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Crossfit “boxes” (gym) popping up everywhere, and if you haven’t heard of it yet you soon will. Crossfit utilises a range of movements, sometimes complex, executed at high intensity for a given amount of time or repetitions, with the aim of providing an elite level of overall fitness. The intensity of the workout and the sense of the community at a Crossfit box is something you will not see in your average gym. Although there are many high level athletes using Crossfit as a training method, if you go into your local Crossfit gym you will see people of all shapes, sizes and ages looking to better themselves and improve their health.

On Wednesday 28 August, Back In Motion Founder, Group Director and Physiotherapist, Jason Smith, was asked to represent the Australian Physiotherapy Assocation (APA) and the physiotherapy industry as whole to comment on a newly released report on musculoskeletal disorders on ABC24 TV.

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The facts:
“Accidental falls resulted in 1,530 deaths among people aged 75 or over in 2012. This is a fourfold increase from the 2002 figure of 365. Women accounted for 57 per cent of these deaths.”
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012.

Compared to younger age groups there is a much higher rate of death from accidental falls in the 75 years and over population, and particularly for people aged 80 years and over.

The practice of a physiotherapist and a chiropractor are quite different. Some people may prefer to see one or the other, or perhaps see both which can yield great results. Read on to explore the difference..