By Nirmala Perera @Nim_Perera with contributions from @KThorborg and @ryan_timmins Hamstring injuries: Hamstring injuries are common muscular injuries in athletics1 and in team sports such as football,2, 3 rugby4 and Australian football-5 sports that all involve high-speed running, sudden acceleration and deceleration. These activities increase the eccentric forces within the
1. I can only see a physiotherapist if I’m in pain Hi how are you Incorrect. Although, pain is a common symptom we treat, it isn’t the only symptom we fix. Most injuries in the early stages of healing are associated with pain but often later on in the injury
At Pivotal Motion, we love our sports (baseball, gaelic footy, volleyball, rugby league, sevens). Below are a few foot injuries Physiotherapist can help with. Baker’s cyst Pain at the back of the knee which involves aching, swelling and a tight sensation at the back of the knee when the leg is
Foot blisters giving you problems? We have all heard that prevention is better than cure, and in the case of blisters this is definitely true. Our resident exercise physiologist has put together these helpful tips to help you prevent blisters! What are the best ways to help us prevent
The Ultimate Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Guide Plantar Fasciitis can cause severe foot pain. If you live in Newmarket, Windsor, Wilston, Red Hill, Kelvin Grove or Ashgrove. Call Us today. By James Speck via Somastruct. I’ve both had plantar fasciitis myself and have regularly treated patients with the condition. I’ve seen a lot
The Real Cause of Plantar Fasciitis By James Speck via Somastruct. Plantar fasciitis is a poorly understood condition. There is little consensus among medical professionals about the cause of plantar fasciitis, and no treatments have been reliably proven to treat it. A number of theories exist for why plantar fasciitis develops, but the
The Sports Medicine Australia Conference 2016 was held down in Melbourne and as many of you may know Bobbie-Jo attended it. Here one of her colleagues, Mick Hughes a sport physiotherapist from Melbourne, has written a nice blog summing up what he thought were the most interesting points from the
Some injuries can be known to be problematic even at night. At the time when the body is due to shut down for replenishing, there is nothing worse than having to deal with constant nagging pain. It quite often keeps people up resulting in less rest, increased tiredness, low mood.
The sural nerve is a sensory nerve in the lower leg that lies close to the small saphenous vein, situated in the calf. As the bundle of fibers form a branch of the femoral nerve, it is also known as “short saphenous nerve”. It comes off branches of the sciatic
Soak up the sun: The problem with depleting levels of Vitamin D. Just when we thought we had it all figured out with the slipping, slopping and slapping. The latest buzz in the Aussie Health world is a rising concern for the lack of Vitamin D in our systems. It
