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The Body Lab - Biomechanics, Movement & Acupuncture, 21 Chisholm Street, Canberra (2025)

31/10/2025

Bunion giving you grief? - It’s not “just a bump.”

At The Body Lab Canberra we see bunions as the end result of a movement problem — usually starting in the foot, ankle, knee, hip or even the spine. If those areas stop moving well, the big toe joint cops the load… and over time it shifts → hello bunion.

✅ What we do instead of just padding it:
• Full foot + gait assessment
• Mobilise the stuck joints (not just the toe)
• Retrain how you walk + load the big toe
• Give you foot-strength drills to stop it coming back

🦶 Works best for: early–moderate bunions, sore big toe joints, trouble finding shoes, “my toe’s drifting in.”

📍 Canberra-based | Online consults available

👉 Want to actually fix it, not just cover it?

www.thebodylabau.me

21/08/2025

Heel Pain Canberra: Do You Really Need $600 Orthotics?

If your first steps in the morning feel like walking on Lego, you’re not alone. Heel pain (aka plantar fasciitis) is one of the most common reasons people limp into The Body Lab.

Here’s the kicker 👉 pricey orthotics aren’t the magic fix.

✅ Research shows movement, stretching, and smart loading are the real long-term winners.
✅ Orthotics can help short-term—but they’re like training wheels, not a forever solution.
✅ We teach this approach to therapists across Australia and use it daily in clinic.

Ready to move better, not just mask the pain? Book your assessment today and start building resilient, pain-free feet.

🔗 https://thebodylabau.as.me

www.thebodylab.au/lab-blog/heel-pain-canberra-why-movement-beats-expensive-orthotics-most-of-the-time
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19/08/2025

Posture & Alignment Canberra
Feeling like a crumpled soda can by 3pm?
Your posture might be the culprit.

At The Body Lab Canberra, we help you reset your stance so you can:
✔️ Ease back & neck pain
✔️ Breathe easier
✔️ Move with confidence

Simple cues, science-backed strategies, zero “sit up straight!” lectures.

👉 Read the full blog: www.thebodylab.au/lab-blog/posture-amp-alignment-canberra-posture-correction-and-pain-relief-at-the-body-lab
👉 Book your posture correction session today.

14/08/2025

Understand how feet move — joint by joint.
Learn movement-based mobilisation strategies that restore real function and change the way the whole body moves.

👣 Mastering Foot Mechanics isn’t just a weekend workshop.
It’s a complete learning experience — from pre-learning theory and practical videos to post-course support — designed to help you integrate foot biomechanics into your clinical work with confidence.

What you’ll cover:

✔️ Joint-by-joint assessment of the foot
✔️ 3D mobility and movement-based mobilisation
✔️ Foot function in walking, balance, and whole-body integration
✔️ Practical tools to assess, intervene, and educate clients
✔️ Pre-learning modules to maximise your in-person training
✔️ Post-course Zoom support and access to case Q&A

Whether you’re a therapist, trainer, or clinician, you’ll walk away understanding how the foot really moves — and how to help your clients move better too.

📚 20hr CPD eligible

07/08/2025

Body Lab Movement Wedges are here!

Small wedges. Big shifts.
We use them to help your joints find better motion—and now you get a set FREE with every treatment.

👣 Realign your walk, reduce tension, and feel the difference in your feet, knees, and hips—without doing 100 clamshells.

📍 Book your next session and grab your free pair at The Body Lab. Your feet will thank you (your spine might throw a party too).

06/08/2025

Understand how feet move — joint by joint.
Learn movement-based mobilisation strategies that restore real function and change the way the whole body moves.

👣 Mastering Foot Mechanics isn’t just a weekend workshop.
It’s a complete learning experience — from pre-learning theory and practical videos to post-course support — designed to help you integrate foot biomechanics into your clinical work with confidence.

What you’ll cover:

✔️ Joint-by-joint assessment of the foot
✔️ 3D mobility and movement-based mobilisation
✔️ Foot function in walking, balance, and whole-body integration
✔️ Practical tools to assess, intervene, and educate clients
✔️ Pre-learning modules to maximise your in-person training
✔️ Post-course Zoom support and access to case Q&A

Whether you’re a therapist, trainer, or clinician, you’ll walk away understanding how the foot really moves — and how to help your clients move better too.

📚 20hr CPD eligible

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05/08/2025

“One of the best PDs I’ve ever done.”

That’s what one practitioner said after attending our Sydney Mastering Foot Mechanics workshop—and we couldn’t agree more (okay, maybe we’re a little biased).

