The build-up to Cyclone Alfred 4.30pm 7th March, 2025 International Women’s Day 2025 Typical that International Women’s Day for 2025 (in south-east Queensland and northern NSW at least) is being sabotaged by a male called Alfred…well a cyclone called Alfred. We are all duct-taped up here at home – every window nailed and taped shut, […]
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Happy New Year – the healing nature of Sunshine Beach On reflection, there is only one word to describe 2024 in the Croft household: Relentless. There have been health issues, one after the other, which have been challenging, but thank goodness there have been good outcomes on all fronts. And as we face 2025, we
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For many women Pelvic Health Physiotherapy is life-changing but is it really worth it? One of the most common statements we hear from our patients about pessaries when we have a successful pessary fitting is “This pessary has been life-changing!” Now every pelvic health physio who fits pessaries knows that when they hear that from
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Anne, Sue and Vonny all 50 years since they started Uni Yesterday, I was chatting to Vonny (my friend of many, many years) and she reminded me that with it being 2024, it was 50 years since we both commenced our Uni studies – Vonny studied Occupational Therapy and I studied Physiotherapy. Now I know
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The legacy for my patients, my staff and for me will be able to continue and John, Nicole and Luke Fitzgerald want Active Women\’s Health to continue to be a safe zone for patients with pelvic health issues to seek refuge and help, knowing that the physiotherapists treating them will be empathetic listeners, providing the highest level of individualised assessment, trauma informed care and evidence-based treatments and using their best critical thinking at all times.
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Getting more women involved in positions of power….everywhere, but especially around the negotiating tables of world conflicts. I tell you there\’s nothing like growing a baby inside your body and then delivering it through some means to the outside world to make you cherish and value life – every life regardless of their religion, race or gender.
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Anne and Vonny – friends for 47 years! Good health starts with good friendships which bring joy, regular exercise and a focus on the whole woman from health professionals Friday 8th September was World Physiotherapy Day and it’s always plonked right in the middle of Women’s Health Week. Why would I forget this I hear
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And to all the women out there who are feeling the pressures of working, parenting, partnering, being a friend, being a boss, being a carer….just being everything to many… today on International Women\’s Day if you need to take the pressure off yourself, take a moment to belly breathe, listen to your playlist of music or listen to nothing – there\’s nothing quite like quiet time if your world is noisy and busy.
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Pelvic floor problems transcend all genders and ages – but women, due to their pregnancy and childbirth roles, have higher prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction than men.
Thank you! Thank you to everyone for their kind messages and heartfelt congratulations on my recent Order of Australia Medal (OAM). To say I’ve been feeling overwhelmed with your generous thoughts and good wishes is an understatement. It is gratifying that in these hectic times people have taken the time to send personal messages and