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CHAPTER 6 – THE CORE ISSUE
Understanding Posture and Stability
CHAPTER 7 – GOOD ‘PICK UP’ LINES
Safe Lifting Principles
CHAPTER 8 – FIRST THINGS FIRST
Immediate Injury Management
CHAPTER 9 – THE ‘LAID BACK’ APPROACH
The Importance of Rest
CHAPTER 10 – LEAN ON ME
Crutches, Braces and Taping
CHAPTER 11 – THE HIRED HELP
Professional Treatments for Long-term Recovery
CHAPTER 12 – FEEL LIKE A CELEBRITY
Clinical and Traditional Pilates
CHAPTER 13 – EXTEND YOURSELF
Static and Dynamic Stretching
CHAPTER 14 – RUBBING IT OUT
Massage and Soft Tissue Therapy
CHAPTER 15 – LOOKING GOOD IN LYCRA
Safe Exercise and Lifestyle Fitness
CHAPTER 16 – FLAT TYRES
Foot Biomechanics and Orthotic Therapy
CHAPTER 17 – WHAT’S THE POINT?
Dry Needling and Trigger Points
CHAPTER 18 – GOOD VIBRATIONS
Whole Body Vibration Therapy
CHAPTER 19 – MOSTLY FOR THE LADIES
Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
CHAPTER 20 – SWEET DREAMS
Mattresses, Pillows and Sleep
CHAPTER 21 – SIZE DOES MATTER
Controlling Your Weight
CHAPTER 22 – STAYING ON THE JOB
Workplace Health
CHAPTER 23 – AGEING GRACEFULLY
Healthcare for Seniors
CHAPTER 24 – LIVE TO LAST
Lifestyle Guidelines
AUTHOR’S FINAL WORD
REFERENCES
INDEX
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FOREWORD
It gives me great pleasure in presenting you Jason’s most recent work captured here in Get Yourself Back in Motion.
As the CEO of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), I see our members challenged everyday with the changing health and wellbeing landscape. Our physiotherapists share a commitment to enabling Australians to improve their health and standard of living through access to quality physiotherapy services and products to empower them to deal with all their aches and pains, sprains and strains of everyday life.
With scientific foundations, physiotherapists are the experts in exercise and movement.
This book is such a positive way to address and highlight health and wellbeing issues affecting all Australians.
Jason is an innovative and passionate member of the APA and the physiotherapy community at large, and I commend his efforts in bringing these important social issues to the mainstream.
My message to all consumers of healthcare is that strong and meaningful relationship with your health practitioner should be an integral part of your overall health and wellbeing lifestyle. A suitably qualified and experienced physiotherapist will help you achieve and maintain optimal performance throughout your entire lifespan.
Enjoy the read, but more importantly, act on your health and wellbeing today to lead the way for our children and future Australians.
Yours sincerely
Cris Massis Chief Executive Officer Australian Physiotherapy Association
The APA is the peak body representing the physiotherapy profession in Australia. They advocate for equitable access to quality physiotherapy and optimal health care for all Australians. They believe that all Australians should have access to quality physiotherapy, when and where required, to optimise health and wellbeing.
Chapter 1:
A MOVING EXPERIENCE
Introduction
Moving is important. Moving well is even more essential given its direct impact on our physical health, sense of well-being and practical enjoyment of life.
However, we’ve become a sedentary culture so we simply are not moving as much or as well today. The increasing incidence of obesity, heart disease and diabetes are fatal testaments to this being true.
We also tend to accept, dismiss or ignore aches, pains and medical conditions as if they will either go away on their own, or are just routine reminders that we’re not getting any younger. In any sense, many of us live as though we are slowly conceding defeat for a healthy active life.
The message I echo throughout this book is that it’s time