📚 Practical.
🔍 Immediately applicable.
🧠 No fluff, just results.

We unpacked the real mechanics of the foot and watched arches lift, knees align, and movement patterns transform—in real time, with just a few reps.

Want in on the next round of functional foot wizardry?

www.thebodylab.au/lab-blog/mastering-foot-mechanics-with-riccardo-galeotti-a-practitioners-perspective

01/08/2025

Adelaide, we’re locked in!

The Advanced Foot & Limb Mechanics Workshop is officially happening – Sept 21–22, 2025.
Sydney in November is still be organised.

Ready to move beyond the foot and connect the dots up the kinetic chain?
This 2-day deep dive will have you:
🦵 Assessing how foot mechanics affect the knee, hip, and pelvis
👣 Identifying gait compensations like medial knee collapse & hip drop
📐 Getting hands-on with interventions that actually do something

Perfect for physios, osteos, podiatrists, and movement nerds who want to level up their biomechanics game and stop blaming the glutes for everything.

📍Location: Adelaide
📅 Dates: Sept 21–22, 2025
🎓 CPD hours: 20
🔗 only 12 Spots per workshop

30/07/2025

Understand how feet move — joint by joint.
Learn movement-based mobilisation strategies that restore real function and change the way the whole body moves.

👣 Mastering Foot Mechanics isn’t just a weekend workshop.
It’s a complete learning experience — from pre-learning theory and practical videos to post-course support — designed to help you integrate foot biomechanics into your clinical work with confidence.

What you’ll cover:

✔️ Joint-by-joint assessment of the foot
✔️ 3D mobility and movement-based mobilisation
✔️ Foot function in walking, balance, and whole-body integration
✔️ Practical tools to assess, intervene, and educate clients
✔️ Pre-learning modules to maximise your in-person training
✔️ Post-course Zoom support and access to case Q&A

Whether you’re a therapist, trainer, or clinician, you’ll walk away understanding how the foot really moves — and how to help your clients move better too.

📚 20hr CPD eligible

24/07/2025

Still living in your orthotics?

High arches aren’t just a foot thing—they’re a whole-body movement issue.

Debbie came to us walking on the outer edges of her feet, knees aching, hips locking up… and her big toe was just along for the ride.

👣 The fix?

✅ Centre of mass reset
✅ Foot pronation drills
✅ Ankle rotation work
✅ Spinal mobility (because your feet and spine talk)

She left feeling grounded, free, and—get this—actually feeling her big toe engage for the first time in years.

📍If you’re in Canberra and your arches are doing the absolute most…
👉 Book a Biomechanical Assessment at The Body Lab

www.thebodylab.au/lab-blog/high-arches-causing-you-trouble

19/07/2025

Sand Toe isn’t a fancy beachside pedicure.
It’s what happens when your big toe gets forced into extreme downward flexion — like faceplanting into beach volleyball or going too hard in that toe yoga pose you saw on TikTok.

☠️ It targets the dorsal capsule of the first MTP joint.
📉 Results? Pain, swelling, instability — and possibly a toe that says “no” to bending for a while.

Most people stretch their toes hoping for better foot mobility…
But go too far — especially under force — and you’re not building mobility…
You’re breaking the capsule.

⚠️ If your big toe hurts after being bent too far down, it’s time to stop stretching and start assessing.

Want to learn what your toes are actually meant to do?

🦶 Book in or join our Foot Mechanics Workshop
📍 The Body Lab, Canberra

18/07/2025

Assess Your Swallow: What Your Jaw, Hyoid, and Neck Are Trying to Tell You

Swallowing isn’t just about food—it’s a symphony of muscular coordination, cranial nerves, and biomechanical finesse. Whether you’re a manual therapist, bodyworker, or just someone wondering why your throat feels off after hours at a desk, this blog dives deep (like a good swallow) into the mechanics behind the motion.

From tongue posture to hyoid function to that pesky sternocleidomastoid that loves to tighten up—this article gives you insight, assessments, and why your client’s “swallow” might be the missing link in resolving chronic neck tension or TMJ discomfort.

Jaw geeks and movement nerds, this one’s for you.

Swallowing Mechanics and the Hyoid: Clinical Clues You Might Be Missing

Discover the biomechanics behind swallowing, jaw function, and the hyoid. Learn how dysfunctions in these structures affect posture, pain, and movement—and how to assess them.

https://www.thebodylab.au/lab-blog/assess-your-swallow-for-jaw-dysfunction

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