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City Physiotherapy – Adelaide Physio 

Read about treatment and exercise advice from the team at City Physiotherapy in Adelaide. 

We provide you with an extensive variety of physiotherapy topics and practical advice to assist you to get better as quickly as possible. 

We want to educate and inform you about your body, and how physiotherapy can elevate the quality of your everyday life.

 Visit our treatments page to see our full list of treatments, and scroll to find our latest blog posts.

  • Should We Still Be Using Static Stretching Before Exercise?

    7 July 2023

    Stretching is a crucial part of any sport or exercise, whether you are a serious athlete or just enjoy some fitness every now and again. Stretching helps to warm up your muscles, improving the full range of motion and flexibility across your soft tissues and ligaments. It is thought to lower the risk of suffering […] Tags: Stretching

  • Why Should You Be Maintaining Your Flexibility?

    5 August 2022

    What is flexibility? Simply put, flexibility is the ability of your body to move freely and without restriction.  There are, however, technical differences between mobility and flexibility, and the two often get confused. Mobility is the range of motion around a joint, while flexibility is the full range of motion around a system of muscles […] Tags: fitness, flexibility, Stretching, wellbeing

  • Getting back into gym after taking time off?  How to get the most out of your training, and stay injury-free!

    10 June 2020

    Back into Gym With restrictions around COVID-19 lifting, gyms, amongst other exercise centres, are re-opening. The temptation is to jump back into our exercise routines, just as we would’ve done, some months ago. This can lead to potential injuries and interrupt our return to being active! Our Physiotherapist Fraser Green, who is passionate about all […] Tags: exercise, fitness, injury, Stretching

  • Myofascial Release

    13 February 2019

    Myofascial Release explained Myofascial release is a type of soft tissue technique that is used by our remedial massage therapists and physios. Instead of pushing on your muscles and working directly on your tight knots and bands, myofascial release is a lengthening, elongating and stretching technique applied directly to your soft tissues which include your […] Tags: myofascia, myofascial release, remedial massage, Stretching

  • Benefits of Foam Rolling

    11 May 2018

    Should I roll or stretch? The answer is both but when and how you do these do matter. Read more to find out the Benefits of Foam Rolling and Stretching. Why should you foam roll? Find out from City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic & Pilates Adelaide CBD Physiotherapists the reason why and when to stretch […] Tags: exercise, Foam Rolling, recovery, Stretching

  • Stretching Tips for your Holidays

    14 December 2017

    STRETCHES & TIPS FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic Adelaide Long periods of standing at Christmas functions & parties, cooking up a storm in the kitchen, bent over wrapping presents or hours shopping for the perfect gift can all give you back pain, neck pain, headaches or sore muscles and joints. City […] Tags: Back Pain, Back Pain Treatment, neck pain, Stretches, Stretching

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