Your Spine is Fine…Just Like Mine!

Your Spine Is Fine Just Like Mine

Have you ever had one of those days when you bent, turned or twisted – maybe whilst lifting something very light – and felt your back ‘go’?! Do you ever move carefully to protect your back because it is delicate or prone to injury? Well . . . those days are gone!! Many years ago […]

Bone on Bone is Bad or Baloney?!

Bone On Bone Is Bad Or Baloney

For decades now we have been told that bone on bone is bad. Everybody knows that our joints are lined with cartilage. The joint structures can gradually become eroded over time as a consequence of wear and tear. And when it is degenerated the joint becomes unbearably painful and needs replacing. Wrong!! The dawn of […]

Ironing is a Pain in the A$$!

Ironing Is A Pain In The A$$

We all do them. No matter what you call them. ADLs – activities of daily living. Everything from ironing to washing up; hoovering to loading the dishwasher; chopping vegetables to car maintenance, polishing shoes to hair styling; putting on socks to making the bed. There are so many activities that we fill our days with […]

What Do YOU Value Most?

What Do YOU Value Most

What do YOU value most? What we value most in life will define our actions. No matter how altruistic and selfless we are, eventually our sense of self-preservation kicks in. I have a very clear view of what I value most in my life. They are my guiding perspective to keep myself grounded. My two […]

What IS Mobility, Anyway?

What IS Mobility Anyway

Mobility is a strange term. It can mean anything from the anatomically defined available joint movement to the more contemporary method of assisted travel. At The Moballise Physiotherapy Clinic, we tend to deal with the former definition much more often! All of us have pretty much the same anatomy. By that I mean, by example, […]

Mobility Can Be a Headache

Mobility Can Be A Headache

Headaches are enormously common. Many patients come to The Moballise Physiotherapy Clinic reporting sometimes excruciating headaches that begin in the back of their head and spread up and over the top of the skull. These headaches can sometimes affect vision or hearing. The great news is that these types of headaches are very common. This […]