‘Do this to fix your back pain!’

‘Do this to fix your back pain!’

If you browse social media, you would have come across many things that claim to ‘fix’ back pain, from self-massage tools and posture correctors to that one magic exercise you ‘need’ to do. You might...
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Festive Season Tips

Tips to help you with eating and exercising over the festive season
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Does lifting weights stunt growth in children and adolescents?

Word on the sideline is that lifting weights is not safe for and stunts growth in children and adolescents. Should you keep your kids away from weights? Would you have grown a foot taller if you...
How much exercise should you be doing?

How much exercise should you be doing?

Many people don’t meet the guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization...
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Bulges. Degeneration. Wear and tear. Bone on bone. Does pain mean damage?

If you’ve ever had pain, then you might’ve had imaging to find out what was going on, such as an X-ray or MRI. You might’ve then found ‘abnormal’ changes in your body. While it can...
Should you ice an injury?

Should you ice an injury?

A common belief is that ice helps you recover from an acute injury by reducing inflammation. However, there are a few problems with this statement…