A quick introduction to exercise and cancer… Thought processes around using exercise for cancer recovery have progressed a lot over the years. Once upon a time, ‘rest’ was believed to be the best approach for cancer recovery, with the thought being that we must give the body time to heal before applying further physical loads […]
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Education about the importance of exercise is one of the most valuable offerings that we have for our clients. It’s probably also one of the most overlooked components when patients are discharged from acute-stage treatment and left to self-manage their own condition – as was the case in this kidney cancer case study. (Yet another
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Here are a few hard truths about the heart health of Australians… From data collected in 2017-2018, almost 3% of the Australian population were living with coronary heart disease (1). During this same time period, it is estimated that 61,800 people aged 25+ had a coronary-related event, such as a heart attack or angina (1).
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In our last article, we talked about managing pain flare-ups and in doing so, preventing pain “scare-ups”. We touched a little on the complexity of chronic pain, including some of the elements outside of the physical contributors to pain, and their importance when considering pain management. The importance of these non-physical contributors is becoming more
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If you’ve been following our content for a while, you’re probably aware of the well-known conditions that we deal with at Specialised Health. Musculoskeletal, cancer, mental health, and chronic fatigue are all big on our case list. But you may not be aware of some of the lesser-known conditions that exercise can help with. The
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What causes one person to respond in one way, and another to respond in another? Why can one person experience something that leaves them scarred, and yet another person can walk away from the same experience with just a story to tell? What is PTSD? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the name given
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A good client to therapist relationship is pure magic. For someone in the middle of a mental health crisis, recovering from a major accident, or still reeling from a life-changing disease diagnosis, recovery can be a complex, emotional and winding journey. It’s a process of coming to grips with a new reality, getting to know
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Four rounds of chemotherapy over 3 months …and this was after cancer had already eaten away 13 kg of her body! After 6+ months of cancer, cancer scans, cancer appointments, cancer treatment, and pushing through the full cancer experience, physically, mentally, emotionally, Sarah * was keen to just get back to a normal life. But
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Customer Story Flyer (Print me) Infographic (Share me) Who? Ben’s story is one that is all too familiar among the mental health clients that we see at Specialised Health. A high-stress job with 24/7 on-call hours resulted in declining health, both physically and mentally, that eventually lead Ben to a breaking point. He suffered
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“After fighting the fight of my life, taking a year and a half to recover and then having to return back to full time work, it seemed like an impossible task at times. Now looking back and after having just completed my first full week at work, I can honestly say the rehabilitation and strength
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