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Are you living with “Tech neck”? A 21st century health phenomenon – December 2, 2015
Do you spend hours each day, wedded to your computer? Are you guilty of spending most of the day slouched over, texting on your phone? Do you have neck pain that won’t subside? Despite all of its merits, our obsession with technology is damaging our health. ‘Tech neck’ or ‘text neck’ is caused by the…
Read MoreHow to mount a quick & safe recovery from injury – a physiotherapist’s advice – November 5, 2015
Words by Lyndsey Henderson – Senior Physiotherapist and Director of My Mobile Physio. Many of us rely on our ability to exercise in order to remain fit and healthy, manage stress and maintain good mental health. So when injury strikes, it can be incredibly frustrating, as the inability to maintain a regular exercise routine can…
Read MoreSupport Arthritis & Osteoporosis NSW’s world record attempt for the “Largest Gathering of Skeletons” this Halloween – September 22, 2015
Join Arthritis & Osteoporosis NSW for it’s quirky Our Joint event in Sydney to mark Halloween on Friday, October 30, 2015 from 4-9pm. To help raise awareness of bone and joint health, and support the one-in-five Australians living with arthritis, osteoporosis, or more than 120 musculoskeletal diseases, head to Dudley Page Reserve at Dover Heights, Sydney…
Read MoreRecycling organs: a risky business or savvy strategy for tackling our national shortage of organ donors? September 11, 2015
With around 1,600 Australians on the organ donation waiting list at any given time, a shortage of organ donations across the nation has led doctors at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital to transplant willing dialysis patients with the recycled and diseased kidneys of cancer patients. Despite being an extremely risky procedure, according to the ABC (September…
Read MoreA Stroke Risk Assessment could save your life – September 9, 2015
This Stroke Risk Awareness Month we are posing the question – Are you at risk of stroke? Are you aware that stroke is the third most common cause of death in Australian men, ranking higher than prostate cancer, and the second most common cause of death in women, ranking higher than breast cancer. There’s a…
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