Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Same Same, but Different? Everyone gets tired, some people experience fatigue. Chronic Fatigue is more than that. It’s chronic! Fatigue, not alleviated by rest (or coffee!). To be considered Chronic, the ongoing fatigue would be present for at least 4-6 months[i]. Chronic Fatigue is associated with numerous conditions: lymes […]
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Following up from Part 1 of Motivational Interviewing in Rehab, we’ve provided some extra detail at a time where adherence can falter and some recovery strategies might be needed! The Principles and The How to of Motivationally Interviewing Motivational Interviewing is: “A directive, patient-centred counselling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping patients to explore and
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April is an exciting month for Australians with consecutive public holidays, Easter, school holidays and Anzac day often meaning that many families will take time away and hit the road for a break. However, this poses a risk of faltering adherence to Rehab. To keep Rehab moving forward in this busy time we discuss a
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Stroke and Exercise At Specialised Health, a significant number of customers we work with in the Life Insurance sector have been affected by cardiovascular disease often culminating in a stroke. At present in Australia, health education bodies are working hard to increase the awareness of cardiovascular disease and how to prevent heart attacks and strokes
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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the topic of this month is the heart! Bridging the gap between literal and metaphorical, did you know that Broken Heart Syndrome is a real physical condition!? 💔 It is also known as Takotsubo (Tah-kah-tsu-bo) Cardiomyopathy or Stress Cardiomyopathy. It involves sudden but temporary weakening of the heart
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From Specialised Health’s Exercise Physiologist, Ms Jennifer Smallridge: In our previous email, we gave a comprehensive background of bowel and colorectal cancer, in light of the Decembeard initiative by Bowel Cancer Australia. In this update, you will find out why a multidisciplinary approach to bowel cancer works, and how best to provide support from a
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“DecemBeard” – Raising Awareness for Bowel Cancer Australia 1st – 31st December 2017 From Specialised Health’s Exercise Physiologist, Jennifer Smallridge: Aside from Santa Claus, you might be seeing a few more beards around in December, thanks to Bowel Cancer Australia’s “DecemBeard” campaign. For the fifth year running, DecemBeard encourages men to grow their facial hair
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In our previous article, we gave a comprehensive background of perinatal depression and anxiety with a particular focus on postnatal depression (PND), in light of Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week from November 12th to 18th. In this update, you will find out why a multidisciplinary approach to PND works, and how best to provide
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Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week 12th – 18th November 2017 By Jennifer Smallridge, Accredited Exercise Physiologist At Specialised Health, our Exercise Physiologists are frequently working with customers with a diagnosed mental illness such as depression, anxiety, PTSD or bipolar disorder. One less frequently encountered condition in the Life Insurance space is Perinatal Depression.
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From Specialised Health’s Exercise Physiologist Jennifer Smallridge: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among Australian women – the chances are that you’ve been involved in a case with a breast cancer survivor. Fortunately, 89 out of 100 women1 diagnosed with invasive breast cancer
