“Patella on Point: The Physiotherapy Path to Patella Malalignment”
Is Your Kneecap Out of Whack? Here’s What You Need to Know About Patellar Malalignment! Does your knee feel dodgy when you squat, climb stairs, or sit for too long? That sharp or achy pain around the kneecap might not be a simple case of overuse. It could be patellar malalignment — when your kneecap […]
From Stiffness to Strength: The Role of Physiotherapy in Frozen Shoulder Recovery
Stuck with a shoulder that just won’t move and hurts like hell? You’re not alone. Frozen shoulder (aka adhesive capsulitis) can sneak up on you with no clear cause, especially if you’re between 40–60. One day you’re moving freely, the next you’re wincing just putting on a jacket. It’s frustrating, painful, and often misunderstood but […]
Let’s get that hip back in place! Physiotherapy management for Hip dislocations
Ouch, have you ever had a hip dislocation before? This is when the ball of the femur or thigh bone is forced out of the pelvis (acetabulum). When this injury happens, it is very serious as it changes the normal alignment of the hip joint. This can affect movement and being in a weight bearing […]
Headache Be Gone: How Physiotherapy Tackles Cervicogenic Pain
Do you ever get a really bad throbbing headache at times that starts at the neck and goes up to the head? Do you want to get rid of this headache? If so, read this blog and take action on it! This type of headache is classified as a cervicogenic headache. Guess what, physiotherapy will […]
The Snapping Hip – Harmful or Harmless
Have you ever experienced that weird and strange sensation of a snap, crack, or pop in the hip joint with movement but there is no pain?……. and I am not talking about that sound of crackling Rice Bubbles. What you are likely experiencing is known as Snapping Hip Syndrome. This is a condition that can […]
Whiplash – The facts and the fiction around a speedy recovery
In this blog we will be exploring and discussing Whiplash, also referred to as Whiplash-Associated Disorders. The goal of your reading this is give you helpful truths and shine light on the sometimes detrimental myths that play a role in the recovery process. Whiplash is a common injury that affects an enormous number of the […]
Low Back Pain – The Core is not the problem, the core is not the solution!
Low Back Pain is something that burdens many of us on a day to day basis. Most of us just get on with it, however as we age our ability to ‘just get on with it’ can decline. Flare up’s will often knock around for a week or two on a yearly basis. With pain […]
Back on Track: Part 2
Now that we have a foundational understanding of disc herniations from part 1, let’s move onto what to actually do about it. This is the most important part for back pain and disc injuries. Being informed is very important, but be mindful, creating a bad or nasty picture in the mind of what is occurring […]
Back on Track: Part 1 What is a Disc Herniation?
If you are experiencing pain in your lower back And have symptoms such as deep aching in the spine plus a burning, electric, and/or radiating pain down the leg. It could be from a herniated or bulging disc. Ouch! Let’s get to understand what a disc herniation is and how physiotherapy can help. A bulging […]
Anterior Knee Pain – How Physiotherapy can help!
You might be wondering, what is anterior knee pain and can physiotherapy help? The answer to that question is there is no clear definition as patients can present with different symptoms but physiotherapy can definitely be helpful. Let’s break it down. To make anterior knee pain easy to understand, we have to generalize it as […]