The Basics of Muscle Hypertrophy
The Musculoskeletal SystemThe human body is composed of 206 bones and over 600 different skeletal muscles. Each of these muscles is designed to move our bones in a straight line.…
A Quick Fact Sheet on Osteoporosis
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a chronic condition that affects our bones, more specifically our Bone Mineral Density (BMD). Osteoporosis is identified using a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scan to attain a T-Score value for our BMD. This reading indicates how far above/below our BMD is compared to a peak reading of BMD for our gender.
Hamstring Tears and Recovery Pathways
One of the most common lower-body injuries affecting those participating in sport is the dreaded hamstring tear. Between 8-25% of amateur and professional athletes will experience a degree of hamstring tear at some point in their career (1).
New Strategy for Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes is a major health condition affecting roughly 1.2 million Australians¹. Type 2 Diabetes is complex, affecting many organs, hormones and processes within the body; although put simply…
man suffering from backache,Lower back pain.
The Benefits of Exercise on Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is one of the most common medical complaints in the world, with approximately 4 million Australians affected by this condition. Though lower back pain has a variety of causes,…
Man Suffering from knee pain, leg pain and injury concept.
The Effect of Exercise on Chronic Pain
Do you experience chronic pain? If so, you are one of the estimated 3.24 million Australians who lives with chronic pain. Although exercise may be the last thing you want to do…
