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Understanding Vertigo: Accurate Diagnosis for Effective Treatment
Vertigo is more than just a dizzy spell. For many people, more commonly over 50 years of age, it can be a disorienting and frustrating experience that disrupts daily life. At Eureka Health, we see many patients who have been struggling with vertigo, often after exploring various diagnoses and unsuccessful treatment elsewhere. If your practitioner has a sound understanding of vertigo, treatment should be extremely effective in resolving your symptoms. Our goal is to provide clarity and effective treatment by emphasising the importance of accurate diagnosis.
Reducing the risk of Bone Stress Injuries in runners
Bone stress injuries (BSIs) are common among endurance runners and can often occur in the lead up to a running event, which can cause a significant pain and disrupt training, depending on the severity of bone stress.
There are ways to encourage strong bone tissue and promote longevity in running. In this article we provide tips to minimise your risk of BSI
Tummy Time and Newborn Development
Finding tummy time hard with your newborn? Follow some of our favourite tips here to make tummy time easier. Tummy time is important for strength development and motor control in babies.
Tendon pain and management
We’re here to accurately assess, diagnose and treat your tendon pain. Commonly injured tendons that we see include achilles, gluteal/hip, elbow & wrist, shoulder and knee tendons. All can be incredibly debilitating and slow you down. Treatment can involve a variety of techniques and exercises to decrease your pain and get your tendon stronger.
Do you think my headache could be coming from my neck?
Is my headache coming from my neck? Headaches have many causes and some of them are very serious so we ask a lot of questions and do a thorough examination to answer this question. The good news is though, that the vast majority of headaches aren’t serious, many are associated with neck pain and stiffness, and can often be helped with treatment, exercise and education.
Treatment of Mastitis
Are you confident in the latest guidelines on how to treat mastitis? Inflammatory breast conditions can cause pain and stress when breastfeeding. Ultrasound therapy can be beneficial for treating mastitis
When the first step really hurts: what is plantar fasciitis and how do you fix it?
Plantar fasciitis (also sometime called plantar fasciopathy) is a common foot condition characterised by pain and inflammation in the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that runs from the heel to the toes. It typically causes pain at the attachment area at the front of the heel. It is estimated that up to 10% of people will experience plantar fasciitis at some point in their lives.
Falls Prevention: why it matters
“I’m a little unsteady on my feet, but that’s just part of getting old”. You may have heard this said before from a parent, grandparent or colleague at work; you may have even been guilty of saying this yourself! Falls and becoming unsteady on your feet are not something that should simply be accepted with ageing.
Radial Shockwave Therapy - Can it help my pain?
Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy is used successfully for: Plantar fasciopathy, Achilles tendinopathy, medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints), greater trochanteric pain syndrome, etc. It is also the first choice to address calcaneal tendinopathies & enthesopathies, fasciopathies, muscular pathologies, trigger points and spastic tissues.