Imagine this scenario: You are playing sport on the weekend when you step hard to change direction and your knee buckles underneath you, leaving a sharp searing pain in your knee. You hobble off to the sideline and ice the knee straight away. The next day you go and visit ED who send you for […]
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Wrist and Hand Arthritis
Do you have pain in your hands typing on the keyboard at work? Do you have pain in your hand or wrist when opening and closing jars? Do you feel you have less strength in your hands when performing everyday manual tasks? Hand and wrist arthritis may be the cause of your problem. What is […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The small bones in our wrist form one side of a tunnel and a ligament (or retinaculum to more specific) forms the other side. In this tunnel, called the Carpel Tunnel sit many tendons which are used for gripping and bending the wrist into flexion. The median nerve also sits in […]
Smart Phones – Pain Triggers
According to recent survey’s, 81% of Australians use a smartphone. This jumps to 96% in 18-34 year olds, with 79% of them checking their phone as soon as they wake up. In fact, 23% of people spend more time on their smartphone or tablet than talking to their partner or friends. The average person will […]
What Causes Asymmetry in The Body?
We all have a tendency to unconsciously favour one side of the body over the other. Hence, we can feel pain and build up tension which may be visible or palpable more on one side of the body. Favouring one side isn’t necessarily bad, we just need variability in our movement. How do I prevent […]
A Physio’s Top 4 Stretches for After a Run
There is a lot of information out there regarding stretching for runners so we have tried to summarise a few key fact to help you with your running-stretch-strategies! Firstly research has shown that static stretching prior to exercise can reduce power output and thus is no longer being promoted for use prior to our runs. […]