Blog

On our Blog page we provide regular updates on specific Physiotherapy topics.

Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring strains happen when hamstring muscles or tendons are stretched beyond what they can withstand or are torn when substantial stretching of the muscle occurs.

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Text Neck

Text neck is the term used to describe the neck pain and damage sustained from looking down at your mobile phone, tablet too frequently and

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Plantar Fasciitis

Are your first steps in the morning painful? Does prolonged standing cause painful feet or heels? Do you feel like you are walking on a

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Achilles Tendonitis

Inflammation, irritation and swelling of the Achilles tendon, which is attached to the gastrocnemius (calf muscle) at the attachment to the calcaneus (heel bone). The

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Winter Sports Injuries

Statistically, sports injuries peak in the months of May, June and July. This is not surprising because cold muscles, tendons and ligaments increase the risk

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Text Neck

Text neck is the term used to describe the neck pain and damage sustained from looking down at your cell phone, tablet, or other wireless

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Knee Pain

Physiotherapists can do a lot to help a damaged knee which can manifest as a ‘sore’ knee or even by a clicking or grinding sensation.

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Workstation Set-up

Your workstation should be set up to cause the least amount of stress on your body. Prolonged hours of poor posture or repetitive work habits,

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Acute Low Back Pain

The lower back is the area of the spine between the bottom of the ribs and the pelvis. There are five movable lumbar vertebrae with

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Ice & Heat Treatment

Ice is an effective and natural pain killer and anti-inflammatory. Ice should be applied over the inflamed area in the acute or early stages of

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Whiplash

Whiplash is a non-medical term describing a range of head and neck injuries resulting from an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck.These forces

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Sacroiliac Pain

The sacroiliac joint is a joint between the sacrum and the ilium, or pelvic bone. The two sides of the sacroiliac joint normally work together.

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