Physique Physiotherapy

15/06/2026

Happiest Birthday to Hayden for the weekend just gone! 🎉🎉🎉

12/06/2026

💙 A reminder that Physique Physiotherapy is ready to help you get back to moving well.

From aches and niggles to injury rehab, strength and conditioning, women’s health, dizziness and everything in between, we’re here to support your health and goals.

10/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Neil!! 🥳🥳 We hope you have a great day/year celebrating as it’s a big one (😉)

05/06/2026

PHYSIOTALK with Caitlin - Helping Flexible Kids Stay Strong: Understanding Hypermobility in Children

Have you ever noticed a child who can easily do the splits, bend their fingers backwards, or sit in unusual positions without discomfort? While many people describe these children as simply being “double-jointed” or naturally flexible, this increased flexibility can sometimes be a sign of hypermobility.

Hypermobility refers to joints moving beyond the typical range expected for a child’s age. In children, some flexibility is completely normal because their bodies are still developing, however for some kids, excessive joint movement can place extra strain on muscles, ligaments and growing joints. While some children with hypermobility experience no problems at all, others may struggle with pain, fatigue, poor coordination, frequent sprains, clumsiness, or difficulty keeping up with physical activities.

Parents are often the first to notice the signs. Children with hypermobility may complain of “growing pains” more often than expected, tire quickly during sport, avoid playground activities, sit in slouched or unusual positions, or seem more injury-prone than their peers. Some children may even begin withdrawing from hobbies or sports they once enjoyed because movement becomes uncomfortable or exhausting.

Unfortunately, when hypermobility is not recognised or managed well, the impacts can extend beyond childhood. Ongoing joint stress and repeated injuries may contribute to persistent pain, reduced confidence in movement and lower participation in physical activity over time. This is particularly important because regular movement and exercise play a crucial role in children’s physical health, mental wellbeing, social development and long-term health outcomes.

This is where physiotherapy can play an important role. A physiotherapy assessment helps identify how hypermobility may be affecting a child’s strength, balance, coordination, endurance and movement patterns. Importantly, physiotherapy is not about telling children to stop being active. Instead, the goal is to help children move well, build strength and develop confidence so they can continue participating in the activities they enjoy.

Physiotherapy management may include strengthening programs to better support the joints, balance and coordination activities, strategies to improve posture and movement control, education around pacing and fatigue, and guidance on safe participation in sport and recreation. Small changes in how children move, recover and train can often make a significant difference to pain levels, injury risk and confidence.

If your child frequently complains of pain, tires easily, avoids physical activity or seems unusually flexible, we strongly encourage seeking a physiotherapy assessment early. Every child and family is different, which is why management should be tailored to suit the child’s specific needs, goals and lifestyle. With the right guidance and support, children with hypermobility can build strength, confidence and resilience, allowing them to continue participating in the activities they love.

Physiotalk with Caitlin French

02/06/2026

Annie and Jess teamed up to participate in the Mt Fitness Mini Hyrox on the weekend. Super challenging but awesome fun! (No injuries sustained) 💪

25/05/2026

Last week, I (Jess) completed the Restore Scar Therapy Caesarean Section course with a lovely group of women's health physios from around QLD. This approach addresses ongoing issues like:
- Tightness or pulling around the scar
- Sensitivity, numbness or altered sensation
- Pain with movement or exercise
- Abdominal wall mobility
- Pelvic and lower back discomfort
- Return to exercise and daily activities

The restore scar therapy approach combines hands-on therapy, movement, education and sensory retraining techniques to help improve scar mobility, sensitivity, comfort and function.

Caesarean birth is major abdominal surgery, and scar recovery can influence comfort, movement, sensitivity, pelvic floor function and return to exercise. Scar therapy can support healing at all stages, whether your birth was recent or years ago.

I am very excited to be able to offer this approach within our women's health service. Please get in touch if you would like more info.

Jess ☺️☺️

14/05/2026

We’ve added some Barre exercises into Pilates this week - much harder than it looks. Emily’s ballet background coming in handy here 🧑‍🩰

07/05/2026

PHYSIOTALK with Neil - The Watson Headache Approach

Over the Easter break I was camping with Owen and Sarah and a couple of Sarah’s friends and their families. At night around the campfire one of the dads asked me about headaches.

Now, anyone who is a health professional knows that getting health related questions while relaxing is an occupational hazard, and, generally, most of us love to help, so we welcome these sorts of inquiries. I was particularly interested in this topic though, because, in my experience, headaches are something that our physios at Physique are geniuses at treating. He started off asking me if it was normal to have headaches almost every day. I quickly assured him that it was not. And everyone around the fire agreed. Even when he followed it with, “But, mostly, they aren’t that bad, just a background kind of ache.” When I asked if he
ad tried to get help with them, he listed off everything he had tried: GPs, specialists, medication, osteopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, crystals, meditation, yoga and physiotherapy.

