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  Understanding Chronic Pain: A Physiotherapy Perspective 25.09.2026 7min

  What does chronic pain actually mean, and why can pain continue after an injury has healed?In this first episode, Charles Colen, Senior Physiotherapist at Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy in Wynnum, Brisbane, explains how physiotherapists think about chronic or persistent pain.The episode covers:What chronic pain means and how it differs from acute painWhy persistent pain does not always begin with a clear injuryHow longer-term pain can affect movement, strength and physical capacityCommon activity patterns, including avoidance and the boom-and-bust cycleWhat a physiotherapist assesses when pain has continued for months or yearsWhy chronic pain does not necessarily mean someone cannot improveA simple way to identify a meaningful activity and establish a realistic starting pointCharles also explains why rehabilitation for persistent pain needs to consider what a person can currently do, what matters to them, and how their physical capacity has changed over time, rather than focusing only on pain intensity.This is Episode 1 of our chronic pain and persistent pain series. Later episodes will cover pacing, flare-ups, gradual progression and rebuilding activity.Learn more about physiotherapy at Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy:https://advantagehealth.net.au/physiotherapy/Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy90 Tingal Rd, Wynnum QLD 4178https://advantagehealth.net.au/ (00:00) - What is chronic pain? (00:36) - Does chronic pain always start with an injury? (01:22) - How is chronic pain different from a new injury? (02:22) - How does long-term pain change the body? (03:15) - What activity patterns are common with chronic pain? (04:22) - What does a physio assess for chronic pain? (05:25) - Is chronic pain permanent? (06:20) - How can you start managing chronic pain yourself?
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  Pelvic Floor Exercises - how to know you are doing them properly 18.09.2026 7min

  How do you know if you’re actually using your pelvic floor muscles correctly?In this episode, Dimity Weaver, senior physiotherapist and pelvic floor physiotherapist at Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy in Wynnum, explains how the pelvic floor works, what a pelvic floor contraction should feel like, common mistakes to avoid, and why relaxation is just as important as contraction.Dimity also guides you through a pelvic floor activation exercise and explains when individual assessment may be useful.More information: https://advantagehealth.net.au/womens-health-physiotherapy/Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy90 Tingal Rd, Wynnum QLD 4178https://advantagehealth.net.au/
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  What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy? It's More Than Just Kegels 26.08.2026 7min

  In this episode, Dimity from Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy explains what pelvic floor physiotherapy involves and why treatment is about much more than just Kegel exercises.We discuss some of the common reasons people see a pelvic floor physiotherapist, including bladder and bowel symptoms, pelvic pain, prolapse, pregnancy and postnatal concerns.Dimity also explains what happens during a women's health/pelvic floor physiotherapy assessment, how treatment is tailored to the individual, and why an internal examination can be useful but is not always required.Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy provides pelvic floor and women’s health physiotherapy in Wynnum, Brisbane Bayside.Learn more about pelvic floor physiotherapy:https://advantagehealth.net.au/womens-health-physiotherapy/Advantage Healthcare & Physiotherapy:https://advantagehealth.net.au/