Author: lakehealth

Chronic Pain: disorder of the nervous system? Pain. We’ve all experienced it. No one likes it (unless you identify with the characters in Fifty Shades of Grey!), and we generally can’t control it. I meet a lot of patients with chronic pain who emphasise that the pain is all “coming from my disc”, or “caused…
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Snap, Crackle, Pop! And the season is Over! A footballer flies to contest the ball, then lands awkwardly on a single leg. His leg buckles from under him and he lays on the ground clutching his knee, his face contorted. The facial expression is not just from the physical pain but also the mental anguish…
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As I sit down to write this blog on a magnificent sunny Sunday morning devoid of wind, most athletes who entered the Melbourne marathon will have completed the event (Apologies to those people who are still running into the stiff breeze that appeared mid-morning!).  Of those that lined up on the start line, some will…
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Congratulations to the team who placed 6th in the open mixed category and 15th fastest overall on the day – Fantastic effort put in by all! Big thanks again to Collis Birmingham for competing for Lake Health Group in the running leg of the triathlon!