Cherrybrook Physiotherapy

20/09/2025

The Lifecare Cherrybrook Physio team had a great night out yesterday at The Burrow Cherrybrook Trivia night!
Flexing their brain power on topics other than the human body for something different!

05/09/2025

Day 5- Winding up Women's Health Week with a focus on Mental Health!
Its easy to forget yourself in the hustle and bustle of everyday life- but YOU matter! Its hard to take care of others when you are struggling. Take some time out to watch this video from Beyond Blue about mental health in Perimenopause and Menopause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDePsPnybTU

04/09/2025

Day 4 Women's Health Week- Having Pain doesn't need to be a part of being a woman.
Migraines, period pain, pelvic pain, other joint aches and pains- you don't have to push through pain alone. Your GP or physio can help you manage or minimise these pains.

03/09/2025

Day 3 of Women's Health week- and its time to be HEART SMART!!🫀
A lot of the heart health research has been done in men. Do you know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack in women can be different?
As well as the typical chest pain look out for severe or worsening:
- Pain in the back, neck, arm or jaw
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Indigestion
- Sweaty/sick feeling
Or if in doubt don't delay in calling '000'

02/09/2025

Day 2 of Women's Health Week- Take the lead!
Its important to feel seen and heard when getting health care. Strengthen your confidence and take the lead with some tips from Jean Hailes- How to get the most out of your doctors appointments. https://www.jeanhailes.org.au/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor-series

02/09/2025

Celebrating Women's Health week this week! Every check matters!

Prioritise your health by staying up to date with your health checks- including cervical screening, Breast self checks, bowel health checks and bone density checks!

And if you need a pelvic floor check- Our pelvic health physio-Shivanthy here at Cherrybrook Physio has you covered!!

07/03/2025

21/02/2025

Did you know that too much rest can make your lower back pain worse?

Your spine is designed to move and needs movement to stay healthy.

After the first 48 hours post-injury, every day of bed rest results in 2.5 days longer recovery.

Inactivity and especially bed rest can cause substantial weakness and loss of tissue from the musculoskeletal system.

On the other hand, there are many studies demonstrating that controlled exercises can have significant benefits, including reducing your pain quicker.

So instead of rest, focus on rehabilitation.

Find out more about back pain treatment: https://bit.ly/40VkNKZ

18/08/2024

Pelvic health issues can affect anyone... even professional athletes! 🥇

You've probably heard about people needing to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles, but not all pelvic floor issues are caused by weak muscles.

Sometimes these muscles are holding too tightly and have difficulty relaxing.

This can be the case for elite athletes, particularly those who do a lot of strong core-based exercises.

Keeping these muscles contracted for too long without properly relaxing them can lead to issues like:

• pelvic pain
• difficulties inserting tampons
• pain during s*x
• difficulties with emptying the bladder or bowel

Whether you're a professional athlete or not, it's important to recognise the signs and symptoms of pelvic floor issues.

Check out the article from Lifecare Wembley's pelvic health physios to learn more: https://bit.ly/4dsF8KL

13/06/2024

Starting your training for City to Surf in August?

Work with one of our physios to work out a plan to progressively increase your distance and decrease your risk of shin splints or if you’re already having some shin pain, let’s help you get to the finish line!

06/03/2024

Check in with our Pelvic Health physio Shivanthy if you are having any questions about exercising throughout pregnancy and postnatal return to exercise/sports and any other pre and post natal issues. ☀️🥵🤰🏽

21/02/2024

Bladder leakage isn’t just for the elderly! Our womens and men’s pelvic health physio SHIVANTHY has joined the team this week and is here to help you with these issues and more!

🚻 It's a common misconception that bladder leakage, known as 'urinary incontinence', is just an issue that elderly people face.

The truth is even young, fit individuals, including those who have never given birth, may still experience urinary incontinence, with other associated risks including constipation, chronic coughing and sneezing.

Fortunately, as reported by the Continence Foundation of Australia, the majority of people with incontinence can be better treated, managed or cured! 📈

Physiotherapists can assess and direct management strategies to support conditions of incontinence. At Lifecare we also have teams of continence and pelvic health physiotherapists who have extensive post-graduate training in the field of continence and pelvic health physiotherapy.

Treatment generally involves assessment of the pelvic floor muscles and advice on an individualised exercise program and lifestyle factors including optimal bladder and bowel habits.

Learn more about urinary incontinence and how it can be managed in our blog: https://bit.ly/3Onzrno