Common Shoulder Injuries in Tennis and Golf – How to Stay on Top of Your Game
Shoulder Injuries in Tennis and Golf | Spring is here, the evenings are lighter, and courts and fairways are filling up. Tennis racquets are swinging and golf clubs are hitting balls down the driving range. But all that shoulder rotation, overhead serving, and swinging can take a toll on your shoulders â sometimes more than […]
Essential Guide to Landmark-Guided and Ultrasound-Guided Injections: Why Ultrasound is the Gold Standard
Musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis, frozen shoulder, and tendinopathies can cause debilitating pain, restrict mobility, and significantly impact quality of life. For patients who have not responded fully to first-line treatments such as medication, exercise, and physiotherapy, injections can play an important role in reducing pain and improving function. But when it comes to joint […]
Ultrasound guided shoulder injections: Six Things You Must Know.
Do I need an ultrasound guided shoulder injection? Ultrasound guided shoulder injections: Shoulder pain is a common complaint that affects millions of individuals worldwide, often stemming from various causes such as rotator cuff injuries, bursitis, tendon pain, or arthritis. Managing shoulder pain can be challenging, and one of the key components of effective treatment is […]
Ultrasound guided steroid injections
There are a number of ultrasound guided steroid injections we can perform at Wandsworth Physiotherapy, including steroid injections into joints, tendon sheaths, and bursa. We use either Depo-medrone or Kenalog, and these are usually combined with a local anaesthetic. We use 1% lidocaine, which is a shorter acting anaesthetic that can last two or three […]
Patella tendon pain
What is patella tendinopathy? The most common cause of patella tendon pain is patella tendinopathy, also known as jumperâs knee. The patella tendon is a large strong tendon that runs from the patella (kneecap) to the shin bone and helps to transmit large forces through the thigh when we run and jump. A healthy patella […]
The most common shoulder problems
What are the most common shoulder problems? Book in for a shoulder pain assessment and treatment where we can assess and ultrasound scan the shoulder and diagnose the most common shoulder problems or what is causing your shoulder pain. The most common shoulder problems: Traumatic injury Fractures, dislocations, ACJ separations have usually been seen in […]
Ultrasound guided injections in Wandsworth
Ultrasound guided injections are now becoming the gold standard of delivery for many types of injection in the UK
Why does my shoulder hurt?
Shoulder pain is the third most common problem that people report to us at Wandsworth physiotherapy for, behind back pain and knee pain.
Greater trochanter pain syndrome
There is a painful condition on the outer side of the hip called greater trochanter pain syndrome that affects 2 in 1000 people.
Ultrasound guided injections in Wandsworth
Injection therapy is becoming a more commonly used treatment method for many different types of musculoskeletal conditions such as joint arthritis, bursitis and tendinopathy.