Author Archives: Stuart Baptist

Higher level core training video

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Stuart Baptist

I found an interesting video on vimeo from a Canadian PT called Jon-Erik Kawamoto. I’ve been watching his home made video’s for a while now. Some of the exercises he shows are similar to ones that we give in our … Continue reading →

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Exercise Adherence Techniques

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Stuart Baptist

50% of people who start exercise programs will drop out within 6 months. Effective physiotherapy treatment involves the use of ongoing home based exercise programs and will always encourage an increase in overall activity levels. See the problem?? So….To help….Here … Continue reading →

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The Best Exercises for the Gluteus Maximus and Gluteus Medius

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stuart Baptist

A recent study from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research looked at the electomyographic activity in gluteus medius (stabilizer) and gluteus maximus (phasic muscle) during different exercises. This information is helpful when deciding which exercises to perform. Do you … Continue reading →

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What Pillow is best for me?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

This is a really common question for us physios to get. The answer is (as you would expect…) not so simple! There really is no one best pillow. The concept of a pillow is to support the natural curves of … Continue reading →

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Understanding Pain

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

There is a change in the way that therapists are looking at pain these days. We now know that people who understand pain are much more able to deal with pain. Especially people who have suffered with pain for a … Continue reading →

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Movember

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

Yes…It’s that time again. What started as a group of guys from adelaide supporting the RSPCA (the brand logo was ‘growing whiskers for whiskers!!!) has whirlwinded into a global phenomenon. Every October 31st men across the world shave in preparation … Continue reading →

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Some practical postural tips

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

Posture…. I may as well have just said blah blah blah……. Everyone knows about it, everyone feels nagged to do it…..very few actually actively choose to do something about changing/improving it. Don’t stop reading here….read on!!! An interesting fact is … Continue reading →

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Physio vs Chiropractic

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

People often ask us of our opinion of chiropractic, usually because they’ve just had treatment or are deciding whether they want to travel down this pathway. So I decided to put my 10 cents worth in! Historically it was always … Continue reading →

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NIB Whitecoat

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

A plan by health fund NIB to launch a new website ranking health providers based on feedback from patients has been heavily criticised by the Australian Physio Association (APA). NIB has had to delay the start of the website whitecoat.com.au … Continue reading →

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Sleep and Childhood Obesity

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Stuart Baptist

I found an interesting article this week in the news where researchers from the University of South Australia studied the sleeping habits of 4,000 children aged between 9 and 18, across the country. They found that being overweight did not … Continue reading →

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