Kusal Goonewardena APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist talks about getting the most out of your walk. He shares how the 10,000 steps per day had no scientific research behind it (it’s actually one of the best marketing tools from the 1960’s). Kusal covered this in more detail on ABC Read more…
Kusal Goonewardena was featured in the ‘Sports Cutting Edge’ podcast recently. He talks about why our current sports physiotherapy work is so comprehensive, how our technology will allow physio’s to treat someone remotely in London (whilst we are in Melbourne), how ‘3 Minute Workouts’ was born and more.Hope you enjoy Read more…
We will be working at the Aus Open 🎾 with Vera Zvonareva, former world number two, and five-time grand slam title holder. She will be chasing her 6th title whilst in Australia. Joining Kusal are Shayne Chatfield (physio), Lauryn Van Dooren, Prady Thangavel and Juancho Ramirez (physiotherapy students). Lauryn and Read more…
The Work From Home Essentials Unfortunately sitting postures and sedentary lifestyles can cause a myriad of problems to the body. Our research has shown that 15 minutes of looking down into our phones (with our head down, rounded shoulders and curved upper back) is enough to cause muscle fatigue (through Read more…
Post Covid-19 Health and Wellness Update Sitting, studying and working from home has meant crucial parts of your body – your muscles, joints, ligaments and the neural system hasn’t had a workout in a while. This sedentary, inactive postures can lead to muscular inflexibility, joint stiffness, aches and pains. How Read more…
The 3:21 Workout The 3:21 Workout Three minutes a day, for 21 days. This is the routine that was created for those who are super busy. You may not have enough time to commit to exercise. You may not have the correct equipment. You may not know where to start. Read more…
Have you returned to work with ‘holiday back’? Many people come back from holiday feeling worse than when they left, because they have developed back pain. The biggest culprits are sleeping in different beds and over-exercising. Sleeping in a bad bed can cause issues such as low back pain, upper Read more…
Five fitness secrets we all can learn from elite athletes You don’t have to be an elite performer to benefit from Olympic training secrets. Weekend cyclists, runners, triathletes, and golfers can all improve performance and cut down on injury time by emulating some of the principles driving elite athletes. Years Read more…
The ‘big three’ misdiagnoses haunting back pain sufferers The only thing worse than back pain is prolonging it with incorrect misdiagnosis. Yet this is a common reason why regular back pain progresses to Chronic Back Pain. Too many people self-diagnose their pain or, even worse, make an Internet diagnosis. They Read more…
Why You’re Your Own Worst Enemy Think you are in-tune with your body? Think again. The reality is that most people are their own worst enemies regarding physical well-being. Every week I see people who start out with good intentions and unnecessarily hurt themselves by falling for common mistakes. Does Read more…