Loading tendons through exercise is essential to align the collagen in the correct direction in the healing process. This allows adaptation of the tendons to increasing force and subsequently improves strength and elasticity of the tendons.
During periods of prolonged exercise, muscles may become dehydrated. And you may have a disturbance in the balance of minerals in your body leading to muscle cramps.
Sever’s disease is a condition where the growth plate at the back of the heel bone becomes inflamed in growing children. Also known as Calcaneal Apophysitis, Sever’s is a temporary disorder that occurs in children, primarily when they are experiencing a growth spurt.
The Strassburg sock is a type of splint designed to be worn at night or during periods of rest. It maintains the foot and ankle in a ‘neutral’ position to keep tension on the plantar fascia in a lengthened position. This allows the transition to weight-bearing after a period of rest to be comfortable.
Growing pains are a poorly understood condition. ‘Growing pains’ is the general term used to describe pain that children between the ages of 3 and 12 feel in their legs, primarily in the evening or at night. Most children describe the pain as aching or throbbing in their thighs or calves.
Retrocalcaneal bursitis causes pain and discomfort at the back of the heel. Involving inflammation of the bursa, which is a fluid-filled sac, specifically located between the Achilles tendon and the heel bone.
A Haglund deformity, is a bony enlargement at the back of the heel. This condition can cause discomfort, irritation, and pain, especially when wearing certain types of footwear. In some circumstances, a Haglund deformity can significantly impact mobility and quality of life.
How Does Shockwave Treatment Achieve Results? One principle behind how shockwave treatment (ESWT) achieves great results, is through the generated high pressured acoustic shockwaves travelling through the skin, inducing microtrauma to the targeted tissue. This microtrauma stimulates a healing response in the body. A response which can involve blood vessel formation, improved metabolism, increased nutrient… Read More >
Shockwave Therapy At Sydney Physio Clinic At Sydney Physio Clinic we are pleased to be able offer our patients access to radial shockwave therapy. Shockwave therapy (also referred to as ESWT) is a relatively new tool used in the fight against many chronic musculoskeletal conditions. An effective tool in the conservative treatment of soft tissue… Read More >
Conservative Non-Invasive Treatment For Ganglion Cysts The initial treatment of a ganglion cyst is generally not a surgical one. Because these cysts are not cancerous, and many disappear given time. If there are no symptoms beyond simply a visual lump, then it may be recommended to take the “wait and see approach”. Load and stress… Read More >