Pains and aches are common, whether it is a muscle pull after exercising or stiffness in joints caused by an injury, or any specific health condition. While most are temporary and can be relieved with rest or over the counter painkillers, some types of pain or limited movement might require a detailed assessment and treatment […]
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Does you child complain of knee pain? Is your child limping off the field due to knee pain? Osgood Schlatter’s disease is a condition where inflammation occurs in the growth plate of the tibial tuberosity. This is a condition that only develops in adolescents as their bones are still developing and growth plates are still
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Have you noticed bruising and swelling around your calf after an incident at sports? Struggling to push off on the foot due to pain in the calf? You may have a calf strain. Calf strains commonly occur in running sports such as soccer, rugby, netball, and basketball which involve high speed running, jumping and quick
Low back pain is one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Majority of the population will experience lower back pain at some point in their life. There are many ways people describe it, as everyone’s pain experience is unique. It can be aching, dull, sharp, shooting, tingling, or throbbing. Low back pain can also
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Bone fractures are a common injury that that is often difficult for health professionals and patients to deal with as there are limited options available for treatment. With bone fractures there can be heavy impact due to socioeconomic costs, personal costs and decrease in quality of life. Bone fractures can really take your time away
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The Rotator Cuff is a common name for the group of 4 distinct muscles and their tendons, which provide strength and stability during motion to the shoulder complex. The 4 rotator cuff muscles include the following: Supraspinatus Subscapularis Teres minor Infraspinatus Rotator cuff tears are the most common cause of shoulder pain. Tears can be
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The knee is a crucial joint in our body that can support two to five times our body weight. For an 80 kg person that is up to 400 kg that the knee joint can support. To help manage this load the knee is made up of several different structures. All of which serve a
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What is it? Commonly known as texting thumb and gamer’s thumb, De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is a painful condition affecting the tendons of the thumb that travel into the wrist. Symptoms of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis include: Pain and tenderness in the wrist, often below the base of the thumb. Pain with overuse of the affected wrist/thumb
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Studies have shown that an estimated 80% of new headache patients per year are diagnosed with cervicogenic (neck related) headache. Of these patients, almost none are correctly diagnosed and are poorly managed.1 At Physio Ready we have seen many cases where people have made visits to several different doctors and specialists wanting a solution for
We all have our days where we can feel stiff and sore to move in the neck and shoulders. It is often directly related to the posture throughout the day, your work, exercising or just a poor night’s sleep. Most of the times symptoms ease off quite quickly and we can get back to what
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