Tutorials

Neck Strengthening Exercises

Use a ball to strengthen the neck in a way you can control the force and the movement so it is great for all levels of intensity. Go easy for a sensitive neck and see your Physio before doing these if you have injury concerns. Don’t push into pain or do these if you have acute symptoms.

Travel Exercises

These seated exercises are designed for movement in confined spaces such as a plane or a bus. Sitting for long periods can make us stiff and at risk of circulation problems. Micro movements can help prevent pain.These are not for people with injury concerns or acute pain.

5 Minutes of Office Stretches

In just 5 minutes improve circulation and flexibility to muscles that get stiff sitting for long periods. Doing these exercises every hour will help protect you against lifestyle diseases and pain. Don’t do these exercises if you have concerns about aggravation to an injury or balance problems and if you feel discomfort.

Warm Up for Exercise

Two minutes of dynamic exercises designed by a Physiotherapist to warm up the whole body in preparation for sport. Don’t do these exercises if you have injury concerns. If you feel discomfort then stop and see your health professional. This is a quick video of what you can do. Do a longer warm up before intense activity.

How To Get Up From A Fall

There may come a time when you fall over. If you are alone at the time you may have to help yourself. This video goes through two different strategies where you can use a chair, ottoman, coffee table or stairs to get upright and off the floor. It is important to rest and recover and get help when you can.

Getting Out of Bed With Back Pain

If you have a pain in the lower back then some strategies might help you cope. How you sleep or how you move may heavily impact upon your symptoms. For instance trying to sit up straight out of bed may cause aggravation of the pain that could last hours. This video contains some tips.

Tips on coping with Asthma including breathing exercises and self help strategies.

Did you know that Asthma is an obstructive lung disease which means that the most important thing when having an attack is getting the air out of your lungs? You can use breathing techniques to help manage or prevent an attack. See this video for more information.

Balance Exercises

Want better balance? This short video goes through some standing exercises to improve your balance. Use a chair or counter top to steady yourself if needed and try these every day for a few minutes. If you have physical challenges that prevent you from doing these safely then have a chat with us first about a custom program.