http://bit.ly/1bdxKyr

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Hurry! Last Days to Benefit from Our Fathers Day Massage Special Offer.

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What better way to treat your Dad than a PhysioWorks Massage.

Dad's rarely seek a massage themselves. They're too busy running about town doing Dad things. Yet, they have sore muscles from work or play.

Dad's love massages... they just don't make the time to relax.

Here's YOUR CHANCE to get them a treat they'll THANK YOU for!


Plus there's a little BONUS for YOU!

Just for buying your Dad a one-hour massage gift voucher, we'll throw in a FREE 30-minute massage for YOU!

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Plus there's even more!

Every 1-Hour Massage Gift Voucher you buy on or before Thursday August 29, we'll pop you in the draw for one of two Father's day Gift Packs worth over $200 each.

We're drawing them at high noon on Friday August 30 so you can super impress your Dad on Father's Day with a double gift!

What's in them? Things that Dad's love. Check them out at PhysioWorks. We've popped them on display in the clinics just to wet your Dad's taste buds.


How to Purchase your Father's Day Massage Gift Vouchers?

It's simple, either give us a call TODAY (and we'll send them to you) or drop into one of our clinics.

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789 Sandgate Rd Clayfield Qld 4011

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Bonus Free 30-minute Gift Voucher only if one-hour Massage Gift Voucher is purchased before 1 September 2013.

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What is Patellofemoral Pain? Why do Active Kids and the Elderly Suffer it?

What is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? Patellofemoral pain (or kneecap pain) is one of the most common knee complaints of both the young active sportsperson and the elderly. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is the medical term for pain felt behind your kneecap, where you patella (kneecap) articulates with your thigh bone (femur). This joint is known as your patellofemoral joint. Patellofemoral pain syndrome, is mainly due to excessive patellofemoral joint pressure from poor kneecap alignment, which in time, affects the joint surface behind the kneecap (retropatellar joint).   More info or read full article: http://bit.ly/14lTzdo What Causes Patellofemoral Pain? Your patella normally glides up and down through the femoral groove. As your knee is bent, pressure between your kneecap and the groove increases. This retropatellar pressure is further increased if the patella does not ride normally through the groove, but “mistracks”, meaning it travels more to one side, making it rub against the femur. Repeated trauma causes an increase in your retropatellar joint forces, which can lead to kneecap pain, joint irritation and eventually degeneration of your patella joint surface. The most common causes of patellar malalignment are an abnormal muscle imbalance and poor biomechanical control. Aching kneecaps (patellofemoral pain) affect 25% of the population at some time in their lives but it is more common in athletes. The sports where patellofemoral pain syndrome is typically seen are those when running, jumping and landing or the squatting position is required. Sports include running, tennis, netball, football, volleyball, basketball, skiing and other jumping sports. Untreated patellofemoral joint pain can also predispose you to patellar tendonitis. What Causes a Muscle Imbalance? Your quadriceps (thigh) muscles attach to the patella and through it to the patella tendon, which attaches to the top of your shin. If there is a muscle imbalance between the quadriceps muscles: vastus lateralis (VL), which pulls your patella up and outwards, and the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), which is the only quadriceps muscle that pulls your kneecap up and slightly in, then your patella will track laterally in the groove. Common reasons for a weak vastus medialis oblique (VMO) include knee injury, post-surgery, swelling or disuse. Longstanding tightness of your lateral knee structures (lateral retinaculum, VL, and ITB) will encourage your kneecap to drift sideways over time. Especially, if your VMO is also weak. Patellofemoral pain is more common during adolescence, because the long bones are growing faster than the muscles, tendons and ligaments, putting abnormal stresses on the joints. Active children who do not stretch the appropriate muscles are predisposed to patellar malalignment. What Biomechanical Issues Cause Patellofemoral Pain? Poor foot posture (eg flat feet) and weak hip control muscles can both allow your knee to abnormally twist and result in a lateral deviation of your patella. When poor biomechanics are repeated with each step of your walking or running pattern that poor habit repeatedly traumatises your patellofemoral pain. What are the Symptoms of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome? The onset of your kneecap pain is normally gradual rather than traumatic. Patellofemoral pain symptoms are normally noticed during weightbearing or jarring activities that involve knee bending. Stairs, squatting, kneeling, hopping, running or using stairs are commonly painful. As your patellofemoral pain syndrome progresses your knee will become painful while walking and then ultimately even at rest. You can also experience kneecap pain when you are in sustained knee bend eg. sitting in a chair. A nickname for this condition is “theatre knee”.  Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment Researchers have confirmed that physiotherapy intervention is a very effective short and long-term solution for kneecap pain. Approximately 90% of patello-femoral syndrome sufferers will be pain-free within six weeks of starting a physiotherapist guided rehabilitation program for patellofemoral pain syndrome. For those who fail to respond, surgery may be required to repair associated injuries such as severely damaged or arthritic joint surfaces. The aim of treatment is to reduce your pain and inflammation in the short-term and, then more importantly, correct the cause to prevent it returning in the long-term. There is no specific time frame for when to progress from each stage to the next. Your injury rehabilitation will be determined by many factors during your physiotherapist’s clinical assessment. You’ll find that in most cases, your physiotherapist will seamlessly progress between the rehabilitation phases as your clinical assessment and function improves. It is also important to note that each progression must be carefully monitored as attempting to progress too soon to the next level can lead to re-injury and the frustration of a delay in your recovery. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Patellofemoral Brace An effective patellofemoral brace can be useful as an alternative to kneecap taping. More information or to purchase online: http://bit.ly/ZZPzbY ITB Foam Roller Excellent for stretching your tight thigh structures: ITB, quadriceps and hamstrings. More information or to purchase online: http://bit.ly/112y8Km More Advice For more advice, please consult your knee physiotherapist. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatments Early Treatment Avoid the HARM Factors What are the Healing Phases for a Soft Tissue Injury? Acupuncture and Dry Needling What is Sub-Acute Soft Tissue Injury Treatment? Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises Active Foot Posture Correction Exercises Gait Re-Education Biomechanical Analysis Balance Enhancement Exercises Proprioception & Balance Exercises Agility & Sport-Specific Exercises Medications? Orthotics Soft Tissue Massage Electrotherapy & Local Modalities Heating Pads Joint Pain Relief Techniques Kinesiology Taping Prehabilitation Strengthening Exercises Stretching Exercises Support Brace Supportive Taping & Strapping TENS Machines Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online FAQs about Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome What is Pain? Physiotherapy & Exercise When Should Diagnostic Tests Be Performed? What are the Different Massage Styles and their Benefits? How Does Kinesiology Tape Reduce Swelling? How Can You Prevent a Future Leg Injury? How Much Treatment Will You Need? How to Stretch? Sports Injury? What to do? When? What are the Common Massage Therapy Techniques? What are the Early Warning Signs of an Injury? What Can You Do To Help Arthritis? What is Chronic Pain? What is Sports Physiotherapy? When Can You Return to Sport or Work? Why Does Heat Feel So Good? Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Helpful Products for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Related Injuries ACL Tear Chondromalacia Patella Discoid Meniscus Fibromyalgia Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome Knee Arthritis Knee Bursitis (Patellar Bursitis) Knee Ligament Injury Knee Meniscus Injury Knee Replacement Muscle Pain: Strains or Tears Osgood Schlatter Disease Patella Tendonitis (Tendinopathy) Patellofemoral Pain (Kneecap Pain) Quadriceps (Thigh) Muscle Strain Sinding Larsen Johansson Syndrome Stress Fracture More info or read full article: http://bit.ly/14lTzdo

