Growing pains? While it can be challenging for kids and parents, growing pains are common and can occur in up to 49% of children. Two common leg conditions associated with growing are os-good schlatters disease and severs disease. Both of which involve an irritation of boney growth plates. Growth plates are found at the [...]
Tips for Finding Your Perfect Exercise Match Exercise is such an essential part of mental and physical wellbeing, however many of us find it difficult to make time to stay active. Perhaps we lack time, and sometimes we lack motivation. Lets explore how to keep you active and healthy, even if you don't have [...]
Do you have shoulder pain thats not improving? Is your pain worse with overhead activities or throwing sports? Do you have catching or clicking in the shoulder joint? You might have a slap tear, also known as a labral tear! Let's explore what a labral tear is an what you need to do about [...]
Shin Pain? Are you experiencing shin pain during or after walking or running? You might have tibialis posterior tendinopathy! What is tibialise posterior tendinopathy? The tibialis posterior muscle sits just inside the shin, halfway up the lower leg. The muscle travels downwards and runs along the inside of the heel, with the tendon attaching [...]
Do you experience a deep radiating ache, possibly associated with fatigue, heaviness, weakness and numbness? This could be either in just one leg, however is more often experienced in both legs. While there is often accompanying low back pain, the leg pain is usually the most severe complaint. What is spinal stenosis? Spinal stenosis [...]
Do you suffer from headache or migraine? Do you feel like your neck tightens up when you are having a headache or migraine? If so, your pain could be coming from your neck! What is the difference between headaches and migraine?Headaches are any type of pain in any part of the head or face. [...]
Are you waking up first thing in the morning and hobbling as a result of heel pain? When you sit for a long time and go to get up, does the pain return? Is it painful for the first hundred steps before easing off? Have you tried rolling, orthotics, exercises and still have lingering [...]
Is it sciatica? Sciatic is an umbrella term encompassing the sharp, shooting nerve pain that can shoot from your low back down to parts of the back of your leg, sometimes stopping at the knee, other times radiating all the way to the ankle and foot. Oftentimes, it can be worse when [...]
Did you know that pelvic floor assessments are recommended during pregnancy? We treat women through all stages of pregnancy to optimise pelvic floor function during gestation and in preparation for birth, no matter what type of birth you’re planning to have. It is recommended that all women should have an antenatal assessment at 16-24 [...]
Have you recently injured your ACL? The management of ACL injuries is a hotly debated topic in sports medicine. For so long we have thought that when ACLs rupture that they cannot heal on their own and require surgical intervention. But we know now that it is not the case and in [...]