Here at Barossa Physiotherapy, we hold a series of floor-based exercises all throughout the week at both our Nuriootpa clinic and at the Barossa Wellness Centre in Tanunda. When the weather is nice we even pop outside on the lawn. But what exactly is floor-based exercise? What are floor-based exercises? Floor-based exercises are performed on mats, and are based upon the concepts of Pilates. Therefore, it involves the adaptation of up to 50 different exercises to create muscle

This week is Migraine and Headache Awareness week. Did you know Physiotherapy can help with the management of headache and migraine? Tania, Amanda and Kate have all completed courses through the Watson Headache Institute. Dr Dean Watson, the creator and owner of the Watson Headache Clinic, theorises that part of what causes headaches and migraines is a sensitised nervous system. The nerves in the upper 3 spinal segments of the neck get overloaded with sensory input (like a cu

Winter sport season is almost over, and some of you are now paying attention to those injuries that you may have been "band-aiding" to get through your last few games. At Barossa Physiotherapy we encounter many sporting injuries, and you may have seen our previous post on how to appropriately recover from acute soft tissue injuries here. Whilst you may be happy just to give the body a "rest", now is the perfect time to think about preventing injury next season, either over su