October 25, 2018 It seems these days we’re all a little bit too savvy when it comes to finding excuses not to exercise… “I’m too busy.” “My kids don’t leave me alone.” “I’m too exhausted at the end of the day.” “I’ve tried and failed too many times.” At Sportreat & TotaLife Care, we believe that exercising doesn’t…
September 26, 2018 This October and November we will be hosting a final year Physiotherapy Student from Curtin University. This is becoming a tradition at Sportreat. We love being able to provide this opportunity to students as it allows us to pass on valuable knowledge and experience to those soon entering the Physiotherapy workforce. It also gives the…
September 13, 2018 Sore neck? Headaches? Sore upper shoulders? Use your phone, tablet or laptop a lot? You probably have Text or Tech Neck. Here at Sportreat and TotaLife Care we have noticed a rapidly increasing number of people presenting to us with dull neck/shoulder pain and nagging headaches. The common denominator mobile phone use! So we put…
August 27, 2018 We’ve noticed over the past couple of years a huge increase in the popularity of Pilates, and we definitely understand what all the hype is about! We often get asked what the difference is between Clinical and regular Pilates is, so we thought we’d break it down for you all in a blog post! Pilates…
August 12, 2018 What is Myofascial (Muscular irritation/ pain) Cupping? It involves gliding negatively pressurised cups across the body with the assistance of massage cream. Unlike other massage techniques which utilise compression, cupping ‘lifts and separates’ tissue. It aids in increasing nutrient rich blood supply to treated areas, whilst giving a gentle passive stretch to the underlying soft…
July 31, 2018 The sign of a good massage is soreness the next day. Some people will be sore the next day if they’ve been sedentary for a while, or it’s their first massage. Sometimes it can be if the massage therapist works deeply to break up lactic acid or they used trigger point therapy, or if the…
