FAI A Cause Of Hip Pain In Young Active Adults Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) can effect young and middle-aged adults, contributing to hip and groin pain in active adults in this age demographic. It is unknown how many people have femoroacetabular impingement but it is estimated that a Cam deformity one of the few types of… Read More >
The Anatomy Of Femoroacetabular Impingement Anatomically the hip joint is know as a ball and socket joint, the “socket” part of the joint is formed by the acetabulum, which is part of the large pelvis bone made up of the ilium, ischium and the pubis. Where as the “ball” part of the joint, is the… Read More >
What Exactly Is A Bursa? A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that functions to operate as a gliding surface to reduce rubbing, friction and irritation between tissues in the body. They are found throughout the body and there are well over a hundred bursae in the human body, the major bursae are located near… Read More >
Does Cracking Your Knuckles Actually Cause Arthritis? Like finger nails scraping down a chalk board, someone cracking their knuckles, or even worse their neck, can really rub people the wrong way. Much of the ill feeling towards someone cracking their knuckles comes from the belief that this action is damaging to their joints. So, is… Read More >
The Approach To Lower Back Exercises Everyone Should Take Poor endurance in “core muscles” or any muscles charged with the roll of fighting against the effects of gravity can leave you unable to hold good sitting and standing postures over extended periods. A failure to maintain good alignment and positioning when sitting and standing with… Read More >
What Is Knee Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is often referred to as a “wear and tear” arthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a condition where your articular knee cartilage (the natural cushioning between joints) wears away. The knee is one of the most commonly affected areas with regard to osteoarthritis and can result in pain, swelling, stiffness, and… Read More >
Bakers Cyst: A Potential Cause Of Pain In The Back Of Knee As a physio seeing patients who are complaining of back of knee pain is not as common as having patients attend your practice complaining of anterior knee pain (front of knee pain). One potential cause of back of knee pain is due to… Read More >
Diagnosing Osteitis Pubis Treatment for osteitis pubis ideally starts with early diagnosis to help prevent the condition progressing beyond the stage of bone stress. However osteitis pubis diagnosis is often made in the more advanced stages of the condition, when there are signs of erosion of the pubic bones at the pubic symphysis. Clinical suspicion… Read More >
Transverse Abdominal Muscle, Your Corset Muscle Your abdominal muscles consist of the external and internal abdominal obliques, the rectus abdominis and the transverse abdominal muscle forming the anterior and lateral abdominal wall. These muscles act together forming a firm wall protecting internal organs, supporting the spine helping with maintaining postures and lifting, as well as… Read More >
Vastus Medialis Oblique The Most Famous Quadriceps Muscle Vastus Medialis Oblique or the VMO for short makes up part of the quadriceps muscles, a group of muscles that are positioned in the front of your thigh. Specifically the vastus medialis sits medially on the inside of your thigh where along with the three other quadriceps… Read More >