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Jayde is a hilarious pocket rocket that does some pretty cool things on the weekend. We love hearing all her stories so asked her to share a bit about her life with us. Questions by Sal 1 – Superstar Jayde! You have some sweet adventurous weekends… can you explain what VMR is and what you do in it? VMR stands ...
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We love people to move well and feel great. As our communities adapt to a new way of life, which finds us all spending the majority of our time at home, a lot of us have decided it is the perfect time to pick up our old tools, bring out the vacuum cleaner or refine our green thumbs while re-landscaping ...
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The link between Physical and Mental Health The importance of mental wellbeing for overall physical health is very clear. In our increasingly busy and sometimes uncertain modern world, it is particularly important for us to give our mental health the care and attention it deserves. As physios, we have often seen the impact anxiety, depression and stress can have on ...
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More time for running With gyms closed and exercise options somewhat reduced compared to normal, a lot of people are turning to running for their endorphin dose. Running is a great form of exercise, with the added bonus of getting some vitamin D and some seeing some fresh scenery. However, there is such a thing as too much of a ...
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More time at home can mean more time for hobbies With many of us spending more time at home, we’re seeing people able to engage more with their hobbies (or even taking up new ones). It’s great to see creativity and passion being nourished like this. While the brain loves being engaged in an activity to the point of losing ...
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Shellie is a superstar - an incredible human who brings laughter and fun to everywhere she is. We have always admired her and even more after watching her learn to take care of herself fully over the last year and becoming an advocate for true self care. Here's to recharging batteries! Questions by Caitlin You have travelled to some interesting ...
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Barefoot’s 10 step plan Client’s will often ask us how we will best determine the cause of their symptoms or ask us what sets us apart from other physiotherapy clinics. Our answer is simple, our Barefoot Physiotherapy Treatment Plan. Every client we see at Barefoot Physiotherapy is always approached with the same treatment plan, a 10 step process to help ...
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Corticosteroid Injections To get a Corticosteroid injection or not is a common question we as Physiotherapists are often asked by clients. As health professionals we always respond in a way that provides our clients with all the details and facts they need to know to help them make an informed decision. Corticosteroid injections are essentially a very strong form of ...
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It is a common complaint One of the most frequent problems we see in the clinic, is people with tight shoulders. Given the prevalence of desk jobs, many consider tight shoulders just a fact of modern life. However we often find that tight upper traps are rarely the real issue and rather they are a symptom of the body being ...
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Old injuries and Accumulative Strain Remember that incident from years and years back? The one has completely healed and doesn’t give you any pain, but it was a pretty big deal at the time? It may not seem related to a pain you are currently experiencing, and maybe it isn’t, but no matter where or what the injury was, it ...
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Our rib cage is an essential for protection of our organs, having a strong trunk and is involved in our everyday movements, like breathing or turning our bodies. Our rib cage rises and falls with each breath using the muscles between the ribs and our diaphragm. Just like any other joint and muscle, these areas can be loaded and irritated ...
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Nerve pain is a common contributing factor to a person’s overall pain presentation. It can cause tight muscles, stiff joints and restricted movements. Sometimes this pain is harder to describe and localize making it a difficult condition to understand. Nerve pain can be also be described as nerve irritation or nerve inflammation. When specific branch of a nerve is involved, ...
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Hi everyone! Hannah here again. This time I'm going to be taking you through one of my favourite exercises to do - the Squat.  It's a lot more complex than you think and I've spent considerable time trying to get mine right, so I can become stronger and also lessen the risk of injury as I increase weights in the ...
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At Barefoot Physiotherapy we utilise techniques from multiple learnings all combined into our unique Barefoot Physiotherapy Plan. These techniques include; LJ Lee's training in The Thoracic Ring Approach™all of our Bachelor/Masters degrees, Mulligan, Maitland and Ridgway Methods, Western Acupuncture, Dry Needling, and Pain Science/Graded Motor Imagery. We are continually learning and evolving our Framework and an essential part of it ...
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So what is a return to walking program? We have great evidence to support gentle activity/movement being beneficial to our bodies. And the current recommendations are 30min x 5 days a week + 2 strength based sessions. So what if you can’t physically manage to walk 30min most days of the week? And you’d like to? Now if you can ...
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I'm getting into exercise, but I haven’t exercised before. Where do I begin? Our Barefoot plan brings our clients to step 10 which is ‘Living your Barefoot Lifestyle’, this includes being able to start new activities and try new things! You can also bring this up with us at any other step in the plan. Exercise can be anything that ...
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Holidays are meant to be a time for relaxation and fun. There is nothing worse than arriving at your destination with you stiff and sore body. To help avoid this, I have put my top tips together for keeping your body happy when flying. Move They say, "your best posture is your next posture." This means that essentially most bodies ...
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We all like to relax but more often than not, life gets busy. With the lead up to Christmas, school holidays, work deadlines and.... well the list goes on! This time of year can be particularly stressful and overwhelming.  It’s even more important to carve out time for active self-care when things start to get crazy. And no, I’m not ...
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You may have said out loud at some point “I really need to roll out my ___ (insert muscle here)” or "I need to do a self release". It has been back and forth in research, about whether the mechanisms through which rolling out muscles or doing self releases works, if at all. The next question we often ask ourselves ...
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At some stage you have probably meet someone, or even visited our clinic and have become intrigued as to how our Physio's have got to where they are or wanted to know what motivates them to keep their high energy levels. Catherine asks this weeks Barefoot Story questions to our very own Hannah, as we delve behind the scenes of ...
