by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Feb 16, 2024 | Physiotherapy, Sports Injury
Tendinopathy is a common affliction among runners, often characterised by pain, stiffness, and reduced performance. Tendon pain in runners can be attributed to various factors, each associated with specific stages on the tendinopathy continuum. Tenosynovitis, acute...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Oct 2, 2022 | Physiotherapy, Sports Injury
The role of shockwave therapy in tendon pain What is shockwave therapy? Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), also known as shockwave was first used in clinical settings in the 1980s for the management of various urologic conditions. Its early success led to it...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Sep 29, 2022 | Sports Injury
How do we grade muscle injuries? There are numerous systems in use to describe muscle and tendon injury. Many of these systems comment on the anatomy, structure and size of the tissue injury. The most widely understood and used muscle injuries classification system is...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Sep 19, 2022 | Sports Injury
Have I strained, pulled or torn my calf muscle? The calf is the main muscle which runs from the back of the knee inserting into the heel via the Achilles. The calf is often injured in sports and there are various pathologies that can present as a calf injury. People...
by Wandsworth Physiotherapy | Feb 17, 2020 | Sports Injury
How to treat Achilles tendon pain The most common lower limb running injury other than knee pain is Achilles tendon pain. Achilles tendon problems tend to affect runners more than the average population and as training volume for a marathon ramps up. There are 2 types...
