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Painful Injury Prevention and Treatment

Remember back when you were little and you listened to all of Grandma’s old sayings. I bet she mentioned that old gem that prevention is better than cure. I would

Autumn Workouts in Newcastle

The end of Summer is a sad time for many people but the cool, crisp air of Autumn can be a great motivator to breathe new life into your workouts.

Healthy Body, Happy Mind: 7 Apps to Help Manage Your Mental Health

Finding the balance of physical and mental health When it comes to health and taking care of yourself, a holistic approach is always best. Health is a balance of physical

Sweat Together, Stay Together: Active Date Ideas

Sometimes it’s easy to fall into the habit of forming dates around food or a movie/Netflix binge. While you might enjoy these dates, it’s important (particularly when we leave summer

Top Tips for Managing Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is one of the most crippling problems affecting overall health. It is also a major contributor to depression and anxiety. It can be quite difficult at work to

Tips on Finding Motivation to Exercise

Instead of force-feeding information about the countless health benefits of exercise, we want to help you discover your motivation to exercise, because this is far more effective. We all know

Meet Karen

Why Perseverance Is Key Karen started Physio in May this year for knee pain. She came in looking for an alternative to more surgery, and she found it. Karen realised

Restore Your Gut Flora and Improve Your Health

You may have heard all the hype lately about gut health, but do you know why it’s so important? One of the guts most important jobs is to act as

What’s the difference between Exercise Physiology and Physiotherapy?

Rather than being roped in by buzz words when it comes to your health, it’s good to know which health professionals can assist you the most. When recovering from an

Linking Physical and Mental Health

It’s likely that if an individual is experiencing poor mental health conditions, that they will also experience elements of poor physical health and vice versa. While this may not always

Meet Kyrrie

When did you first start yoga and what do you love about it? The first yoga class I ever did was at Transcend Health almost 12 months ago. I

How Can a Physiotherapist Help Your Osteoarthritis?

First, let’s take a look at what osteoarthritis actually is. Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder that affects movable joints, compromising the articular cartilage, underlying subchondral bone, and surrounding soft tissues

Meet Scott

How you started at Transcend Health I came to Transcend Health to try to sort out a Tennis/Golfer’s Elbow problem I had for a few years, previous physio’s had told

Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology Medicare Rebates

We’re often asked about Medicare Rebates when accessing our physiotherapy and exercise physiology services. It can be confusing, so we’ve compiled all the answers right here to explain everything you

Meet Adam

This is Adam Adam is a special friend here at Transcend Health. He came to see us to build strength and improve his endurance after cancer treatment. Earlier this year,

Rethinking Pain: Treating Lower Back Aches

Almost everyone will have low back pain at some point in their lives (Clark and Horton, 2018). It can affect anyone at any age and the cause may not always

What you need to know about Exercise and Cancer

I want you to imagine the moment that you or a loved one was diagnosed with cancer. It’s kind of surreal, isn’t it? Like a jolt to the guts, white

A simple guide to Exercise with Diabetes

A Diabetes diagnosis can be scary. There is lot’s to do and learn about your condition. There is a lot of great research to show that Type 2 Diabetes can

The Healthy Change Challenge

Healthy Change Challenge (HCC) is a fun, empowering and community engaging holistic health program for people with a disability and/or mental illness. The Challengers (participants) learn to conduct their own

Meet Yvonne

Yvonne came to us at Transcend Health with significant pain. Originally referred by her Bowen therapist for physiotherapy, Yvonne worked with Caity and Jacci to achieve some amazing results. We were

7 things you need to know before you start running

With the running season coming upon us, runners nationwide are lacing up and hitting the pavement. Amongst the excitement of stepping up to the start line of the event that

Why getting enough sleep is a big deal

How well do you sleep? Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the keys to good health. The more we learn about sleep, the more we realise it may

Meet our Member – Stephen Towell

Stephen at the Bowral Classic 2017 Stephen is one of our many DVA clients that we feel privileged to work with. Stephen first came to us with neck and shoulder

Accredited Exercise Physiology vs Personal Training – What’s the Difference?

In Newcastle, Personal Training and fitness are booming. However, there is another option when looking for an exercise professional in Newcastle – Accredited exercise physiologists. It’s a common question we

Meet Our Member – Sue

Meet Our Member – Sue Zeltins Q: What made you choose Transcend Health? A: I was seeing a Physio for a weak, and painful lower back, and shoulder. I was

Meet our Member – Dan Daley

Meet Our Member – Dan Daley Meet Dan! He’s a face you are sure to see at Transcend Health, and around Newy! Dan loves to surf, run, slack line, skate,

Meet our Member – Ange

Meet our Member – Angharad Carter Q: What brought you to Transcend Health, and what do you like about it? A: I’ve been interested in functional movement for a while,

Meet our Member – Dale

Meet our Member – Dale Dale /‘daIl/. Noun. Outgoing member of Transcend Health. Born and bred in Bulahdelah, New South Wales. Known for his love of football, deep squats, and

Transcend Health is a Finalist in the Local Business Awards!

We’d like to express a very heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who voted for us in the Hunter Local Business Awards! We’re beyond excited and so humbled. We already feel like

Meet our Member – Chris

Meet our Member – Chris The Transcend Journey started in July 2016 for Chris. He was told nothing more could be done for his knee after his 7th operation, and regular

Meet Our Member – Leslie

Meet Our Member – Leslie Hopping One day Leslie walked in to Transcend Health and since that moment her life hasn’t been the same. Leslie locked eyes with our Exercise

Meet our Member – Kate

Meet our Member – Kate Flint Transcend Health offers Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy, and group exercise classes. All under one roof! Our classes are run by qualified health professionals, trained to

Meet Our Member – Jan

Meet our Member – Jan Cleary Drop in to Transcend Health and you’re likely to run into Jan. Jan attends our Age-ility Class every week, known for winding Duncan up

Meet Our Member – Bridget

Meet our Member – Bridget Bridget has been a member of Transcend Health since July 2016. We think she’s amazing, so here’s a snapshot of how she Moves Beyond Mediocrity

Physios go running

Written By Caity This year my boyfriend and I decided to train for our first ever marathon. Well, I may have persuaded him a little (a lot). We are both

Awesome Humans!

Awesome group of humans at HIIT tonight! Thanks for the hard, fun and sweaty session guys! Simon James, Dale Sumner, Bridget Barry, Jacci Allanson, Mitchell Allanson, Heath Willgoose, Duncan

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