Return to Running Postnatal
Returning to running or higher intensity activity can be a daunting challenge for women who have had children three months ago, or even three years ago. At The Moving Body, our physiotherapists are trained in the specialty of Women’s Health and can help you achieve your goals of returning to walking, running or high impact [...]
Read morePainful Lumbar Radiculopathy
What is a Painful Radiculopathy? Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints encountered in a physiotherapist’s clinical practice. Painful lumbar radiculopathy is a type of back pain that is associated with symptoms of shooting or burning pain travelling down the leg, weakness and numbness. Previously it has been referred to as [...]
Read moreThe Finer Art of Swimming!
Picture the scene, you are at the start line, patiently waiting to run head first into the water along with 50 or more other people in your wave start or treading water desperately trying not to tire yourself out before you start the swim ahead. Picture the scene, you are at the start line, patiently [...]
Read moreCycling: It Looks Easy!
The more I cycled and the longer I stayed on the aero bars the tighter I found my back was getting– if I wasn't careful I walked like a little old lady with a rounded upper back. The position is great for cycling, making us low and aerodynamic, but it's not good for our posture [...]
Read morePilates: Anti-Aging
Joseph Pilates said: “The health of our spine is directly proportionate to the age of our body. If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.” What happens when we get old? As we age, there are many changes to our bodies such [...]
Read morePosture
Ways to Improve Your Posture By understanding proper posture, you can learn about your own postural deviations and determine which corrective exercises will work best to improve your alignment. The easiest and most effective way to correct imbalances is to stretch the overactive, short muscles and to strengthen the underactive, weak muscles. With correct alignment [...]
Read morePost Natal Physiotherapy: What You Need To Know
Who should get a post-natal physiotherapy assessment? And when? A postnatal assessment is recommended for all women following delivery. It can be carried out as early as six weeks after delivery to many, many years later. The time after giving birth can be hectic, and it is important to take the time to look after [...]
Read morePreventive Physiotherapy: Slipped Disc
In the second part of a series of three articles, we will talk about how the concept of ”Preventive Physiotherapy” can be used to possibly prevent a slipped disc. Slipped disc is the colloquial term for a herniated disc, or prolapsed disc. These can be traumatic in nature (due to accidents), or due to general wear and [...]
Read moreDiastasis Recti
Diastasis Recti is a fairly common condition during pregnancy and post-partum. Also known as abs separation, there is a widening of the gap between the left and right rectus abdominis muscle, at the mid line fascia. Diastasis Recti reduces the functional strength of the abdominal wall and can aggravate lower back pain and cause pelvic [...]
Read more5 Steps to Help Lower Back Pain!
Non-specific lower back pain can be troublesome and is more prevalent than you think. It effects over 80% of the adult Singaporean population at some time in their lives (Sing Health) and up to 60% of people in their adult life worldwide (WHO). It is one of the leading problems resulting in unemployment and disability [...]
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