Ankle Bracing: An Effective Method For Preventing Ankle Sprains Ankle sprains typically occur as a result of a twisting movement from a miss timed step, awkward landing, or being on the receiving end of an ill-timed or aggressive tackle during sport. Such injury mechanism can potentially cause damage to several soft tissues around the ankle… Read More >
Sciatica Exercises Are Not Simply Doing Hamstring Stretches Features of a standard program of sciatica exercises may include several components ranging from trunk strengthening and conditioning, stretching targeted at the joints, soft tissues and nerves, neuromuscular education regarding static and dynamic postures, as well as aerobic conditioning. Trunk strengthening and conditioning exercises for management of… Read More >
What Are The Best Exercises For Treating Sciatica? An accurate diagnosis is necessary before any exercises for sciatica can be prescribed. Remember that sciatica is not a diagnosis but a set of signs and symptoms indicating that there is irritation or compression somewhere along the nerve roots that make up the sciatic nerve or the… Read More >
What Is Sciatica? The sciatic nerve is the longest and thickest nerve in the body. Made up from nerve roots coming off the spinal cord in the low back and these nerve roots combine to form a thick nerve that is approximately 2cm wide, known as the sciatic nerve. From this point where these nerve… Read More >
What Is Medial Knee Pain? In my Sydney and Randwick physio practices I find that medial knee pain is an extremely common location which patients experience symptoms. Anatomically the medial side of the knee is what the lay person would typically refer to as being the inside of the knee, the part of the knee… Read More >
One Size Does Not Fit All With Regard To Lower Back Pain Exercises So, you have low back pain and are wondering what exercises should you do to “fix” it..? And your car has broken down, what should you do..? Different questions yes, but same answer. Not all broken down cars will be the result… Read More >
Back Pain Is Preventable With Low Back Exercises Low back pain is a common complaint and it is estimated that around 80% of people will experience low back pain at some point during their lives. An ailment that is especially common in the 20-45-year-old population striking people down during young adulthood to middle age. Much… Read More >
The Shoulder Is The Body’s Most Mobile Joint The shoulder joint is one of the largest and most complex joints in the body and the shoulder allows the greatest range of motion of all of the joints in the body. Due largely to the mobility capabilities the shoulder joint possesses it is a joint with… Read More >
Knee Pain Running Is The Most Common Running Injury Runners knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella whatever you wish to call it… The fact is knee pain running is an extremely common complaint. Knee pain from running is the most common running injury there is suggested to account for approximately 20% of all running injuries…. Read More >
Ankle Sprain Injuries Are Often Frustratingly Chronic Statistically a high percentage people who roll their ankle will still experience issues with their ankle up to two years following the original sprain. These are pretty alarming stats and for me highlights the need for receiving professional advice for any ankle sprain regardless of the perceived severity…. Read More >