Willoughby Health

09/02/2024

Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you good fortune, health and happiness in the Year of the Dragon!

17/01/2024

Happy Birthday to our Chiropractor, Tegan! 🎉 Thank you for bringing such a fun energy to the team and inspiring your patients! Hope you had a wonderful day! 🎂

21/12/2022

Hamstring injuries will put you on the sideline quicker than you can say "Argh my hammy!"

Luckily our team is here to give you some great tips on how to return to play. Check out our new blog here for further info!

https://willoughbyhealth.co/hamstringstrain

Some hamstring top tips from our Willoughby Health physio

15/10/2022

𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 - 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

Moon boots, also known as Controlled Ankle Motion (CAM) boots, are one of the things our Physiotherapists and Chiropractors use to help manage foot and ankle conditions like fractures, ligament sprains, and even tendon tears. These work by stabilising the foot and ankle, and are better than traditional foot casts because you can take them off to shower, exercise, and even scratch those itches!

To learn more about what moon boots are, the different types, and when we use them, visit our latest blog post at: https://willoughbyhealth.co/moonboots

Moon boots, also known as Controlled Ankle Motion (CAM) boots, are one of the supportive devices our Physiotherapists and Chiropractors in Willoughby use to help manage foot and ankle conditions like fractures, ligament sprains, and even tendon tears. These work by immobilising the foot, and have th...

30/09/2022

If you are living with a chronic condition and want to exercise safely an Exercise Physiologist like Edward Rinaldi may help.

With a special interest in strength training and exercise with chronic conditions book in today at www.willoughby.health

Edward Rinaldi is one of our Exercise Physiologists who consults at Willoughby Health. Make an online booking today or call 02 9190 7588.

30/09/2022

With one of the most experienced Chiropractors in Sydney. You know you are in safe hands with Dr. Andrew Vitiello PhD.

Results Driven. Evidence Based. Ethical.

Book in today at https://www.willoughby.health/

Andrew Vitiello is one of our Chiropractors who consults at Willoughby Health. Make an online booking today or call 02 9958 8778.

20/09/2022

Gluteal Tendinopathy is a common condition that causes pain in the buttock and hip which can often travel down your leg. This is often mistaken for sciatica, but is actually from irritated hip tendons which cause a deep nagging pain when we sleep, stand, and walk.

Learn what to do for this pain in the bum from our experienced Physiotherapists and Chiropractors in Willoughby on our latest blog: https://willoughbyhealth.co/glutetendonpain

Gluteal Tendinopathy is a common condition that causes pain in the buttock and hip which can often travel down your leg. This can be from irritation of the hip tendons from doing too much too soon, or too little for too long, which causes them to become painful. Managing this condition should start....

18/09/2022

Has some pesky prop placed your shoulder (not so gently) into the ground? Well 40% of shoulder injuries in contact sports involve your acromioclavicular joint (AC joint), and these require a very specific treatment pathway of management and rehabilitation that sometimes requires surgery.

Find out if you have an AC joint injury and how to manage it properly from our Physiotherapists at Willoughby Health here: https://willoughbyhealth.co/acjointinjuries

Has some pesky prop placed your shoulder (not so gently) into the ground? Well like 40% of shoulder injuries in contact sports it could be an injury to your acromio-clavicular joint (AC joint). These shoulder injuries require a very specific treatment pathway of management and rehabilitation that so...

17/09/2022

Waking up in the morning, taking the first few steps, and feeling like the feet are walking on glass? This could be plantar fasciitis, a very painful and common foot condition that can take a long time to recover from.

Find out what the 5 best treatments are for plantar fasciitis on our latest blog post: https://willoughbyhealth.co/heelpain

Feeling pain under your heel or arches when you first get up in the morning and take a few steps? You've probably got plantar fasciitis, one of the most common causes of foot pain on the pads of your feet. This condition can be tricky to manage, but with a mix of taping, stretches, heel cups, orthot...

04/09/2022

Feeling like the room is spinning every time you roll over in bed or look upwards? You might have Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), a common cause of dizziness and vertigo which happens when crystals form inside the tubes of the ear. Fortunately, this condition is well managed with some simple repositioning techniques to get those rocks out of your head!

Find out more about this head-spinning condition and how to get more level headed in our latest blog post:

https://willoughbyhealth.co/bppv

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a common condition where crystals can form inside the vestibular apparatus inside the ear, which often results in dizziness and vertigo. Our Chiropractors and Physiotherapists at Willoughby Health can help diagnose BPPV and rule out any other causes, th...

02/09/2022

So Alex escaped Sydney this week end to look after some athletes down in sunny/rainy/windy/cold Melbourne for the Australian Powerlifting Championships!

31/08/2022

Tennis elbow is one of the most common problems in the elbow that our Physiotherapists and Chiropractors see at Willoughby Health. The confusing thing is that most people who get it, don't even play tennis!

Find out more about this common condition, and how to stop it from coming back! https://willoughbyhealth.co/tenniselbow

Tennis elbow (also known as lateral epicondylopathy) is a painful condition that happens when the tendons in your elbow are overloaded and used more than they can handle. This can be from classically doing too many one handed back hand shots in tennis, but more commonly from things that require lots...