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Five Simple Steps to Improve Posture
2 June 2022
What is posture? Posture is the position you hold your body in while standing, sitting and moving. Furthermore, it is keeping your body weight balanced through your midline. Your weight is balanced through your midline by a neutral spine, it does this by aligning your muscles, joints, and bones. Your spine has three natural […] Tags: Back Pain, neck pain, posture, Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Tear
17 August 2019
The Good News about Treatment for your Rotator Cuff Tear Recent research suggests that conservative management with physiotherapy in the first 12 weeks following a rotator cuff tear, has just as good an outcome as surgery, without the risks involved with the surgery and no guarantee surgery will be successful. Will Physiotherapy help? Yes, […] Tags: injury, posture, Rotator Cuff, shoulder injury, Shoulder Pain, sports injury, treatment

AC JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS (SHOULDER OSTEOARTHRITIS)
9 August 2019
AC Joint OA Your acromioclavicular (AC) joint in your shoulder is quite a common area for osteoarthritis (OA) to form as we reach our 40s & 50s. Wear and tear of the protective cartilage that provides cushioning of your AC joint leads to arthritic changes in your AC joint. This can be very painful and […] Tags: arthritis, pain, remedial massage, shoulder injury, Shoulder Pain, treatment
Neck Pain Adelaide
30 June 2019
City Physiotherapy treats all types of Neck Pain Wry Neck | Torticollis A wry neck is a common term for a very stiff neck usually causing severe neck pain, which has begun suddenly after no injury, usually after sleeping. It can feel like your neck will never be able to move again and you experience […] Tags: muscle pain, neck pain, posture, Shoulder Pain, whiplash

What is causing my neck pain?
25 September 2018
Causes of neck pain Tight muscles, stiff joints, pinched nerves, weak muscles, poor posture – these are just a few things that may spring to mind when we experience neck pain. It can be confusing, and you may find yourself asking “what is causing my neck pain?” Research tells us that we can really make […] Tags: neck pain, neck treatment, posture, Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Bursitis | Shoulder Impingement | Shoulder Stabilisers
25 March 2018
SHOULDER: SHOULDER STABILISERS Article By Fraser Green – Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at City Physiotherapy. I am going to discuss the importance of retraining your stabilising muscles of your scapula (shoulder blade) in reaching full recovery in patients with shoulder pain…. The shoulder joint, or glenohumeral joint, is a ball and socket joint, often described as the […] Tags: Shoulder Bursitis, shoulder injury, Shoulder Pain, shoulder stabilisers, Sub Acromial Bursitis

Shoulder
4 October 2017
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Injury The Rotator Cuff is a vital grouping of four muscles around the shoulder that not only help to move the shoulder individually but act in unison to stabilise it during other movements. Rotator Cuff muscles can be injured in a variety of ways however commonly involve the arm in an awkward […] Tags: dislocation, Rotator Cuff, shoulder, shoulder injury, Shoulder Pain