Lamberti’s Blog
All of the blog articles below have been written by Lamberti’s physios. Read more to learn about your condition or how we can treat and manage it.
Stress Incontinence – why the leak?
Urinary Incontinence is described as the involuntary loss of urine, which is objectively demonstrable, social and a hygienic problem (International Incontinence Society, ICS). Urinary incontinence is common in females and has become more prevalent with ageing. A...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse – why insides move out
Dietz (2015) describes Pelvic organ prolapses (POP) as the downward displacement of the pelvic organs which results in herniation of the organs into or through the vagina or the anal canal away from their normal anatomical position. Symptoms of POP include: sensation...
Pelvic Pain and how Physiotherapy helps
Pelvic pain is a common condition that affects both men and women. It is characterised by pain and discomfort in the pelvic region, which includes the lower abdomen, pelvis and genital area. Discomfort can range from mild to severe and can be acute or chronic....
Managing Asthma with Physiotherapy
Asthma is a relatively common condition that affects the respiratory system, symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, cough and difficulty breathing. It affects an estimated 262 million people (in 2019) and is the most common chronic disease...
Women’s Pelvic Health
What is Women's Pelvic Health and why is it so important? Women’s Pelvic Health is described as the best possible functioning and management of all organs, tissues and structures that make up the female urinary (bladder), faecal (bowel) and reproductive systems....
Your Heart Health and Physiotherapy
Everyone knows that February is the month of love, but did you know it’s also heart health awareness month? Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, with poor lifestyle choices, genetics, and underlying health conditions being some of the contributing...
Cycling Injuries and Physiotherapy
Cycling injuries are treated with great regularity by physiotherapy. The most common issues related to cycling are nerve-related complaints and numbness, overuse injuries, muscle pain and stiffness, neck pain and lower back pain. Posture and riding technique play a...
Backpacks, sitting and posture in children.
Schoolbags or backpacks have often been implicated as a cause of back pain in children and adolescents, with some guidelines advising that schoolbags should not weigh more than 10%-15% of the child’s body weight (1). Recent studies show us that schoolbags (weight,...
Pelvic floor dysfunction
Pelvic floor dysfunction affects both men and women. The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments supporting the bladder, uterus (womb) and bowel. The openings from these organs, the urethra from the bladder, the vagina from the uterus and the anus from the...
What is Lumbar Radiculopathy?
Lumbar Radiculopathy is one of the most common reasons that a person will consult a medical practitioner (Berry et al. 2019). Up to 40% of people with lower back pain may also experience pain that travels down their leg. Why do you feel pain in your leg? The lumbar...
The role of physiotherapy in cancer treatment
The role of physiotherapy in cancer treatment There are many different types of cancers and many different treatment approaches; as such patients experience many different symptoms from their individual cancers and treatments. A very common symptom of cancer and the...
Physiotherapy vs Chiropractics
Patients are often unsure about the differences between physiotherapists and chiropractors, and which to visit when injured. These professions often overlap as they both focus on the neuromuscular skeleton system and overall restoration of health therefore often the...
Bell’s Palsy – what you need to know
Bell’s palsy is a sudden paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face and is due to damage to your 7th cranial nerve, the facial nerve. The paralysis can start with one area and then worsen within a few hours.
Pain, Stress and your Immune System
Pain and stress impact us all. Our bodies, particularly our immune system are physically affected as well. This article looks at how our body's self-regulating systems are influenced by stress. Pain can be stressful, and stress can be painful!! The International...
The Vagus Nerve affects most body organs
The Vagus nerve is a large nerve that originates in the brain and is the sensory network that tells the brain what’s going on in our organs. These specific organs include the stomach, intestines, lungs, heart, spleen, liver and kidneys and various other nerves that...
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