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Neck pain is one of the most common conditions that we treat at Barefoot. While there are sometimes acute or traumatic injuries (such as whiplash from a car accident) that can cause neck pain, far more common is pain caused by accumulative strain. This essentially means a variety of contributing factors such as posture (think time in front of the ...
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Do you have neck or shoulder pain that gets worse after a day at work? Have you thought about the way you sit at your desk could be contributing to strain building up in the body. Making sure you think about your body position throughout the day can reduce unwanted niggles and make you feel more comfortable. While every desk ...
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When there is pain in your head, it can be difficult to tell whether you are experiencing a headache or a migraine. Therefore it is important to work out which one it is. Faster diagnosis of a headache or migraine means faster relief through better treatments. So, how can you tell the difference between a headache and a migraine? What is a headache? ...
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Did you know Jaw pain can be treated. It can be common for clients to come to Barefoot Physiotherapy and end up getting an internal jaw release from one of the physios. Having a jaw release can sometimes come as a bit of a shock to people. This is because even though most people mention tension being held in the ...
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Why we ask what a "good result" means to you. If you have been to the clinic, you’ll know that we like to ask “What would be a good result for you?”. This may seem straightforward or even silly to some, but we have found that talking about what "good results" means to you is one of the most important ...
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The Best Mattress for Lower Back Pain Sleeping on a mattress that isn’t right for you can cause stiffness and low back pain. Mattresses that lack the right support, reinforce poor sleeping postures and build up strain. Strain can be caused on muscles, joints and nerves. All of these contribute to low back pain. Choosing your Mattress Your sleep comfort ...
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Hi everyone, Catherine here. I wanted to give you some information on medical imaging. If you have any questions after reading this article, please feel free to get in touch. When do I need a scan?  X-Rays, MRI, CT and Ultrasound. Medical imaging gives us lots of useful information regarding injuries to muscles, ligaments or bone.  It really depends on ...
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Hi team, Sal here. I recently went back to school to talk to the grade 10s about a career in physiotherapy. One of the students sent me some follow up questions for an assignment about Career in Physiotherapy. I thought it would be good to share with you. How important is self belief, resilience and motivation when being a physio? ...
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You have a huge passion for snowboarding, which as seen you going to Japan multiple times and loving it! Give us a run down of the last japan trip and how your snowboarding went. Yes, I have a huge passion for snowboarding. My last trip to Japan was my third time there. My second visit was to Niseko. It is ...
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Taking care of your body as a barista Whether it’s a flat white, double espresso or caramel soy latte, we all love a good coffee. But what about the people who make your perfect brew? Busy baristas are often making multiple coffees a minute and the load on their body can contribute to unwanted pain and injury. So I’ve put ...
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Hi everyone, I thought I'd put a blog together about the often unknown aspect of Physiotherapy - performance enhancement.  Most often people come to us for rehabilitation or pain relief. However, an equally important role we play in working with clients is for injury prevention and performance enhancement.  In this blog I'll quickly discuss what pain is. Then I'll discuss ...
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Running Injury Prevention Hi everyone... Caitlin... As the weather cools off and ‘fun run’ season starts, we naturally see more people out hitting the roads and treadmill. Running is a great all round exercise. It helps us get outside and to clear your mind, however people often underestimate the load it places on the body. To avoid injury and keep ...
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1. You are keen traveller – what do you enjoy most about travelling and where are some of your favourite places that you have been?  (local, interstate, international are all welcome!) I love travelling! Experiencing a new place and culture has changed the way I see the world and others. I try to go overseas once a year and to ...
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Preventing Dance Injuries Hi everyone, this is Part 2 of my Dance Blog series.  I hope you enjoy Preventing Dance Injuries.  If you've got any questions after reading this article, please feel free to get in touch. Pushing through pain For the longest time being injured has been an accepted part of being a dancer. It’s so common to hear ...
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Being a new mum can be challenging – there are so many new demands on you and often with minimal sleep. Breastfeeding is one of these new tasks and there can be considerable mental, emotional and physical load associated with it! While we can’t help with all of that, we have put together our tips for a great breastfeeding posture ...
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Sal was contacted by a student doing research into musicians and muscle/back pain. Here’s her answers to some of the questions: What experience have you had with cellists/musicians with back and muscle pain? I am the Principal Physiotherapist at Barefoot Physiotherapy and have treated musicians with back/muscle pain (as well as rehabbing musicians post traumatic injury) over my 10+ years ...
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Hi everyone, here's part 2 to my acute ankle blog. If you didn't catch the first part, you can click here. As I mentioned in my first blog, I've had my fair share of acute ankle injuries and have also seen plenty! So I hope you find this second blog informative and helpful. After the first week Once you’re past ...
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Barefooters this is definitely worth a read – Q&A with our Senior Physiotherapist Caitlin Sargent-Jones. Questions by Sal. Mrs Jones! You have been selected to write a Barefooter story! What an honour! I know that everyone that gets to know you finds out you are so much more than a fast-running Physio so let’s delve into what makes you tick ...
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Hi all – Catherine here! I’ve been lucky enough to spend a few weekends recently camping in some beautiful locations!  While the weather has been hit and miss – I wanted to share a few tips I’ve picked up along the way. Get a good night’s sleep! Camping can conjure the image of roughing it on a super thin mat ...
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Hi all, Sal here. Tying in with Caitlin’s blogs on being active in pregnancy I would like to share 5 great tips for once you’re home with bub. We love providing antenatal and postnatal musculoskeletal physiotherapy, keeping you in the best musculoskeletal state means you can enjoy this great time as much as possible. It is such an amazing part ...
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