Knee Replacements
Knee replacements is a common orthopaedic procedure in Australian hospitals. In Australia, 62,800 knee replacements were performed in 2020-21, compared to 38,800 hip replacements
Shoulder Dislocations & Their Management
Shoulder Dislocations Are A Common Sporting Injury But What Is It Exactly & How Does A Surgical Repair Compare With Conservative Treatment?
Neck Pain & Stretching
Neck pain is a common complaint for people seeking remedial massage. Office Workers make up the lions share of people presenting neck pain. Jun (2009) reports that office workers are 34-49% more likely to experience neck pain than other occupations.
Ankle Sprains In Sport
Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries and comprises 15-20% of all sporting injuries. Of these, most are lateral ankle sprains or inversion sprains. This is when the foot rolls on to the outside surface, resulting in damage to the supporting ligaments, tendons & bone.
This blog helps to demystify ankle sprains & what to expect to get back to your best.
Lower Back Pain & Exercise
Low Back Pain is a huge burden on the community. The impacts are felt in the healthcare system, lost days at work & obviously the psychosocial impacts on the sufferer. But what are the different types of back pain & does exercise help?
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
A commonly misdiagnosed condition, Frozen Shoulder affects 2-5% of the population.
Jesse Dean (Physio) has looked in to the research to share with you the causes, symptoms & treatments available.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome, commonly abbreviated to TOS, may very well be one of the most difficult and controversial diagnosis in clinical medicine.
The goal of this Blog is to breakdown this condition and to better understand what we as musculoskeletal type practitioners can do to provide the best care for patients presenting with possible symptoms of TOS. Whether that be assessing the condition, providing hands on or exercise based treatment or even knowing when best to refer on a patient that may need further investigation or even surgical intervention.
Cervical Disc Bulge & Radiculopathy
The neck (cervical spine) is an important part of our anatomy. Not only gives us a large range of movement for our neck, but it provides protection for the blood supply to our brain and the nerves that drive our arms.
Compression or irritation of the nerves can lead to a Radiculopathy which is of neurological signs, typically found down the arm.
This blog is all about your nerve roots, the discs and all the bits and bobs between!
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) and Myotherapy
Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders is commonly called ‘TMJ/TMD’, is a group of conditions that cause several complex symptoms, pain and dysfunction in the jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement.
Amber Johannesen (Myotherapist) talks us through this interesting condition and how myotherapy techniques can be an important part of its management.
Joint Hypermoblity Syndrome
IS FLEXIBILITY ALWAYS A GOOD THING?
As someone with hypermobilty himself, Luke (physio) discusses the spectrum of mobility and what the implications of being too stretchy can mean.
If you’ve always thought of yourself as double jointed or have always strived to achieve the level of mobility that a contortionist posses, this might the article for you!
Acute Lower Back Pain & Myotherapy
Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the world’s leading musculoskeletal complaints. There is a high chance you’ve experienced it and here are some tips on what you can do to manage it.
Acute Wry Neck
Neck pain is one of the world’s most common musculoskeletal conditions, and any pain in the neck lasting 6 weeks or fewer can be categorized as ‘acute’ neck pain. Around two-thirds of the population will experience neck pain at a given point in their life.
Shoulder Injuries in Tennis Players
Regardless of your level of play, you’re likely to experience injuries when completing repetitive load in positions that require high levels of stability and the shoulder in tennis players is a prime example,
Injuries In Australian Rules Football
Injuries will always be a part of sport and according to the statistics, Australian Rules Football or AFL tops the list nationwide.
Common Shoulder Complaints
Jesse Dean (Physiotherapist) talks us through the basic anatomy of the shoulder complex.
He discusses the top 3 shoulder complaints that he sees in the clinic and shows us his top 5 favourite shoulder exercises.
Tension Type Headaches
A tension headache is generally a diffuse, mild to moderate pain in your head that's often described as feeling like a tight band around your head. A tension headache(tension-type headache) is the most common type of headache, and yet its causes aren't well-understood.