Fixing Below the Belt Physiotherapy, combined with medical management is beneficial in treating: Incontinence                                                         Prolapse Chronic Pelvic Pain Low Back Pain Pregnancy- Related Pain Physiotherapy Treatment A Pelvic […]

The problem The hamstring is made up of a group of muscles including the biceps femoris (outside leg), semimembranosus (inside) and semitendinosis (inside) muscles, which act as extensors of the hip and flexors of the knee Pain in the posterior thigh can have several causes: *Hamstring muscle strain/tear *Hamstring tendinopathy *Bursitis *Sciatic nerve entrapment, which […]

The problem The ACL is the stabilising ligament of the knee, and acts to prevent buckling of the knee The mechanism of injury is usually from a pivoting action on a grounded foot, usually during sport Injury can be a partial tear or total rupture and management may change according to degree of tear When […]

The problem The Iliotibial band runs down the outside of the thigh from the hip to the knee, with its main muscular attachments being  the gluteus maximus and tensor fascia latae muscles. It crosses the knee and attaches to the tibia, so that every time we flex and extend the knee, it flicks over the […]

 Geoff Brockenshire, Senior Physiotherapist at Sydney Sports & Orthopaedic Physiotherapy talks core strength and strength training…two principles that should not be separated.  A common misconception is that core training is a part of your exercise regime that can be tacked onto the end of your session and be treated as a separate entity to your […]

Posture/Neutral Spine Neutral spine is the correct alignment and posture for the spine In its natural alignment the spine is not straight, it has backward curves in the thoracic (upper) region known as a kyphosis and forward curves in the lumbar (lower) regions, known as a lordosis, the cervical spine or neck also has a […]