This year the National Spinal Health week runs from May 25th – May 31st with the theme Get Your Happy Back! Everyday more and more Australians experience back pain, from everyday niggles and strains to debilitating back pain that limits their ability to work and engage properly in a healthy lifestyle. Back pain is also a leading cause of lost productivity in the work place and forced early retirement.

The main cause of everyday back pain is poor posture. Lower back pain is a growing problem in Australia and ranks second in the world according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) latest Global Burden of Disease study. There are several effects poor posture can have:

• Back Pain
• Joint & Muscle Disorders
• Spinal Problems
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Rounded Shoulders and more

Poor posture when sitting, standing, and lifting at work can place unnecessary stress upon your spine. With muscle fatigue or overstretching, your ligaments and discs can weaken which places spinal joint muscles and nerves under stress causing pressure or strain that results in back pain. Adopting healthy habits and postural fitness can significantly reduce the risk of injury or pain later on and have a positive impact on your self-esteem, social relationships, and even mental health.

If you suffer from back pain or poor postural fitness and find it is affecting your ability to live life to the fullest, visit our friendly and informative physiotherapists at Taigum Physiotherapy & Massage Clinic and Get Your Happy Back!

Still trying to work out that perfect gift for mum this Mother’s Day? What better way to spoil Mum than with a relaxing massage from one of our experienced massage therapists.

We have Massage Gift Vouchers available for 30, 45 and 60 minute massages. Pop in to see us at the clinic or give us a call on (07) 3865 6484 & we can organise a special Gift Voucher for your mum this Mother’s Day.

Wednesday the 29^th of April was deemed “Hawaiian Day” at Taigum Physiotherapy & Massage Clinic.

It was a great day with fun had by all. The patients, staff, and even our team mascot Bone’s (the skeleton) participated in the day’s festivities. The clinic was filled with beach towels, Hawaiian Lei’s, Hawaiian punch, pineapple, pizza and more!!!

Thank-you to all involved and to everyone who joined in with the Hawaiian Day spirit.

See you all next year for the 2^nd Annual Taigum Physiotherapy Hawaiian Day!

Introducing Jamie Usher, the newest member to our team. Jamie graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy from University of Queensland in 2014. Jamie brings a fresh enthusiastic approach, utilising the very latest evidence based techniques to ensure her patients a rapid return to pain free function.

Jamie has a special interest in women’s health conditions. She has  also made a big splash to our clinic in running our hydrotherapy program. Come in and say hello to Jamie!

HAPPY EASTER FROM ALL THE STAFF AT

TAIGUM PHYSIOTHERAPY & MASSAGE CLINIC

Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching and for all of you out there still struggling for ideas on how to best spoil your Mum we have just the thing! Treat your Mum this Mother’s Day with an indulgent massage from one of our experienced Massage Therapists. Massage Gift Vouchers are available from $60 for a 30 minute massage, up to $80 for a blissful hour of rest and relaxation. Don’t wait until it is too late – contact us now at the clinic so that we can have a voucher ready for you to pick up.

From all the staff at Taigum Physiotherapy and Massage Clinic we just wanted to wish all our super Mums a Happy Mother’s Day!

Hello likers of the Taigum Physiotherapy & Massage Clinic. We’ve finally got ourselves a Facebook page and we want to celebrate. So if you are one of our first 50 likers, you will go into the draw to win yourself a 30 min massage. 30 minutes of relaxing massage for clicking the “like” button on our page. Sounds like a great deal! Be sure to like and share our page to go into the draw.

Click the Link below to be taken straight to our new Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Taigum-Physiotherapy-Massage-Clinic/722921971072073

The New Year is now well and truly upon us. According to an American study, weight loss has once again topped the list of resolutions for this year, with staying fit and healthy slotting into 5^th position. Gyms are currently getting their biggest influx of new members with people looking to lose those pesky last few kilos, keep their beach body in shape or finally complete that race they’ve been meaning to do. Whatever your goal, it’s a great idea to check in with a physiotherapist to see whether your exercise program is appropriate to your current fitness level.

Unfortunately, with society’s trend towards desk based jobs and the resultant shift towards a sedentary lifestyle, those crucial few steps towards a healthier you can come with a few speed bumps. The human body is incredibly malleable, changing to become better at whatever we train it to do. So all those hours spent hunched over a desk makes your body better at one thing, being hunched over a desk! So when you ramp up your activity level from sedentary to fitness freak you can run the risk of sustaining any number of overuse injuries. These injuries are easily preventable by starting your road to recovery with an appropriate and gradual exercise program.

Physiotherapists are movement experts and are well trained in assessing a wide range of muscle, joint, nerve and ligament problems. Too often we see clients who have gone straight from their sedentary desk jobs into a high intensity boot camp, crossfit or 12 week challenge only to break down with an injury after a few sessions. Commonly our enthusiasm makes us ignore the early warning signs of a niggle and we push on.  Left ignored, these niggles deteriorate into a more significant injury which takes longer to heal than if it was addressed when it first flared up, causing our new eagerness and exercise program to come to a grinding halt!

Our friendly team of physiotherapists love nothing more than preventing an injury before it happens. If you want to avoid an injury from occurring or get that niggle sorted out, pop in to see one of our physiotherapists who will happily assess you and guide you towards a happier and healthier NEW YOU!

This year for our annual clinic Christmas party, we decided to escape the hustle and bustle of Taigum Square to the picturesque McLaren’s Landing on South Stradbroke Island to let our hair down. Our day began with our faithful leader Rick “The Skip” Walton chauffeuring us by mini-bus down to Southport from where we were whisked away by catamaran to our island getaway. We arrived to our own slice of heaven where we enjoyed good food, good drinks and a hilarious running commentary and karaoke by the friendly resort staff.

Following a delicious tropical BBQ lunch, our younger staff jumped at the opportunity to enjoy a thrilling 15 minute tube ride, whilst our older staff enjoyed the spectacle from the beach. This was followed up with a leisurely game of beach cricket which all of our staff enjoyed. We wrapped up the day with a relaxing cruise back to Southport by boat. We all had a ball of a time, and can’t wait to see what our next clinic Christmas party will entail.

As 2013 comes to a close and the Christmas season is upon us, we wanted to wish all of our patients, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and hope you stay safe over the holiday period.