Conquer the Scorching Summer with Expert Physiotherapy Relief

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Stay Active and Pain-Free this Summer Queensland summers are known for their heat, but that doesn’t mean you need to put your health goals on hold. Physiotherapy at MET Phys is your partner in staying active, managing pain, and feeling your best—even when the temperature rises. Stay Cool While Staying Active Exercising in the summer … Read more

Jumpstart Your Year with Occupational Therapy

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Making Meaningful Changes in 2025 As the new year begins, many of us reflect on goals and changes we want to achieve. For some, these aspirations may involve improving mobility, gaining independence, or enhancing the quality of daily life. At MET Phys, our Occupational Therapy team is here to help you turn these resolutions into … Read more

Hydrotherapy for People With Multiple Sclerosis

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Exercising in water provides a combination of buoyancy and resistance which creates the perfect environment to build a low-impact movement practice that suits your exercise and fitness requirements. Being in the water provides some stability and support that can help you to practice functional activities, such as walking, balancing, and squatting movements (that reproduce the … Read more

Exercise is Better with Social Connectedness

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Being socially connected is important not only for our mental and emotional well-being but for our physical health as well. Loneliness and isolation are strong predictors of early death – even more than being overweight, obese, or inactive. Major life changes, such as illness, trauma, or retirement can affect our feelings of social connection or … Read more

Mental Health And Exercise

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October is recognised as Mental Health month throughout a number of Australian states. Here in Queensland, we celebrate Mental Health Week between 8-16th of October. Mental Health Week is an annual awareness initiative that promotes individual and community mental health and well-being and boosts the awareness of mental illness prevalence within the community.  What Is … Read more

Are You Ready To Reform Your Body? 

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MET Phys now does Reformer Pilates! If you are looking for an interesting, effective way to target your muscles and get them working – try out Pilates with us!  How To Reform Your Body? Reformer Pilates involves a wide variety of exercises to promote strength, flexibility, and balance. Most Pilates Reformer exercises involve pushing or pulling … Read more

Social Skills: The Building Blocks of Interaction

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Very often we hear the phrase “social skills” thrown around by therapists and educators. But what does it exactly mean? Social skills are the skills that we use each day to interact with each other. There isn’t one exact skill, but instead, there are a number of smaller skills, which include: Verbal communication (speech and … Read more

5 Important Tips for Men’s Health

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Taking charge of your health is important no matter your age, gender, demographic or medical history – It is never too late to develop healthy habits. Like women, men also require regular checkups with their GP to manage health concerns and take steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Regardless of your health status, if you’re … Read more

Wet Pants? Perifit Kegel Exerciser Can Help

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Have you ever had a dribble of urine at the most inconvenient time?! With a cough or sneeze or, do you arrive home, put the keys in the door and all of a sudden have Niagra Falls to deal with?  Or have you been at the gym, loving your Les Mills class and you dribbled when you jumped?  Perhaps you are … Read more

Diabetes – Don‘t sugar coat it! 

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Diabetes is a chronic disease characterised by varying levels of insulin resistance cause episodes of high blood glucose, commonly known as hyperglycaemia. It is estimated that approximately 1.8 million Australians currently have Type 2 diabetes, with 1 person developing diabetes every 5minutes! What are the types of diabates Type 1 Diabetes: This type is an autoimmune … Read more

I’m Retired, Why Do I Need To See An Occupational Therapist?

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We get this question a lot, or similarly, “I already have a job, I don’t need an OT”. While employment is also an occupation, it’s not typically the type of occupation we mean. What is an Occupational Therapist? Occupational Therapists work with individuals from all ages and all walks of life, and what we do … Read more