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Knee Injections for Arthritis
What is the best injection for knee arthritis? A new study has shown the benefits of combining an injection with physiotherapy for the treatment of knee arthritis. Historically, injections alone have only provided a small level of relief for only a small percentage of...
How to strap/tape your own ankle
Posterior Heel Pain – pain at the back of the heel
Do you have pain at the back of the heel? This is called Posterior Heel Pain and there are actually lots of different causes for pain in this area. There are some common signs and symptoms for each of them. Here we will go through each of them, from most common to...
Hypermobility Tests – Conduct your own Beighton Score.
Are you worried you are Hypermobile? Hypermobility is estimated to affect between 10-20% of the total population. It occurs on a sliding scale from mild hypermobility to advanced, clinical hypermobility. It is measured with the Beighton Score. The Beighton Score is a...
Neck Pain, Headaches and Neck Extension Strength
The latest update on Physiotherapy and Headache management. Back in 2016 Andrew wrote a great blog article on the role of physiotherapy in assessing and treating headache. Well with the headache that was 2020 behind us, I thought I would start the new year with the...
Thumb/Wrist Pain? It could be De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis.
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is a painful condition which affects the thumb muscles including Abductor Pollicis Longus and Extensor Pollicis Brevis. A smaller muscle, called Abductor Pollicis Brevis can also be impacted. Why does it happen and who is at risk?...
Cervicogenic Headache and Migraine
Headaches affect up to 50% of the population at some stage in their lives. At least 20% of all headaches and migraines can be attributed to the neck and some studies show this number may be significantly higher. What is a cervicogenic headache? A cervicogenic headache...
3 Hamstring Exercises Every Athlete Should Be Doing
We show you the best 3 hamstring exercises to improve strength, speed and prevent injury. In our latest video, Jin Su Jung, one of Australia's top sprinters with a PB of 10.27, demonstrates our top 3 hamstring exercises to develop strength, speed and most importantly,...
Shoulder pain and rotator cuff injuries
The important stuff you need to know about rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff is a very important group of four small muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis & teres minor) that connect the upper arm to the shoulder blade (see image). Their main...
Back pain on one side? It could be coming from your hip.
Lower back pain is the single most common musculoskeletal complaint in the world. Up to 85% of the population will complain of low back pain at some stage in their lives. It is also the 3rd most common reason people will visit a GP. Lower back pain can be broken into...