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How Would You Like a Quick Reminder When Your Posture Goes Bad?

Rather than back or neck pain being the first sign that you're slouching and sagging, the Back Tone 4000 is designed to remind you with a vibratory or audible sound.

Using the Back Tone 4000 Posture Brace you can effectively re-train your correct posture in just 20 minutes a day.

How Does the Back Tone 4000 Posture Brace Work?

The BackTone 4000 is the latest biofeedback device for re-training your correct postural muscles. Wearing this posture brace for short periods daily, the Back Tone 4000 cleverly beeps or vibrates whenever your posture slouches.

Simply returning to your correct posture will automatically turn off the beep or vibration.

These simple reminders to correct your posture are the perfect posture exercises to fit into your busy day.

Wearing your Back Tone 4000 for about 20 minutes at a time during everyday tasks will quickly correct your posture and improve your posture muscles.

Amazingly, within just a few days or weeks, your can safely re-train the strength and endurance of your correct posture muscles. Not only will your posture improve, but you pain will disappear and you can even start to wean yourself off the Back Tone 4000 posture brace.

Without even thinking about your correct posture, you will straighten up whenever the Back Tone beeps or vibrates.

The New BackTone 4000 has:

• the option to select either a reminder beep or silent vibration, so you can retrain your posture without others even noticing.
• new strapping configuration to allow you to perform for more active tasks.
• firmer strapping and a rubber-backed waist band for less slippage.
• an easy change battery.

Back Tone 4000 Posture Brace Benefits include:
It can be worn at work - the sound emitted is low volume thus does not distract others

• A vibration mode for noisy or discrete environments
• Not cumbersome
• Easy to put on
• No cleaning required
• Wear outside or under clothing
• Not a true "passive posture brace". 
• It's a dynamic correct posture training device.

If you need to correct your posture and need some constant reminding, this dynamic posture brace is perfect for your needs.

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How Does Acupuncture Help Pain & Fertility?

Did you know that acupuncture can help pain relief and help you fall pregnant?

