Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis/ epicondylalgia is quite a common injury which is treated by physiotherapists. Surprisingly, most people with tennis elbow do not play tennis, and instead their pain is caused by either direct trauma or repeated stressors placed on an elbow tendon causing a tendinopathy. Patients typically report their pain as a pulling...
As Physiotherapists, one of the most common complaints our clients will seek treatment for is chronic lower back pain which is pain that either has lasted longer than a few months without settling; or repeat recurrences of the same lower back pain over a prolonged period of time. There is lots of evidence that exercise...
Vertigo is a relatively common complaint, and when it starts suddenly can be quite distressing. There are many causes of vertigo, with one particular type being commonly treated by physiotherapists known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV. BPPV will typically produce brief periods of feelings of dizziness or spinning, which can range from mild...
Whether you have just survived the Avon Descent, are getting ready for the summer sprint season, or simply enjoy getting out for a paddle, kayaking is a great sport to improve your whole-body strength and fitness - and compared to most other sports it has a low risk of injury. However, this doesn’t mean...
A calf strain is an injury to the muscles of the back of the leg. The calf consists of the two headed gastrocnemius and the always forgotten soleus muscle which sits deeper near the Achilles tendon. Calf strains are most commonly found in the medial head of the gastrocnemius. The Gastrocnemius is commonly injured in sports which require quick acceleration from a...
With the spotlight focused on women in sport more than ever before, it is important for healthcare professionals to reflect on what research of the female athlete has to offer. For myself, as someone who had umpired mens football for many years and trained amongst many aspiring, now, AFL Umpires, I can say that...
Winter is coming, where the combination of wet weather and contact sport are a perfect recipe for not only the typical inversion ankle sprain, but also the dreaded syndesmosis injury. A Syndesmosis injury occurs when there is a disruption of the distal attachment of the tibia and fibula which is most commonly caused by a tear in...
For those that have been running for a long time, we have all been told at some point that to perform better we need to run on our toes. According to recent research, this is not entirely true. In fact, less than 2% of sub-elite runners run with a forefoot strike. Nearly 90% of runners run...
You’ve been active for your whole life, you’ve just taken a few (well deserved) weeks off over Christmas and New Year’s, the ankle injury you didn’t think twice about has settled down and you’ve just gotten back from a hard 3 kilometre run. Everything’s feeling good, you lay down on the couch to relax,...
LOWER BACK PAIN is the leading cause of DISABILITY worldwide. Unfortunately, there is a lot of mis-information in regards to lower back pain and UNHELPFUL BELIEFS can often lead to ongoing PAIN and DISABILITY. Let’s discuss 10 lower back pain FACTS which you need to know. 1. Persistent back pain can be SCARY, but it’s rarely...
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