Shin Splints
Medial Tibial stress syndrome, or more commonly known as shin splints, is a condition that describes pain in the front of your lower leg along your shin bone, often felt during or after exercise. Many of us are familiar with the term shin splints, but do we know why it occurs and what is occurring? […]
Hamstring Strains and Prevention
As many of us return sport this year after a year-long hiatus thanks to COVID-19, injury prevention should be something at the forefront of our minds – in particular, hamstring injury prevention. Hamstrings strains are one of the most common sporting injuries. They occur frequently in sports that involve high speed movement including football, field […]
Vertigo – Dizziness and the Vestibular System with Ross de Valle
Dizziness can be an extremely debilitating symptom and unfortunately is surprisingly common. It is estimated that 15% of the population will experience dizziness at some stage of their life. One of the primary causes of dizziness is dysfunction of the vestibular system. The vestibular system is part of the inner ear and brain which monitors […]
Physiotherapy Management of Tendon Injuries
Tendon injuries are seen commonly by our Physiotherapy team. Often injuries to a tendon are related to an increase in load which results in changes to the structure of the tendon, causing pain and dysfunction. Injuries such as tennis elbow, Patellar tendinopathy and Achilles tendinopathy can occur when a patient starts a new type of […]
Sever’s Disease
Calcaneal apophysitis, much more commonly known as Sever’s Disease, is a condition that effects young, active people – generally from the ages of 8 to 14, and is a common cause of heel pain in this age group. [1] Sever’s Disease develops when the area of cartilage in the heel (known as the growth plate) […]
Meniscus Injuries
Meniscus injuries are one of the most common injuries of the knee. The meniscus refers to two wedge shaped pieces of fibrocartilage in your knee joint between your tibia and femur. They have an important role in distributing load and act as a shock absorber within the knee joint. Meniscus injuries can be degenerative or […]
Plantar Fasciitis
Have you recently noticed a sharp, burning or stabbing pain into the bottom of your foot/heel? Are you noticing it is most uncomfortable when you first get out of bed and walk to the kitchen? If so, you could be suffering from a common inflammatory condition known as plantar fasciitis (pronounced plantar fas-ci-i-tis). The main […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
You may know someone who has experienced anterior knee pain when growing up or may have experienced it yourself. It’s common to hear that this pain is simply ‘growing pains’, but what exactly is the cause for this?
Frozen Shoulder
You may know someone who has experienced anterior knee pain when growing up or may have experienced it yourself. It’s common to hear that this pain is simply ‘growing pains’, but what exactly is the cause for this?
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
You may know someone who has experienced anterior knee pain when growing up or may have experienced it yourself. It’s common to hear that this pain is simply ‘growing pains’, but what exactly is the cause for this?