Enhance Blog
ACL Rehabilitation Journey
We all make our New Years Resolutions going into a new year and mine was to not only return to playing soccer, but also to try a new sport or
Dry Needling
30/10/2015
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Belinda Copeland
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Acupuncture, or Dry Needling as we sometimes refer to it, is starting to become common practice amongst Physiotherapists today. At Enhance Physiotherapy all our Physiotherapists are trained in the use
Benefits of Hydrotherapy
15/10/2015
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Belinda Copeland
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Hydrotherapy involves completing aerobic and resisted exercises in a body of water. Therapy pools are normally warmer than the average swimming pool to soothe painful muscles and joints. As well
ACL rehabilitation update
05/08/2015
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Belinda Copeland
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I am now 4 and a half months into my ACL rehabilitation after my right knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft. So…what’s happened since my last
Foam Rolling and Stretching
A couple of weeks ago we asked our facebook friends what they most wanted to know about from their Physio’s. Stretching was a topic that came up, so enjoy reading
Stretching/Strengthening for the Psoas Muscle
15/06/2015
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Belinda Copeland
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Recently we asked our facebook friends what they’d like to know more about from our Physio’s. One friend asked for information regarding stretching and strengthening of the Psoas muscle (pronounced Sow-us). Psoas