Can Joint Injections Help You Avoid Surgery for Osteoarthritis?

If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA), you may be wondering whether surgery is inevitable. It’s a common concern, particularly if knee or hip pain is beginning to affect your walking, exercise, work or sleep. The good news is that surgery is not the only option. While joint replacement can be an excellent treatment for […]

Top 4 Injections for Knee Arthritis: Effective Treatments That Relieve Pain and Improve Mobility

Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common causes of joint pain and stiffness in adults. In the UK, around 5 million people are believed to suffer from arthritis, and 1 in 5 people over the age of 40 will develop osteoarthritis of the knee. For many, it’s a gradual process, a little […]

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 […]

Deep gluteal pain syndrome

Why do I have a pain in the buttock? Buttock pain can be such a pain, accurately diagnosing it and treating it can also be challenging as there are various things that can be causing the pain. These include: Referred pain from the lower back It’s quite common for joints that are aggravated […]

Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis

Calcific tendonitis, as the term suggests, describes the deposition of calcium into the body of a tendon which can then cause an inflammatory reaction that causes pain and dysfunction.

Patella tendon pain

What is patella tendinopathy? The most common cause of patella tendon pain is patella tendinopathy, also known as jumper’s 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 […]

Management of calf strains

The calf is often injured in sports and there are various pathologies that can present as a calf injury. People will typically feel a tightness in the back of the calf or even sometimes the more severe pain or sudden pop

The management of patella-femoral pain

Patello-femoral pain in an umbrella term that encompasses multiple pathology such as cartilage lesion, patella bone marrow oedema and progression of synovitis.

What is infra-patella fat pad impingement?

What is the infra-patella fat pad? infra-patella fat pad impingement: The infra-patella fat pad (sometimes known as Hoffa’s fat pad) is inferior to the patella and deep to the patella tendon. It’s intracapsular and attached to the joint line and menisci. The superior lateral fat pad is often impinged at the lateral joint line. The […]