Best Treatment For Gluteal Tendinopathy
Gluteal Tendinopathy is a condition that causes pain over the outside of your hip. Previously thought to be caused by inflammation from the tendons we now know that it is primarily caused by degeneration of your gluteal tendons most often due to repetitive overloading, or, when the load being applied to the tendon is too great for […]
Why Do I Keep Spraining My Ankle?
With every new netball and soccer season comes new, or quite often old, injuries. Lateral ankle sprains (a sprain to the outside of the ankle) are one of the most common injuries, accounting for up to 40% of sporting injuries. Lateral ankle sprains are also notorious for recurrence, with up to 70% of people having […]
City 2 Surf Is 12 Weeks Away, Your Training Program For The Beginner
For those who are unaware the City2Surf race is a mid-winter staple. What better way to get out and exercise than to join the mass pilgrimage from Hyde park to Bondi Beach and explore this beautiful city through another means of transportation. Be it running, walking or otherwise it is a great event to be […]
The Best Warm-Up Exercises To Prevent Soccer Injuries
Most soccer players know that they can’t start a soccer game cold. Warm-ups are essential to preventing injury and playing your best game on the field. But what are the best exercises to do before a soccer game? How do you know specifically what drills and exercises are going to help prevent injuries? Over the […]
Five Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Physiotherapy Session
Come prepared If you haven’t been to see a physiotherapist before, knowing what to wear can be a little confusing. To achieve a comprehensive assessment, we need to be able to see the affected area. For example, if you have rolled your ankle, wearing shorts and removing your shoes allows a full view of the […]
Lisfranc Injury
Lisfranc joint refers to the articulation of the tarsal bones to the metatarsals forming the tarsometatarsal joints of the midfoot. It was named after Jacques Lisfranc de St Martin, a French surgeon with in Napoleon’s army. He described amputation through the metatarsal joints as a swift solution to gangrene that occurred when soldiers fell off […]
Four Ways To Manage Knee Osteoarthritis
About 2.1 million Australians are estimated to have Osteoarthritis with a higher prevalence in females. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint but the most common are the knees, hips, fingers and the big toe. Knee osteoarthritis affects the hinge joint where our thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia) meet to form our knee. This seemingly […]
What Is A Bruise?
You’ve been experiencing these colourful splotches since you were that over-excited kid in the sand pit all those years ago, but what actually is a bruise? A bruise results from trauma to small blood vessels in your body called capillaries. The impact causes these capillaries to break and the blood they carry to be leaked […]
Weight Gain And Knee Pain – A ‘Big’ Link
Over the last decade Australia’s health has continued to worsen and burden our economy and health care system. In 2014/15 almost 2 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 children (aged 2-17) were overweight or obese in Australia. In 2011, 5 % of the burden of disease was attributed to individuals being overweight and obese. […]
Wear And Tear Of Your Joints
Wear and tear, also often known as Osteoarthritis or degeneration, is a very common condition affecting the joints. The bones that form our joints are covered in a smooth tissue called cartilage. When a joint develops arthritis, this cartilage becomes thinner and its surface roughened. The bone underneath this cartilage becomes thicker and the bone […]
