The use of exercise to assist in rehabilitation and reconditioning after a bone or muscle injury is well established, so much so that it would be considered a faux pas if there was no exercise component during an expected recovery. Cardiac rehab has been a thing, with movement slowly creeping into recovery since the 1950s, […]
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Even when there isn’t a global pandemic, stress is very real for Australians. NAB has been releasing quarterly Australian Wellbeing Survey reports for the last 7 years. Consistently, the biggest drains on wellbeing are, social media, substance use, violence, feeling time-poor, low quality sleep, and particularly financial distress and loneliness. Conversely, the factors supporting wellbeing
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Each month we create and publish articles on topics which are important to us and, we hope, important to our clients and customers. Here’s a snapshot of our education pieces throughout the month of May 2020. Some Articles We Published In May Motivating Yourself To Exercise – Tips from our EPs Even the exercise
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Your Question: “I am thinking of using a Swiss Ball at my desk instead of a chair so that I can improve my core and my posture.” Our Answer: We would advise against this, because… It is exercise equipment It is not advised to use a Swiss Ball at your desk. Other
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It’s Exercise Right Week, May 25th-31st 2020, and the theme this year is “Movement Is Medicine.” Let’s explore this, through the lenses of Return to Work and Return to Life, because that’s what we specialise in! Exercise and Medicine – Definitions When most people think “medicine” they think “pill.” There are two general meanings of
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Specialised Health, Behind the Scenes. Who is Specialised Health? 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
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Persistent pain is difficult to manage in general. Throw in a pandemic and even more barriers pop up. There are a few reasons why the current pandemic can lead to an increased experience of pain symptoms and flare up in people with persistent pain. There is so much uncertainty and usual lifestyles and routines have
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Even the exercise pros can find motivation fickle sometimes. Fortunately for us though, we’re trained in behaviour change support, motivational interviewing and coaching others, so we know the tips to give ourselves. Goal setting is a big part of finding your motivation. It’s essential to connect with Your Why. But goal setting is more than
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Each month we create and publish articles on topics which are important to us and, we hope, important to our clients and customers. Here’s a snapshot of our education pieces throughout the month of March. Published Education Stay-at-home Activities Outside of Netflix Staying at home… Working at home… Meetings at home… Coffee dates at
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Your Question: Is it possible for Specialised Health to perhaps put together some ideas of everyday items to help our Clients maintain their exercise without gym equipment? Great request, thankyou! With the shutdown of gyms, and difficulty sourcing home equipment, our EPs have had to get creative, both for their own workouts and for
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