Podcasts

Physiotherapists were interviewed to explore and describe their experiences of forensic audits. Five themes depicted how physiotherapists negatively experienced audits and the last theme how they did not want others to be exposed to these biased, incentivised audits with only one outcome...

What are the 5 things that you can do to help your back pain and degeneration, so you can age quietly?

Our posture while sitting or sleeping is very important to help prevent pain. We must maintain a neutral posture at all times and break regularly to change our position.

Bilharzia can cause severe chronic pain including, migraines, body pain, poor concentration, gut pain with bloating, diarrhea or constipation, severe fatigue and poor concentration. It can be tested with blood, urine or stool analysis and is treatable. Bilharzia is absorbed through the skin if you are exposed to it through fishing, swimming in dams, being exposed to dirty, infected water. It can live for longer than 30 years in your body. Most water supplies in SA are contaminated.

Every year we vow to change our habits and become healthier. New years resolutions should be done differently. It is more about setting goals of things we would like to do or have and focusing on achieving those instead of doing something we find difficult to stick with. It's the little changes that make a difference.

Lesley Meyer, Physiotherapist special interested Chronic pain reflects on National Physiotherapy Back Week and on dealing with back pain, back injuries, spinal surgery and recovery process.

Lesley Meyer, Physiotherapist with special interest in Chronic Pain and Health & Wellness on all things you need to know about gout and & how you can naturally treat gout.

Pain can become debilitating. It is very important to treat your pain until it reduces so that you can change your lifestyle to enable you to maintain the improvement.

The various podcasts were created for the listeners to get a deeper understanding of the different professions. Today we talk to Lesley on physiotherapy and the things she has done in her career.

It is important to keep our knees strong to prevent pain and poor range of movement.

Pain causes weakness and weakness causes pain. It is very important to ensure you exercise to strengthen your back but you may need to pace yourself or change the exercise you are doing.

Everyone suffers from stress including children. Having a good support system and goals set in pace and help reduce your stress.