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Matching exercise prescription to job requirements

One of the things that set us aside as an EP company, is our unwavering dedication to specificity in the return-to-work space.  We understand that,  To get better at drawing, you need to draw more…  To get better at baking cakes, you need to bake cakes more…   To get better at lifting pallets over your […]

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EP or OT

Q&A: OT or EP?

Exercise Physiology is still somewhat new to the rehabilitation space, and people don’t always know when, or who, to refer to in various scenarios. As with many health professions, there can be overlap in the services offered. The lines may be blurred between one professional scope of practise and another! A common grey area that

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Psych claims return to work

Part time EP… Part time Detective? Working with Psych Claims

When someone is recovering from a herniated disc, shoulder surgery, or a broken leg, judging their work capacity is predominantly based on what they can and can’t do, at a physical level.  It’s a matter of whether the client can achieve task ‘X’, given their capacity ‘Y’. Their role requires them to stand, walk, lift,

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🔦 Staff Spotlight 🔦 – Yolanda van Vugt, Auckland/ Taupo

The culture of progression, passion and authenticity behind Specialised Health drives all of us to provide quality Exercise Physiology services in the compensable space. We support claimants in achieving their return to work and life goals through specialist exercise and lifestyle prescription while recognising the importance of open communication with all parties involved in the

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Let’s Get Techy! Why We Use HRV for Chronic Fatigue

We are in a technology age, and thank goodness for it. Objective data, right at your fingertips. Literally.  Ahh yes… Gone are the days of relying solely on subjective comments from the client or your own subjective opinions! Gone are the days of not being able to predict or understand changes in fatigue levels! Gone

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N.I.C.E. Reinforces our Fatigue Management Programs! (But we may need a new job title…)

As Exercise Physiologists, we like to advocate for the benefits of exercise for almost every health condition under the sun (of course – exercise is in the name!). But the use of exercise for chronic fatigue conditions is controversial. The initial recommendation for Graded Exercise Therapy as proposed by the PACE study in 2011 has

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