Our job at Specialised Health is to get people back to work and life. Most of the time we help people return to the same job with the same employer. Often, people return to the same job with a new employer. Once in a while, through our programs people find themselves able to return to […]
Back to Work – But In His Dream Job! Read More »
How do you think you would cope with the loss of a limb? After a major motor vehicle accident in 2018, Gordon was left to pick up the pieces – with widespread fractures across his body and the amputation of his left leg from the knee down. Over the years that followed, he did
A Return to Work After Amputation Read More »
If you’ve worked with us before, you may have come across breathwork in your customers reports and email updates. In doing so, you may have wondered how something as basic as breathing, is going to help someone in their recovery. As a company who prides themselves on using evidence-based practice, we thought it would
The Research Behind Breathwork Read More »
Bones… We have 206 of them, and they serve us all day, every day. But how much thought do you give to the bones that allow you to live, move and function? For most people, it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – we typically don’t consider the importance of our bones unless they break!
Preventing Osteoporosis with Exercise Read More »
The increasing incidence of aches and pains is something we reluctantly accept as we age… It’s not uncommon to hear comments along the lines of “my back just isn’t what it used to be,” or, “my … (insert body part) hurts, I must be getting old!” In fact, you may even be saying them yourself!
Combating ‘Aches and Pains’ with Exercise Read More »
It’s probably no surprise to hear that men account for the majority of workplace injuries. Those more physically-demanding jobs that are dominated by the male sex often mean that the body takes a toll! Heavy lifts, awkward positions, repetitive movements and long work hours are a recipe for injury – and yet these are recurring
Workplace Injuries and Beyond – A Case Study Read More »
Lifting in the workplace should come with a warning sticker! “Body stressing” or “muscular stress” accounts for 37% of workplace injuries in Australia and 45% of workplace injuries in New Zealand. In both cases, these categories account for the highest percentage of work-related injury claims. Higher than falling, vehicle incidents and walking into things, combined.
Workplace Lifting… Does Technique Really Matter? Read More »
Arthritis is one of those conditions that most of us probably won’t think much of until we start getting into the later years of our life. You may not be at that stage yet, but perhaps a loved one – a parent or grandparent – has commented on some aches and pains creeping in as
Aches and Pains Creeping in? Exercise for Osteoarthritis. Read More »
If you’ve suffered from chronic pain for months (or even years!) and you’ve finally got that surgery date booked in, it might seem a bit counter-intuitive to start ramping up your exercise training… You’ll just have to start from scratch again after the surgery anyway, right? Well, not quite! Prehabilitation, or “prehab” for short, is
Getting a Step Ahead of Rehab, with Prehab! Read More »
If ever anyone were up for a return to work challenge, James Danos, our Melbourne-based Exercise Physiologist, would have to take the cake! Getting someone back to their full-time hours after an injury can be challenging enough in itself… But what if full-time hours for that person meant an 86 hour work roster? 86 hours.
A Musculoskeletal Return to Work of Phenomenal Measures! Read More »