He had really tried to get rid of his headaches. He is 60 years old now and had given up any hope of finding anything that would provide him with any sort of lasting relief. But then I asked him a question which I hope will change his life. I asked him if he had ever been treated by someone trained in the Watson Headache Approach? His answer was no. I explained that 95% of all headaches can be helped with treatment to the neck. Almost every headache has, as a causative factor, a sensitised Trigeminal Cervical Nucleus (TCN) which is a nerve bundle that feeds straight into the upper spine. The Watson Headache Approach is a unique and gentle way of desensitising the upper neck and TCN. It works. It is incredibly effective. It changes lives. And it can only be done by practitioners who have had
advanced post graduate training in it. So, I advised him to come in and see one of our Watson Trained Practitioners.

Last week, I was making a nuisance of myself at the front desk and out he walked from his treatment session. When he saw me, his face light up with a huge smile and he reached out his hand as he said, “Thank you.” He couldn’t believe it. No headaches for 10 days since the first treatment session! He couldn’t recall the last time he had gone that long without a headache. Now, that’s a great result that has happened very quickly. But we have heard this kind of thing time and again from our headache clients.

If anyone is experiencing headaches, I strongly urge you to get yourself booked in with one of our Watson Trained Practitioners at Physique. You do not need to just put up with them. Come on in and give this incredible approach a go. Not everyone will get the same fast results as my friend, but I am certain that everyone will be able to say that we have made a difference in their life.

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Physiotalk with Neil Bell

28/04/2026

Here's a Physiotalk by Hayden from the archives that feels especially relevant with the turn in the weather over the past week. Ever wonder why you feel a bit achier and bit stiffer come the cool weather, here's why!

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Gee I tell you what, autumn on Tamborine Mountain is a sight to behold. The leaves have turned orange, the sunsets seem more vivid and the rain has finally slowed down! There is something about the smell of fireplaces kicking into gear that cannot be beaten. You would be hard pressed to find a prettier postcard than most of our backyard views this time of year.

The postcard views don’t come without a catch however; winter is coming. All of a sudden it’s dark on rising, dark on returning home and the shower has been just that little bit hotter (and necessary). The grass is dewy, the air is frosty. The cricket has been replaced by football and mum’s insisting I put socks on my kids feet.

And my knees hurt. And my back. And my fingers?

The cold makes joints hurt right? Especially if they are arthritic, injured, stiff or just old. But why? Surely our incredibly robust, strong, body that had dealt with so much can withstand a 15 degree evening? Let’s face it; it’s not even that cold. We’d be stuffed if we lived in Norway!

So why do our joints hurt more in winter? Well, there’s likely to be a few things working to conspire against our poor knees, hips hands and shoulders.

During winter we (like bears) tend to hibernate. An evening walk is less appealing when you have to suit up in a woollen jumper, beanie, thick socks and gloves. So, we just don’t do it. Lack of consistent exercise is the number one way to ensure your joints get stiff and sore. We also are given a break from garden work in the winter which often is replaced by a reading a book on the couch sipping on a piping hot mug of tea. So our incidental exercise drops.

Atmospheric pressure changes during colder weather (barometric pressure drops as temperatures decrease). This can affect our joints by expanding and contracting soft tissues which are able to contribute to a painful experience. Further to this, the viscosity of the fluid within our joints is increased which contributes to stiffness within the joint also. There have been multiple studies which show direct and independent relationships between temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity to arthritis joint pain.

You’re not making it up!! There is good reason as to why your joints might be stiff and sore as the mercury drops on our thermometers. The next logical question is how to fix it? In this case it’s not rocket science.

The cold weather is ultimately an inviting but invalid excuse to stop exercising and likely is the single greatest thing we can do to help joint pain being affected by the cold. The importance of consistent movement that is easily achievable and maintains your joint flexibility and strength cannot be overstated. Secondly is to rug up!!

If you’re finding that you just can’t shake the winter aches and need some help to get your body moving again you know who to call!

Physiotalk (from the archives) with Hayden Buckman

21/04/2026

Big Congratulations to Neil who was awarded life membership with the Tamborine Mountain Canungra Cricket Club - Bush Rats over the weekend. Neil has put a huge amount of time, effort and heart into the cricket club as a committee member, player, mentor and coach. Thank you Neil for everything you've done for the Bushrats and for your role in keeping cricket going on the Mountain, we know how important local sport is to you 🏏