Spring gardening is a great way to get outside, stay active and enjoy the warmer weather. But after a quieter winter, suddenly spending hours digging, planting, pruning and weeding can leave you with an aching back, sore neck or tired muscles.

A few simple changes can help reduce the risk of back pain from gardening and other common gardening injuries, while still allowing you to get stuck into the garden.

When you injure yourself, it can be tempting to stop moving completely and give your body as much rest as possible. But our understanding of injury management has changed.

Modern acute injury management has moved towards a more active approach, including the PEACE & LOVE framework.

Thinking about counselling but not sure what to expect? Find out what usually happens in your first session and why you don't need to have everything figured out before you go.

Have you ever thought about counselling, then wondered, “Do I really need it?”. The truth is, you don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from someone to talk to.

Think you could benefit from seeing one of our physiotherapists? Find out what usually happens in your first appointment and how our physios can help you.

You don’t need to be in significant pain or have a major injury before seeing a physio. Getting a niggle assessed can help you understand what is causing the problem and, importantly, what you should do about it.

Strapping can be a simple but effective way to support an injury while you're recovering.

At Focused Physiotherapy, we use a range of strapping techniques to help support muscles, joints and ligaments. After assessing your injury, we'll determine whether strapping is appropriate and incorporate it into a treatment plan designed around your goals.

We work with a lot of local tradies and contractors, and we know how much of a headache it is when a skilled worker is off site. Between the lost productivity and project delays, it puts a lot of pressure on the business.