How to set up your desk to avoid aches and pains
Whether it’s for study, work or just at home, many of us spend hours in front of a computer each day. Because of this, postural related pain and injuries have become more commonplace. Neck and shoulder pain, headaches, elbow and wrist, and low back pain can all be attributed [...]
Have you had your KangaTech assessment yet?
With the Adelaide Marathon just around the corner, it's important to make sure your body is prepared. Here at Saunders Physiotherapy we know just the thing to get you sorted. KangaTech is an injury prevention and management hardware and software platform currently used to test for and retrain neuromuscular [...]
What’s in a warm-up
By Alex McVeighIs your warm-up doing enough? The goal of warm-ups traditionally has been to prepare the body for sports.However, recently at elite levels teams are using warm-ups as an opportunity to build strength, enhance performance and decrease injury risk.Recent research from FIFA has shown that warm-ups that include hip, [...]
Improve your muscle strength
With the Adelaide Fringe in full swing, many of us have been out and about to watch amazing acts from across the globe. From acrobatics to circus and physical theatre, it’s hard to believe the tricks performed on stage. The skill and specific strength required to complete these stunts [...]
This Month’s Case Study (Awaiting Review)
A case study will be added every month from a Saunders Physiotherapist - check back soon!
Postural and respiratory activation of the trunk muscles changes with mode and speed of locomotion
Article in Posture 20(3):280-90 · January 2005 Steven W. Saunders, David Rath, Paul W. Hodges Despite the importance of the deep intrinsic spinal muscles for trunk control, few studies have investigated their activity during human locomotion or how this may change with speed and mode of locomotion. Furthermore, it has not [...]