When most Australians fall woefully short of internationally accepted guidelines for physical activity, movement as medicine takes on a greater significance in exercise physiology. Why is exercise physiology and the science of movement so critical? Through my university and professional education I have been trained to use knowledge gained from scientific research as the foundation […]
Good exercise physiologists are like detectives — our job is to investigate problems and find solutions, in that order. You may think that as an exercise physiologist, all I do is write you an exercise program. And I may do, but producing the program can be complex. Our first session is a comprehensive initial consultation, […]
Julie* came to me in July 2017, as a referral from a remedial masseur. She had endured chronic back and neck pain for years, exacerbated by an avulsion tear to her lumbar spine as a result of a fall. After two hip replacements, followed by another fall, more pain, and further spinal deterioration, she was […]
When people think of Pilates or exercise physiology they often connect it mostly, even exclusively, with improving physical attributes such as strength, core stability, flexibility or fitness. Yet natural physical movement needs a healthy connection between your brain and your muscles. As simple as this sounds, it’s all too common for pain or injury to […]
Exercise physiology — how movement is medicine
Your exercise physiologist — the Sherlock Holmes of your active life
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