Just Be Better - Your Physio Begs You: Recent Episodes
Erin Cruse
Welcome back to “Just Be Better - Your Physio Begs You”, the show about all the things your physio WISHES you knew, and how to be better at understanding your health.
Join physio Erin as she talks about chronic conditions, injury management, and the many ways a physio can be helpful to you. Listen for fun, listen for education, but most of all listen so you can ask the right questions at your next physio appointment.
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For the season finale, let your brain indulge in some charcuterie, the knowledge kind, that is. Replace cheese, meats, crackers, and olives with hospital, rehab, aged care, and paeds and that is exactly what is in store for you. Whet your appetite with these bite-sized bits of knowledge on some of the other ways a physio can help you "just be better".
Have you ever given much thought to your pelvic floor? Ever cursed your luck when a sneeze has given you more than you bargained for? Fear not! Listen in to Erin as she gives the low-down on the pelvic floor function, anatomy and some common problems, AND how to treat them. Tune in so you can "just be better" at sneezing, coughing and jumping without fear.
What do you imagine when someone says Pilates? Suburbanites in a bright studio in matching athleisure wear? Maybe? Well, how about a German man dressed in all white lecturing performers on how to move their bodies? You'd be right on both accounts. Listen in as Erin dishes the dirt on Pilates, why it is more than just a trendy fitness fad, and how it could be helpful for you. Find out how you can "just be better" at spinal articulation and all other facets of Pilates.
Have you ever hurt yourself and wondered who to go to? GP? Physio? Or maybe just wait and see? In today's episode Erin helps you work out these dilemmas as she talks about the pros and cons of GPs and Physio, what situations need who, and when a problem really does need to be checked out. Never fear, after this episode all questions will be answered, so you can "just be better" next time you have a new injury.
Have you ever wondered why we have pain? How about why some pain hangs around for what seems like a lifetime? Good news friends, because today is your lucky day. Join Erin as she explains the very basic biology behind pain and talks about one way that pain can become chronic. Learn about injury healing times, and what the hell "central sensitisation" means, so you can "just be better" at understanding chronic pain.
So what's the deal with exercise? We all know we need it, it's good for us, improves our health, mood, and gives us the ability to fly or breathe underwater. But why exactly are physios so insistent that you do your home exercises? Listen along as Erin breaks down the physiology behind muscles and how exercise helps you recover from injury, all so you can just be better.
Have you ever felt tight? What kind of tight was it? What does that question even mean? Dive in with Erin as she unpacks the difference between flexibility and tone. Find out if that stiff movement and tight sensation is inflexibility, or workplace stress manifested. Maybe it was the gardening? Find out how to improve your tightness (hint: it may involve exercise), so you can "just be better".
Osteoarthritis is the beginning of the end... Or is it? Join Erin as she explains what a diagnosis of arthritis actually means, and debunks some of the outdated ideas surrounding pain and management. Get a few helpful hints on how you can just be better about living with osteoarthritis.