Pelvic floor physiotherapy is an often overlooked aspect of men's health. While it's commonly associated with addressing female-related pelvic floor conditions, it's essential to recognize that men have a pelvic floor too, and they can experience various pelvic floor dysfunction issues. Understanding the role of the pelvic floor in...
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Understanding Back Pain: Your Back Isn’t “Out”.
Back pain is a common experience for many people, and an expression we hear often at the clinic is "my back is out". In reality, there is no single joint in the back that can pop out or become dislocated like in the shoulder or hip. Thankfully when you...
Why should you see a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist during pregnancy?
Women are bombarded with information during pregnancy - this advice can range from helpful to even harmful (I’m looking at you, kegels!). With all the misinformation out there, why not have a health professional dedicated to your physical health and recovery work with you during this special time? With...
A Day in the Life of a Sports Physiotherapist
By far, the most common thing for us to hear from physio students and recent graduates is that they want to work with athletes. It will be no surprise that some of us at Motus said that too – and have been fortunate enough to be able to do...
What we’ve learned in our first year.
As you may know, we at Motus just celebrated one year since our doors opened. We’ve all been physios for quite a while, but as all small business owners know, the learning curve in the first year is steep. So, in the interest of helping out all our friends...
Why Motus?
Motus Noun mōtus m (genitive mōtūs); fourth declension A movement, motion. (by extension) An advance, progress. When Wes, Jordan, and Trevor came together over a burger and a beer at Bin 4 in Victoria in early 2016, the discussion centred around one question: What kind of clinic do we...
What does evidence-based really mean, anyway?
Anyone who’s had any experience in sport has probably come across the prototypical old-school coach - the one who claims that something working in the past is evidence enough to keep doing it. Like coaching, the world of therapy has these same ‘old-school’ practitioners. We’re working hard to change...
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The team at Motus Physiotherapy in Victoria is ready to help you. Reach out to discuss if any of our services — from dry needling/IMS, to concussion assessment, to pelvic health physiotherapy – are right for you.