Achilles Tendinopathy Achilles tendinopathy is a condition that we commonly see in the general population and elite sport. Achilles tendinopathy can present with NO specific incident but is usually associated with a change in load eg. runners, following lower limb surgery, change in surface (ie beach), amount of exercise, environment, weakness etc. Patients could describe an increase in [...]
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction The sacroiliac joint is located in the lower part of the back and joins the tail bone (sacrum) to one of the pelvic bones (ilium). There are two sacroiliac joints – one on either side of the spine. The sacroiliac joints act to transfer weight from the spine to the pelvis and allow a [...]
Stretch of the Month: Rubber band exercises Rubber band exercises are a great way for strengthening the finger extensors muscles; 1. Place a rubber band around your fingers and thumb. 2. Gently spreads your fingers apart as far as possible. 3. Relax your fingers, then repeat 10 times. 4. This can be done on all fingers at once, or [...]
Headaches The diagnosis of cervical headache is frequently under-diagnosed. Many symptoms are similar to other classifications of headache such as tension headache, migraine, hormonal headache and even cluster headache. There may be clear dietary, environmental or hormonal triggers for the onset of the patient’s headache. However, it is common that these triggers are only active when there is an [...]
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