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What is Foam Rolling? by Emily Smyth
Foam rolling is soft tissue release technique that is great and easy to do at home. It works to release muscle tightness and knots which may have formed in muscles. By releasing these knots you help to re-establish muscle movement patterns and encourage pain free movement. In recent years the popularity of foam rolling for…
Read More5 Reasons why Clinical Pilates is Important Post Child Birth by Emily Smyth
1) Clinical Pilates is a safe form of exercise and is easily modifiable. Your Physio can vary each exercise, to still allow you a good workout, despite sore wrists, stretched tummy muscles or other common aches and pains. 2) Clinical Pilates assists the recovery of your body by strengthening your abdominals, back and pelvic floor and assisting in…
Read MoreAcute low back pain: What to do before you see your Physio – by Luci Minogue
An episode of acute low back pain can come on at any time, without warning. It can be as simple as reaching forward to open the kitchen drawer and you suddenly experience intense pain in your lower back and possibly down your leg also. We know that seeing a Physio as soon as possible is…
Read MoreMeet Meg!
At InnerStrength we know that our business’s strength is our exceptional and unique employees. Without them we would have no InnerStrength! So we have decided to write a regular feature about each of our employees, celebrating their uniqueness. Meet Meg! At the moment Meg runs our popular Monday evening and Saturday morning Pilates Classes.…
Read MoreWhat is HIIT and why should I do it? – By Emily Smyth
The American Heart Association advises that 30 minutes of HIIT is equivalent to achieving 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise! HIIT, also known as high intensity interval training, is a method of exercise which involves a period of time of high intensity exercise, followed by a rest period of lower intensity exercise. HIIT has been…
Read MoreCabrini Hospital Brightways Lunch by Emily Smyth
I have always had a strong interest in helping women who are suffering with breast cancer. My interest was further realised in New Zealand where I worked hand in hand with women who provided rehabilitation and care to women with a recent cancer diagnosis. I saw the benefits of the Pinc and Steel Programs and…
Read MoreThank you to our Move Beyond Cancer Challenge Sponsors
A BIG THANK YOU TO Two Bob Snob Cafe for donating catering and Cristina Re for donating a lovely raffle prize including a tea pot, mugs, tea strainer and journal!
Read More2017 Move Beyond Cancer PILATES AND YOGA CHALLENGE
InnerStrength of Bayside invites you to register for our 2017 Move Beyond Cancer PILATES AND YOGA CHALLENGE to raise money for The Pinc and Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Foundation This event aims to increase awareness of Cancer Rehabilitation in Melbourne and to ensure that more cancer patients get access to our much needed Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation…
Read MoreTummy Muscle Separation By Lara Syme
How do celebrities manage to walk out from the hospital a few hours after giving birth, with a flat stomach and in stilettos? As someone who is well studied in the anatomical and physiological process of pregnancy and birth – I just don’t get it! I tend to see the other end of…
Read MoreGroin and Hip Pain by Emily Smyth
Groin and hip pain are common problems we see at InnerStrength of Bayside, whether it is an acute groin sprain from sport or chronic hip pain that has gradually come on over time. There are many different structures that may be causing hip pain, such as a muscle strain of the inner thigh muscles (adductors)…
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