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Cyclists and the Gig Economy
Australia has embraced ‘gig economy’ since its arrival to Australian shores in 2015 in the form of two food delivery platforms: Deliveroo and UberEATS. The convenience of being able to order food from your smart phone, in the comfort of your own home and have it delivered to your door (preferably on an environmentally friendly […]
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Lifetec – January Article
Melissa’s Story – Jennifer PoppeWhat role does an occupational therapist play when working with people to select the best product?Occupational therapists are interested in helping people to do what they want and need to do, within their individual context. Because of this, we help people to look past the bells and whistles of each individual […]
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Lifetec; February Article
Ann’s Story – Alicia PerryHow did LifeTec work with Ann to gain freedom and achieve greater independence? LifeTec uses an evidence based approach to support people we work with. This involved helping Ann ‘IMAGINE’ her goals and ways of achieving these. Ann was interested in being able to independently transport herself and her mobility aid. […]
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Is Chronic Pain creating Obesity?
In my 31 years of practice as a physiotherapist it has been obvious that there could be a link between obesity and chronic pain. It could be any pain but clinically I have noticed that spinal pain or lower limb pain may contribute more than other areas. Chronic pain can be classified as pain lasting more […]
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6 Ways to transform your body from a Tech Wreck into a Strong Healthy Active Body
If you have a mobile phone, laptop or tablet and you get neck, upper back or lower back pain chances are you may be a Tech Wreck. I call a Tech Wreck any neck pain that is caused by using these pieces of technology. In my practice we see many clients showing signs of Tech Wreck. […]
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How to foam roll your neck
Watch this video to get a simple foam roller technique to trigger point your neck, to relieve neck pain, fast!You will also learn how to loosen your midback which is another key element to relieving pain in your neck and upper back. Stay tuned to the end where you will be shown some simple ways to […]
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3 steps to get you back into running after having a baby
I am sure that if you are a runner or were a runner and have recently had a baby you would be aware that a high profile trainer (Michelle Bridges) was back running just 3 weeks after having her first baby. Michelle seems like Super Woman and all of us would like to be like […]
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5 ways to avoid the insurance run-around
Insurers can be hard work.Why you should be writing everything down.Notes can be essential two or six or ten months later when you when you put together all the important facts into a final demand for compensation. . Having notes to remind you of all of the details of what happened, and what you went through […]
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Part 4: How much is my claim worth? – Pain & Suffering
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Emily BilliauPrincipal It is a significant part of a compensation claim.Particularly for those who cannot claim wage losses, such as young people, retirees or the unemployed, pain and suffering often comprises the most considerable part of a compensation claim We are back again with the final part of our four-part series on […]
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Part 3: How much is my claim worth? – Medical Expenses
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Emily BilliauPrincipal Medical Expenses are a crucial part of all claims for compensation. Why? Well apart from the obvious fact they pay for the cost of any medical treatment…… compensation for medical expenses allows you to recover to your fullest extent as it removes the stress of working how you are going to […]
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