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Myth: Only women have a pelvic floor. Fact: Both men and women have a pelvic floor! Both genders are susceptible to bladder and bowel problems or muscle pain if their pelvic floor is not functioning properly! Simple advice everyone can follow is; do not strain when going to the toilet do your pelvic floor muscle […]
Bellbird Sports and Spinal now offers online appointment bookings for physiotherapy, Pilates and myotherapy. Online bookings can be made via our website. If you get stuck we have created a range of help videos or alternatively please contact our friendly reception staff.
Bellbird Sports & Spinal’s physiotherapist, Zuzana Machotka, will be working with the North Melbourne Football Club in their club Rooms during preseason. Zuzana will be taking small group Pilates sessions with the players for both rehabilitation and injury prevention purposes. We look forward to Zuzana bringing her experience working with these elite athletes back into […]
Have you checked out our website recently? You might notice a few additions! Our facilities page has some beautiful photos of the new building including our Pilates studios. We have also updated practitioner page which has lovely photos of all of our clinicians. Thanks to Julie Christie Designs for the photos.
Every year in Melbourne, the Veteran’s Italian Cup (over 35’s) is held. This year, Bryan Kent had the privilege of working with the winning team, Bulleen Lions. Bryan was asked by the manager of the Bulleen Lions if he could cover the games and help with looking after some of the ‘older bodies’ before and […]
The end of year Australian Physiotherapy Association Breakfast brought together some of Victoria’s best in respect to Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI). FAI is a painful condition affecting the hip. It is common in sports-persons and is caused by increased bone growth around the hip, similar to a bony spur in the heel which then causes […]
Bellbird Sports & Spinal Physiotherapist, Zuzana Machotka, has been involved in the assessment and management of concussion for many years, having worked in football and travelled with Australian Paralympic ski team. Zuzana has recently published a blog titled ‘Recognition of concussion in sport’ for the PreMax website, Australia’s best sports and massage cream. In this […]
Clinical Pilates is a form of resistance exercise. Pilates is categorised in this way because it involves moving your body and therefore challenging the muscles of your body against resistance springs, resistance bands and other weighted equipment. Improving muscular fitness and overall muscle health of the body is a key goal of clinical Pilates. In […]
Throughout his professional career Bryan Kent has been involved in treating a variety of sporting teams. At the moment he is involved in treating Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters. These athletes train 5 days a week and do lots of wrestling, boxing and cardio training, which takes its toll on their bodies. This can lead to sore […]
