Bursitis Most of us have heard of people having ‘bursitis’, often of the hip or shoulder, but what is a bursa and why does it become painful and …
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Strength Training For Osteoarthritis
Strength Training For Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disabling chronic condition experienced primarily in the older population. It is the most common …
Is the rib bone connected to the foot bone?
Traditionally, the thorax or rib cage has been thought of as a fairly rigid and immobile region of the body. We now understand that the thorax is an extremely …
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Patella Dislocations
Your kneecap (patella) slides within a groove at the bottom of the femur (thigh bone) and is held in place by the quadriceps muscles as well as ligaments and …
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries suffered in the adult population. PFPS accounts for approximately 25% of …
Love your Bum?
Bums, we all have them and many of us spend a lot of time looking at them and wanting to tone them. Why other than vanity should we have nice strong glutes? …
Workplace Related Pain
Work-related pain is any condition which is either a direct result of injury at work or pain that has a significant impact on your work duties. Work-related …
What are shin splints?
Shin splints are an overload injury to the connective tissue (tenoperiosteum) that joins the muscles of the lower leg to the shin bone (tibia). Contraction of …
Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
Hamstring injuries are one of the most common afflictions in sport, and despite a vast amount of research and various rehabilitation programs, re-injury is …
Is Pilates all about my core?
Pilates as a form of exercise has exploded in terms of popularity over the years. As such everyone has tried to jump on the Pilates bandwagon and many …