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 …
Everyone needs a heart-to-heart conversation sometimes… But what about a heart-to-head?! Monitoring the heart rate can tell us all sorts of useful things, and it can offer us a bit of a sneak peek into what is going on in the nervous system. Are we sounding a bit like a broken record? Heard those words …
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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How does one bake a cake with only half of a recipe? How does one build a house when half the building plan is missing? And how does one craft a rehabilitation or return to work plan with only half the details? Rehab providers, we know the struggle. Take a deep breath, and relax. …
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If you were the last kid to be picked for the sports team, or the one who came last in the school cross country races you may have grown up to think that exercise just isn’t really your thing. Maybe this is your first time trying to get into an exercise routine as an …
First published April 7 2020 What’s the difference and when you should choose an EP Rehab processes, especially in the world of Occupational Rehabilitation, almost always involve a multidisciplinary team. Physios, Exercise Physiologists, Vocational Consultants, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists (just to name a few!). Most of these disciplines are very clear in their delineation and …
When is the best time to start an exercise physiology program to get the most out of it? Exercise is magic. Sometimes there barriers. There are a few factors to consider..
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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Chronic Pain vs Persistent Pain – What’s the Difference? Chronic! What are your associations with the word ‘chronic?’ Imagine you were told that you have something “Chronic”. How does it make you feel? Scared? Disempowered? Stuck with something.. ..FOREVER?!Now imagine you’ve been told you have something which is “Persistent”. What’s the difference? Do you …
For better viewing and to not disturb anybody we recommend you turn on subtitles for this video, click on settings at the bottom of the video above. For obvious reasons, low back pain is tough to deal with. But what many people don’t realize is that, beyond the hurting, low back pain also affects many …
