Movement is medicine – prescribing exercise to patients

There is no doubt that movement is medicine, so how can doctors and allied health workers get on board when it comes to prescribing exercise to patients?

By Suzanne Harrison

Rachel Hutchinson experienced pain in her hips from a young age. It wasn’t until her mid-30s – when she and her family moved to Perth – that she was finally diagnosed with hip dysplasia.

“I was always very active, but I was unable to continue doing the things I loved due to my hips deteriorating so rapidly,” the now 41-year-old, mother-of-two said....

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