One of the most important muscle groups in the human body is the gluteals. The gluteal muscles are typically referred to as the bottom muscles, and include the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. Collectively, they are responsible for many of the movements of the hip. Each gluteal, however, plays specific and important roles when it comes to every-day function and performance. In this article, we’ll be covering the gluteus medius- what it does, what happens when it is weakened or dysfunctional, and what you can do at home to strengthen it.

Before going any further, it is important to clear up what is meant by a 'deadlift'. A deadlift, in its simplest terms, is an exercise that involves bending at the hip, picking up something (usually a barbell), and then returning to an upright position while maintaining grip of the barbell. Although it sounds relatively simple, it is quite a complex exercise to perform. With that said, it can be learned by almost anyone in a safe and effective manner with the guidance of an exercise physiologist.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition affecting the central nervous system. MS is caused by a complex number of factors including genetics, viral infections and environmental factors including smoking, low vitamin-d and sunlight exposure as well as others. Epidemiology studies have also confirmed that the incidence of MS rises the further you move away from the equator. Closer to home research indicated that approximately 7 million people in Australia know someone with MS and 2.7 million people have a close friend or family member with the condition. This shows the level of prevalence in Australia and these numbers are further reflected here in the Sutherland Shire.

When a healthy individual transitions from lying to standing, fluid in the blood (but not blood itself) transitions from blood vessels to the interstitial space (the space in between blood vessels & organs). This results in reduced circulating blood volume. Reduced blood volume then means that with each heart beat, less blood is pushed around the body (this is known as a reduction in stroke volume). Normally when stroke volume reduces, there occurs a compensatory mechanism (a response from the sympathetic nervous system, the “fight or flight” pathway), to increase heart contractility (the force of each heart beat) and heart rate. Together, this response boosts stroke volume back up, so that sufficient blood can continue to be pushed around the body, despite standing.

There is a wide range of experts in the allied health profession. Often, you hear different names and wonder what services they do and if they are the right option for you.

A newly published study has revealed that strength training reduces body fat. This means that in addition to aerobic training and calorie restriction, we now have another tool in our tool kit when it comes to reducing body fat- something very exciting!

Have you ever heard your knees click? Or felt them grind or pop?

If so, has this ever worried you?

A poor working from home set up can increase your risk of developing pain or injury – especially around your neck and shoulders. Setting up a proper work space can have positive effects on your posture and body, as well as your productivity!

Here are 4 tips to help you improve your work set up at home!

What are bone stress injuries? How do we prevent or treat them?

We are proud to say that we are the largest NDIS provider in the Sutherland Shire- each and every day, we help numerous individuals who are on the NDIS achieve their goals. While it is often clear-cut as to how a physiotherapist can assist, many individuals are not sure of the role of exercise physiologists.

Shin splints is caused by increased muscle tension creating stress and pulling on the posterior medial edge of the tibia. Read on to see what causes shin splints, and how this condition can be treated.

It can sometimes be difficult to truly understand what moderate intensity exercise actually is or how it is meant to feel. It is intuitive to say when something is ‘easy,’ or ‘light,’ or whether something is ‘hard,’ or ‘heavy,’ but the concept of ‘moderate’ is a bit more grey.

This blog post will delve into what RPE is and its importance, two commonly-used RPE scales and the relationship between RPE and reps in reserve (RIR).

Aevum Bubs Club is a program aimed to bring new parents of the Shire community together, empowering families with tips and tricks to support your little one's physical skill development. It involves interactive classes within a relaxed and intimate environment, where you're getting to meet other parents with young bubs.

This blog post aims to deconstruct what VO2 max means, how it’s measured and why measuring it is so important for taking your athletic performance to the next level!

Bike riding is a great activity to engage your child in, whether it be riding alongside you or with their peers and siblings. Riding a bike is an awesome social activity for children that encourages outdoor play time!

Located in Sutherland Shire, Aevum Kids is a rapidly growing paediatric physiotherapy service which is designed to meet the unique needs and goals of every child. Our focus is to inspire potential in a nurturing, stimulating and playful environment.

Paediatric physiotherapy involves anything and everything related to the physical development of infants, children and adolescents. Despite seeming like ‘little humans’, children can’t be treated as ‘mini adults’ as their needs are completely different. Children require care and nurturing that focuses on their holistic development.

So many people are getting out and about more in the Sutherland Shire or simply spending more time at home during COVID-19. Now is a great time to start thinking about goal setting for the rest of the year and ways to help best achieve these goals.

Intellectual Disability is an area that allied health professionals are learning more and more about. Every year there is more research into intellectual disability and other conditions that are often associated.

We currently know that individual’s with intellectual disability have an increased risk of developing secondary health conditions, some including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. These are known as cardiometabolic health conditions. These cardiometabolic conditions can be partially caused by psychotropic medication (they can often cause weight gain for example); however, research also shows that this risk is increased by sedentary lifestyle, obesity, unequal access to preventative healthcare measures and certain genetic syndromes.

A study in 20161 looked into early intervention for individual’s with intellectual disability in order to improve cardiometabolic health and reduce the risk of developing these conditions in the first place. The study designed an easy to use framework that aims to review different aspects of health regularly to ensure the most appropriate care is being given.