by Nicole Davies | Jan 17, 2024 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Nicole Davies
The Importance of Managing Injuries Regular physical activity is vital for good physical, social and mental health. While there is a risk of injury with any type of physical activity, the benefits of staying active far outweigh the risks. The first thing you should do...
by Nicole Davies | Jan 4, 2024 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Nicole Davies
The importance of building foundations of stabilising muscles When it comes to exercise, whether you run, play sport, or do strength training for example, you need the fundamentals of stability first. Too many people jump straight into training without having the...
by Nicole Davies | Mar 30, 2023 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Nicole Davies
Are you ready to start running again? Did you take a break … maybe because of an injury or lack of motivation or work / family responsibilities? It’s not too difficult to start running again from a week or two off, but if you’ve taken several weeks or months off, it...
by Nicole Davies | Mar 2, 2023 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Nicole Davies
The 5 most important exercises you can do to prevent back pain Lower back pain can vary person to person, some prefer bending forward and others leaning backwards. We can find these out during the assessment where we use; range of movement, strength testing and...
by Michael Dermansky | Nov 30, 2022 | Confident Body Podcasts, Michael Dermansky, Nicole Davies
Summary: This week, Michael is joined by Nicole Davies, Senior Accredited Exercise Physiologist with MD Health, to discuss the benefits of clinical pilates regardless of age, injury or chronic pain. The key difference between clinical pilates and broader or group...
by Michael Dermansky | Jun 1, 2022 | Confident Body Podcasts, Michael Dermansky, Nicole Davies
Episode 2: The Importance of Assessment in Having a Confident Body Summary: Episode 1 of The Confident Body Show explored the process of building a confident body. In episode 2, Michael Dermansky (senior physiotherapist and managing director of MD Health) and Nicole...
