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Staying Active Through Perimenopause When Your Joints Hurt: A Practical Guide

Staying Active Through Perimenopause When Your ...

There is a cruel catch-22 in perimenopause. Your joints hurt, so you exercise less. You exercise less, so the muscles that support your joints weaken, the excess weight that stresses...

Staying Active Through Perimenopause When Your ...

There is a cruel catch-22 in perimenopause. Your joints hurt, so you exercise less. You exercise less, so the muscles that support your joints weaken, the excess weight that stresses...

Perimenopause Shoulder Pain: Why It Happens and What Actually Helps

Perimenopause Shoulder Pain: Why It Happens and...

If you have developed shoulder pain in your forties or fifties and your GP is not sure why, there is a good chance menopause is involved. Shoulder pain is one...

Perimenopause Shoulder Pain: Why It Happens and...

If you have developed shoulder pain in your forties or fifties and your GP is not sure why, there is a good chance menopause is involved. Shoulder pain is one...

Recovering from Surgery in the NZ Public Health System: How to Make the Most of Limited Support

Recovering from Surgery in the NZ Public Health...

If you are having elective surgery through the NZ public health system, you already know that the system is stretched. Wait times for procedures like knee and hip replacement have...

Recovering from Surgery in the NZ Public Health...

If you are having elective surgery through the NZ public health system, you already know that the system is stretched. Wait times for procedures like knee and hip replacement have...

Knee Sprain Recovery for Rugby Players: How to Get Back on the Field Properly

Knee Sprain Recovery for Rugby Players: How to ...

Knee sprains in rugby are common and consistently mismanaged. Either players push through something that needs rest, or they rest something that would actually benefit from early loading. The difference...

Knee Sprain Recovery for Rugby Players: How to ...

Knee sprains in rugby are common and consistently mismanaged. Either players push through something that needs rest, or they rest something that would actually benefit from early loading. The difference...

Cold Compression for Osteoarthritis: Can It Actually Help Chronic Knee Pain?

Cold Compression for Osteoarthritis: Can It Act...

Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common conditions in New Zealand adults over 50. The cartilage in the joint wears down, the joint becomes inflamed, and the...

Cold Compression for Osteoarthritis: Can It Act...

Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common conditions in New Zealand adults over 50. The cartilage in the joint wears down, the joint becomes inflamed, and the...

How to Treat a Hamstring Tear at Home: A Recovery Guide for Kiwi Athletes

How to Treat a Hamstring Tear at Home: A Recove...

Hamstring tears are almost a rite of passage in NZ club sport. They happen in rugby, football, athletics, and touch, and they are routinely under-treated because players either try to...

How to Treat a Hamstring Tear at Home: A Recove...

Hamstring tears are almost a rite of passage in NZ club sport. They happen in rugby, football, athletics, and touch, and they are routinely under-treated because players either try to...