What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition of the wrist, hand and fingers resulting from pressure on nerves that run through the wrist. Specifically the nerve that is the source of symptoms is know as the median nerve, in the wrist the median nerve passes over the carpal bones at… Read More >
Carrying Extra Body Fat Increases The Risk Of Developing Knee Problems Carrying extra body weight puts individuals at a greater risk of experiencing knee pain for a number of reasons. Some of the possible reasons involved in the relationship between knee complaints and obesity include: The increased pressure placed on the articular knee cartilage and… Read More >
Can Excessive Weight Gain Cause Knee Pain? Research suggests that there is a strong correlation between obesity and knee pain, it makes sense if you are carrying additional weight then your poor knees are going to bear the brunt of it. The ends of the bones in your knee joints are covered with cartilage, this… Read More >
Diagnosing Runner’s Knee An X-ray can be used to assess bony changes and signs of malalignment, where as an MRI when compared to other radiological investigations is very good at visualizing cartilage changes. The use of an MRI investigation in the diagnosis of runner’s knee, specifically regrading the grading of severity can be beneficial. However… Read More >
Chondromalacia Patella, The Basics Chondromalacia patella, also referred to as patellofemoral syndrome, or runners knee is the most common cause of persistent knee pain. With chondromalacia patella pain the discomfort is typically aggravated by activity, or prolonged sitting with the knees bent (such as sitting at the movies, or whilst on a long haul flight)…. Read More >
Prolonged Sitting: Healthy Office Habits Number One Enemy It is well documented that prolonged periods of sitting is responsible for an increased risk in a range of diseases. More simply put, prolonged sitting is documented to be bad for your health. So even the most ergonomically perfect office set up is not ideal if you… Read More >
Diagnosing Adhesive Capsulitis Diagnosing adhesive capsulitis, which is another name used for the condition commonly called frozen shoulder, can usually be achieved from the history of the condition, meaning the onset of symptoms and their behaviour, followed by a physical examination, without the need for any radiological investigations. It is characterized by significant movement restriction… Read More >
Frozen Shoulder Also Known As “50 Year Old Shoulder” Known as “50 year old shoulder” in Japan, a frozen shoulder is a very painful condition, something which typically but not exclusively occurs in middle age. A relatively poorly understood condition with regard to the cause, a frozen shoulder usually occurs spontaneously, however suffering a frozen… Read More >
What Is Text Neck? Text neck is an overuse condition of the head, neck and shoulders resulting from excessive strain on the spine from looking downward at any hand held mobile device for extended periods (such devices could include a mobile phone, laptop, computer or video gaming unit). Adopting this head forward and downward position… Read More >
When To Ice Verses When To Heat Generally there is still some confusion around the use of ice verses heat when treating injuries and managing pain. Frequently I will have patients tell me they didn’t ice and injury or heat some pain because they weren’t sure which one to use and didn’t want to make… Read More >