Are you experiencing buttock pain or discomfort when you're sitting especially if you are on hard surfaces? Is your pain preventing you from sitting comfortably to enjoy a meal with friends or work on the computer? You might have hamstring tendinopathy! Hamstring tendinopathy is usually experienced as pain or tenderness directly on the sitting bone, [...]
Have you had hip pain for more than 12 months? Is your hip pain limiting your mobility, your walking capacity or disrupting your sleep? Are you slowing down with hip pain and are you worried about your ability to simply keep up with family or friends? Have you been diagnosed with hip bursitis, yet your [...]
Are my feet contributing to my hip pain? As a physiotherapist with expertise in the management of a variety of hip conditions I’m often asked by my patients “Are my feet contributing to hip pain?” The answer of course will be different for every patient and an individual assessment of your hip pain and its [...]
CARING FOR SOMEONE AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT Are you or a relative about to undergo hip replacement surgery? Hip replacement surgery can certainly be a daunting task; and although hip replacement surgery is a very common procedure, it is also a major operation that requires planning for your return from hospital. So if you are about [...]
Have you heard about mindfulness meditation, yet you are pretty sure you ‘can’t do it’ as it means silencing your thoughts? Are you interested in learning more, yet are worried that perhaps meditation might involve bells, chanting or incense? Well here is your all-questions-answered guide to mindfulness meditation and why millions of people all over [...]
Tendinopathy in Runners- by Jess Morrin Having pain that impacts your running can be frustrating! Tendon pain can be especially difficult, as this type of pain can be very slow in its recovery. Often runners will run through their pain and wait for it to go away, which often will not happen- resulting in a cycle [...]
Pain in the buttock after yoga? It could be hamstring tendinopathy! Hamstring tendinopathy is usually experienced as pain or tenderness on the sitting bone, most noticeable with sitting on hard surfaces, after walking or yoga practice. Hamstring tendinopathy is often not painful during yoga practice, but more commonly after practice! So what is hamstring tendinopathy and how [...]
