Following on from Sarah’s video last week discussing Chronic Pain, I thought it would be a perfect time to talk about the link between Physical and Mental Health. The importance of mental wellbeing for overall physical health is very clear. In our increasingly busy and...
Have you ever woken up with an inexplicably stiff and painful neck that will only turn to one side? You might have been suffering from acute wry neck, a painful condition following a typical pattern of symptoms. In the clinic, wry neck is classified as...
Generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) sometimes referred to as hypermobility syndrome refers to increased or excessive joint movement and is typically seen in multiple joints. The Beighton scale is a scoring system developed to identify those with GJH (see attached). An individual is hypermobile if they...
Running shoes are a vital component towards creating a comfortable and safe running experience. The variety in shoes span far and wide with every manufacturer creating their own designs, styles, and fit. Despite ongoing advances in shoes, none of them last forever. Knowing when to...
The most common injury to occur at your thumb is called De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. A bit of a mouthful! A tenosynovitis is an inflammation of the fluid within a sheath that surrounds a tendon. Often, we describe the tendon sheath as glad wrap material around a...
Osgood-Schlatters Disease (OSD) is a knee condition most commonly seen in adolescents and children, and particularly those who are going through periods of growth. It is known as a ‘traction apophysitis’ at the insertion of the patella tendon onto the tibia. This means that over...
Over the next few months, many of us will be spending more time at home. For each of us, this will mean something different; however, regardless of your circumstances, there are a few things you can do to make your time at home a little...
“I’ve had knee pain for years and it’s been getting worse. I wake up with stiffness, my knee doesn’t bend all the way, and it aches especially when I walk for a long time. Do you think I need surgery?” This is a question that comes...
Adapted from the research review by Todd Hargrove in Physio network: Translating research into practice.(Issue 30-May 2020) That time of year it has come again where the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder and previously “under control” aches and pains tend to be...
The calf muscle, or the calf complex is a series of three muscles that work to provide propulsion when we perform any activity with our legs like running, jumping and walking. As one of the biggest power contributors to our movement, it is important to...