Exercise is the treatment and prevention of most chronic diseases such as:
Lung conditions:
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease / Emphysema
- Post Covid or other viral infections eg. Pneumonia
- Recovery from lunge / heart surgeries.
Heart conditions:
- Heart disease (CVD, IHD)
- Heart failure (Cardiomyopathy)
- Atherosclerosis (pre/post stent / bypass surgeries)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Cardiac rehab post surgeries
Neurological:
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Recovery from stroke/aneurism
Autoimmune diseases:
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Seronegative arthritis
Cancers:
- Exercise is now a major part of cancer treatment both during (to improve effectiveness of the treatment and to reduce side effects) and after for recovery and regaining normalcy.
Back pain:
- Disc injuries (herniations/bulges, degeneration and pre/post spinal surgeries
- Traumatic injuries such as post fracture/surgery rehabilitation
- Persistent back pain
Neck pain:
- Disc injuries (herniations/bulges, degeneration and pre/post spinal surgeries
- Headaches and migraines
- Traumatic injuries such as post fracture/surgery rehabilitation
- Persistent neck pain
Shoulder pain:
- Bursitis
- Muscle strains, tears, ruptures
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Rotator cuff issues
- Shoulder osteoarthritis
- Shoulder replacements (pre/post surgery)
- Shoulder dislocation (pre/post injury or surgery rehabilitation)
Elbow pain:
- Tennis /golfers elbow
- Traumatic injuries (eg. post surgical rehabilitation)
- Ligament injuries
Wrist/hand pain:
- Carpal tunnel
- Wrist sprains/fracture rehabilitation
- Post fracture rehabilitation
- De Quervain’s
Pelvic pain
- During / post pregnancy
- Sacroiliac joint sprains
- Pubic symphysis pain
- Osteitis pubis (groin pain)
Hip pain
- Bursitis
- Femero-acetabular impingement
- Labral tears
- Muscle strains
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Pre/post hip replacement surgeries
- Pre/post hip resurfacing or arthroscopic surgeries
Knee pain
- Ligament injuries (ACL, MCL, LCL, PCL)
- Meniscus injuries (irritations, acute/chronic tear)
- Knee arthroscopy (pre / post surgery)
- Knee reconstructions (eg. ACL/PCL)
- Knee replacements (total or partial)
- Patella pain (knee cap)
- Patella tendinopathy (jumpers /runners knee)
- Osgood Schlatters (knee tendon pain in children)
Ankle
- Ligament sprains
- Fractures (post surgery)
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Other ankle/foot tendon issues
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Pre, during post pregnancy exercise prescription assessment and advice
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Pelvic Floor issues
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Incontinence / post pelvic surgeries
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Pre/post prostate surgeries
- Pre/post partum depression
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrom (POTS)
- Chronic fatigue / Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)
- Ehlers Dahnlos Syndrome (EDS) / Connective tissue disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Persistent (Chronic) pain
- Mental Health (depression/anxiety)
- Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)