by Julia Urquhart | Oct 1, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Mindfulness, Physiotherapy
I am not usually one to write blogs dedicated to reviewing a product, or even to recommend 1 particular brand over another. But the Shakti Mat is definitely one I am happy to open up a conversation about. Perhaps it is my interest in chronic pain and the claims of the Shakti Mat to reduce pain, it’s similarities to dry needling (which I use frequently as part of physiotherapy) or perhaps the word of friends who swear by the product. Either way… I thought this was one I had to try!….. [Read More]
by Julia Urquhart | Jan 10, 2019 | Exercise, Physiotherapy, Pilates
Well if you have made sense of this federal government in the past 3 years you are doing well! One thing we can help make sense of is the new reforms to health insurance declared in 2018 in regards to claiming natural therapies (such as Pilates) on your health insurance. As many of you are well aware, Physiotherapists have been teaching and utilizing Pilates based exercises for many years to assist in health and rehabilitation, and in our case, assist in maintaining pelvic floor and core stability. Then this happened…… [Read More]
by Julia Urquhart | Jan 5, 2019 | Mindfulness, Physiotherapy, Pilates
Welcome to 2019!!! The team at Calm & Connection Physiotherapy are busting to get started because we have so many ideas, passions, people and projects that we want to get stuck into straight away! As always, life is changing and we have some big personal items on the agenda as well! To start 2019 we wanted to share with you what we are up to and we hope you like our first blog of the year… [Read More]
by Julia Urquhart | Oct 16, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Exercise, Mindfulness, Physiotherapy, Pilates, Rehabilitation
We all know we should ‘do it’, we all want to be good at ‘doing it’, we all feel great when we do ‘do it’. So why is exercise still such a hot topic to discuss and why do we need ‘experts’ to motivate us to get going. Simply put, human nature and the thinking mind enables us to go for the easy option. Suddenly… motivation is becoming a very complex issue… [Read More]
by Julia Urquhart | Feb 7, 2018 | Mindfulness, Physiotherapy, Pregnancy
In a world where cesarean sections are required in 26%-30% of births, instrument assisted vaginal deliveries are on the increase and well thought out birth plans are rarely played out, I ask my fellow men and women to please stop telling new mums that a healthy baby is all that matters!
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by Julia Urquhart | Feb 27, 2017 | Bladder health, Bowel Health, Mindfulness, Pelvic Floor Health, Physiotherapy, Spinal health
The more I spoke to Kristie, the more I realised that there is a phenomenal amount of crossover in ideas between her teachings in Hindu Tantrism and the physiological basis of how the pelvic complex works …. [Read More]