Acupuncture and Dry Needling are useful modalities to provide pain relief and assist injury rehabilitation. Read full article here: http://bit.ly/16vG2yS What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture originated in China over 5000 years ago.  It's based on the belief that health is determined by a balanced flow of chi, the vital life energy present in all living organisms. According to acupuncture theory, chi circulates in the body along twelve major pathways, called meridians, each linked to specific internal organs and organ systems. By inserting very fine, sterile single-use needles at specific points along the meridians, your acupuncturist can redirect and reposition the flow of energy (chi) for the purpose of relieving tension, stress, and pain. The uninterrupted and balanced flow of energy along these meridians contributes to one's overall health.  However, blockages and imbalances result in pain and illness. Acupuncture for Pain? The most common use for acupuncture is pain relief. Most commonly back pain. However, acupuncture can be used to treat nearly all sources of muscle and joint pain. We find that acupuncture can provide great relief for neck pain, headaches, shoulder pain, elbow pain, hand and wrist pain, back pain, hip and leg pain, knee pain, ankle pain and fibromyalgia. At PhysioWorks we've been using acupuncture combined with other more conventional physiotherapy techniques since the mid-1990's with great effect. For more information whether acupuncture can help you, please ask your physiotherapist or one of acupuncturists. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Fertility Acupuncture Acupuncture has been used by Chinese acupuncturists for thousands of years to assist infertility. Fertility acupuncture has been shown to assist and now acupuncture for IVF is quite common, with many gynaecologists recommending fertility acupuncture to assist their patients to fall pregnant. PhysioWorks is fortunately to have Kylie Farrell, who has worked in fertility acupuncture for many years. For more information or to book with Kylie for Fertility Acupuncture click here. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online What is Dry Needling? Dry needling is an effective and efficient technique for the treatment of muscular pain and myofascial dysfunction.  Dry needling or intramuscular stimulation (IMS) is a technique developed by Dr. Chan Gunn and is extremely effective for relaxing overactive muscles, which contain trigger points. In simple terms, the treatment involves needling of a muscle's trigger points without injecting any substance. The approach is based on Western anatomical and neurophysiological principles. It should not to be confused with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique of acupuncture. However, since the same filiment needles are used in both dry needling and acupuncture, the confusion is understandable. Is Dry Needling Effective? Dr Chan Gunn in his I.M.S. approach and Dr Fischer in his segmental approach to Dry Needling strongly advocate the importance of clearing trigger points in both peripheral and spinal areas. Today specifically trained physiotherapists and acupuncturists are using dry needling effectively and extensively within their practices for the treatment of Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction. Most physiotherapists at PhysioWorks have dry needling training. For more information, please ask your physiotherapist or acupuncturist. Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online FAQs about Acupuncture & Dry Needling! What Conditions Does Acupuncture Help? Who Shouldn't Have Acupuncture? What is Dry Needling? What is a Trigger Point? What is Acupressure? What are the Early Warning Signs of an Injury? What is Chronic Pain? What is Laser Acupuncture? What is the Correct Posture Standing? What is the Correct Way to Sit? What Pillow Do Physiotherapists Recommend? Why Does Heat Feel So Good? More Information about Acupuncture & Dry Needling Contact PhysioWorks or Book Online Related Information Early Treatment Acupuncture and Dry Needling Gait Re-Education Biomechanical Analysis Balance Enhancement Exercises Proprioception & Balance Exercises Medications? Real-Time Ultrasound Retraining Soft Tissue Massage Electrotherapy & Local Modalities Heating Pads Joint Pain Relief Techniques Kinesiology Taping Neurodynamics / Neuro Mobilisation Physiotherapy Instrument Mobilisation (PIM) Stretching Exercises Supportive Taping & Strapping TENS Machines

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WiTouch Pro - The Lastest Wireless TENS Machine to Relieve Your Back Pain

WiTouch Pro is the first wireless remote controlled TENS machine providing pain relief with a remote control power system.  The thin and flexible design of the WiTouch Pro perfectly contours to your back for a perfect fit on almost any body shape. Advanced electronics design maximizes energy use providing over 150 x 30-minute treatment sessions per battery life. This innovative tens machine is safe, drug-free, easy to use, discreet & comfortable to wear, and most importantly allows you to control your pain to maintain an active lifestyle. WiTouch Pro Features include: Wireless handheld remote control… control your pain the instant you need it! Drug-Free with No Side Effects Thin, flexible and discreet – wear under your clothing for hours of pain relief when you need it So comfortable and lightweight, you forget you are even wearing it…no one ever knows who is wearing a WiTouch No wires, bulky back wraps or belts Easy to use, self-applicable and ready to use out of the box – no complicated programs and settings to learn or adjust Over 150 30-minute treatments before changing batteries As powerful as professional equipment – 20% higher intensity output than typical portable devices available today and 2.5 times larger treatment area coverage Replaceable Gel Pads for multiple back pain relief applications More info or Buy Online! http://bit.ly/18LobFo Private Health Fund Rebates Private Health Fund Rebates are available from most insurers. Please contact your fund for specific information and requirements. Usually you will simply require the receipt. Other health insurers may require a TENS recommendation letter from your doctor or physiotherapist. More info about Private Health Insurance Rebates for TENS Machines Your 30-Day Money Back Guarantee PhysioWorks is so confident that the WiTouch Pro TENS machine will work for you that if you are not completely satisfied we'll happily refund you the full price of the machine within 30 days of purchase. No questions asked! More info about the 30-Day Money Back Guarantee More information about TENS Machines

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