Take Control Newsletter

Take Control Newsletter Christmas Edition

Welcome to the December edition of the Take Control Newsletter. Where did the year go? Christmas is almost here and so is the silly season. We hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

We would also like to farewell our very pregnant physiotherapist Suzie who is going on maternity leave. We wish her all the best with her new bub and will share some photos on our Facebook page when the little bub enters the world!

Coming Up: 

 

  • Look out for the 2013 Bounce Back Class schedule coming out soon

  • ViMove is now availble at Take Control! This new, cutting edge technology teaches you how to control your back and minimise pain levels throughout the day

  • Carly is now availble for Women's Health appointments. If you are having any problems with incontinence or other women's health issues feel free to contact Carly for more information.
     

 

Fast Facts: 

  • Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
     

  • Unless your food is mixed with saliva you cannot taste it.
     

  • Do you twitch just as you are beginning to fall asleep? This is a common occurrence and is often followed by a feeling of falling. It is a normal part of the sleeping process known as a hypnic jerk and is shown to have a higher occurrence in people with irregular sleep schedules.

Take Control Newsletter July 2012

Welcome to the August edition of the Take Control newsletter. We cannot believe that it is August already and the London Olympics are almost over. A big congratulations to friends of the practice Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch on their wonderful achievements in cycling at the Olympics. Anna won gold in the Women's sprint and Anna and Kaarle won bronze in the team sprint. Let's hope the Aussies can get a few more gold medals!

In other news, Trish will be returning from study leave and is available for appointments from October.

Coming Up: 
  • Congratulations to our Women’s Health Physiotherapist Clorinda on the birth of her beautiful baby girl Elena on 28.05.2012. Mum and bub are doing well.
  • Workplace Assessments are now available at Take Control! We have realised that many of our patients are concerned about their desk set-up or their posture during manual handling tasks. We have developed a very comprehensive assessment to look at all areas of potential injury and can then develop exercises based upon what is required from you at work. Talk to one of the physios if you are interested.
  • Trish has just returned from the UK after doing a lecturing series while the Olympics are on. Well done Trish and Go Australia!

 

 

Fast Facts: 

Get cramps in your legs at night? 2012 research shows doing calf and hamstring stretches before you go to sleep significantly decreases the frequency of nocturnal leg cramps. Magnesium has also been shown to be an effective supplement to decrease cramping at night

20-40% of people with ankle sprains develop chronic pain and/or instability, usually due to an incorrect rehabilitation

30% of people over the age of 65 will fall each year. An exercise programme designed by a physiotherapist for agility, strength, balance, and coordination can help to decrease the risk of falls by up to 85%

 

 

Take Control Newsletter May 2012

Welcome to Take Control's first newsletter!  This year has been extremely busy with Suzie and Elli come back form maternity leave, and then Clorinda recently going ono leave to have her first bub as well.  We currently have alot of exciting projects on the go, and are always asked what friends and relatives can do to help their little aches and pains so we decided to put it all together in a regular  newsleter to keep you updated, and help find a solution to any problems you may have.  Feel free to email in any questions you may have and we will endeavour to ans

Coming Up: 

We are currently in the process of trialing the new technology by DorsaVi called ViMove. As bending, twisting and lifting as well as poor sitting and standing postures are some of the most common causes of low back pain using electrodes attached to your back, ViMove technology is able to analyse movement data in real time providing an audible beep or vibration buzz to remind you to avoid/modify these types of movements and/or postures.  For more information please click here http://www.takecontrol.com.au/services/vimove

 

Our wonderful Women’s Health Physiotherapist Clorinda has gone on maternity leave. Suzie is now available for Women’s Health appointments on Mondays and Wednesday mornings. We wish Clorinda all the best and stay tuned for a picture of the cute bub.

Fast Facts: 

Prior to physical activity, static stretching actually increases your chance of a muscle injury.  For best results dynamic stretching should be done during your warm up, and static stretching only performed after the session.

 

As the brain controls how and when muscles activate, you can actually gain more control and strength just by regularly thinking about activating a certain muscle!!!!!!!!

 

The estimated cost of lower back pain in Australia is over $9 billion per year.  Over 80% of this comes from indirect sources such as time off work and reduced functional capacity.  Therefore prevention will be more cost effective in the long run.

 

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