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 […]
Snow, Slopes & Sore Knees: A Physioâs Guide to Knee Injuries Whilst Skiing: Outlasting the Winter Olympics on (and off) the Slopes
Knee Injuries Whilst Skiing: For most recreational skiers, the reality of a week in the mountains is less Olympic podium and more navigating variable snow, long lift queues, and the occasional unexpected tumble. And when things do go wrong, itâs usually the knee that takes the strain – that hardworking hinge joint responsible for absorbing […]
Why Treatment and Care Still Matter In Modern Physiotherapy
Change Is Not the Same as Progress Modern Physiotherapy is evolving quickly. Some of that change is welcome. Some of it is unavoidable. And some of it deserves closer scrutiny. Over the last decade, physiotherapy provision has shifted dramatically, particularly within the NHS and increasingly within private and insurance-funded care. Appointments are shorter. Waiting lists […]
Understanding, Treating and Supporting Womenâs Wellbeing with Women’s Health Physiotherapy: The 8 Most Common Conditions
October marks Menopause Awareness Month – a chance to shine a light on the unique health challenges women face throughout life, and the support available to help them stay active and well with Women’s Health Physiotherapy. Womenâs health physiotherapy is often considered to be all about pelvic health (more on this at a later date!) […]
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 Itâs quite common for joints that are aggravated […]
Muscle injury classification
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.
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.
NEW – Running injuries to the knee â ITBS update
ITB syndrome is the most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners. Itâs often a sharp pain that comes on at a predictable point of a run…
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 […]