This blog is a comprehensive resource guide dedicated to discussion around common injuries and their management. Written by members of our experienced team at Sydney Physio Clinic. Topics are selected with our client base in mind. Intended to cover a range of relevant issues attending physio Sydney CBD practices.
Assessment Of A TMT Joint Injury Assessment Signs And Tests That Can Indicate TMT Joint Injury: Tenderness to palpation of the midfoot when pressure is applied to the area. Bruising along the bottom of the foot following appropriate injury is considered a strong indicator of a Lisfranc injury. Pain with a manual stress examination of… Read More >
Lisfranc Injuries Vary In Severity Tarsometatarsal joint injury also known as a Lisfranc injury, or a Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation is an injury at the midfoot. These tarsometatarsal joint (TMT joint) injuries can vary from being a more simple injury to something considerably more complex. An example of a simple TMT joint injury would be a sprain… Read More >
A Lisfranc Injury Is A Frequently Misdiagnosed Foot Injury Named after a Napoleonic surgeon Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, a Lisfranc injury is an injury to the midfoot. It is an injury of relatively rare occurrence and often misdiagnosed, mistaken for a simple sprain with sometimes dire consequences. This tendency for misdiagnosis (somewhere around 20-40%)… Read More >
What Football Boot Stud Patterns Should I Use? When looking to purchase a new pair of football boots what you are ideally wanting to do is to match the football boot stud patterns to the surface you play on. Doing so will not only improve performance but will also help reduce injury risk. There are… Read More >
Not All Football Boots Are The Same? Football season is upon us and you may be in the market to get yourself a new pair of boots. Well, if so it is worth noting that not all football boots are born equal. Upper materials vary from one boot to the next, the stud formations and… Read More >
Presentation Of An Ankle Syndesmotic Injury In my experience the majority of patients having suffered an ankle syndesmotic injury will present with pain in the anterior, or lateral aspect of the ankle, or lower leg. The onset of these symptoms will be following a traumatic incident to the ankle, more often than not the result… Read More >
What Is A Syndesmosis Injury? Syndesmosis injury, also referred to as a syndesmosis ankle sprain, or a high ankle sprain, is a more severe injury than the common lateral ankle sprain. A syndesmosis injury is estimated to occur in up to 18% of all ankle sprains. A high ankle sprain will typically result in more… Read More >
Overuse Injuries Are The Most Common Golf Injuries Despite golf injuries being of relatively low incidence, if you are an avid player, you may well suffer from a golf related injury at some point during your playing career. The majority of golf injuries are overuse injuries, meaning the are injuries resulting from the repetitive action… Read More >
Middle Aged Men And Anterior Elbow Pain Biceps tendon injuries causing anterior elbow pain are relatively common, however the majority of tendon injuries involving the biceps muscle occur in the proximal tendon at, or near its origin at the shoulder. In the shoulder the tendon can suffer tendinosis, tenosynovitis as well as tears and even… Read More >
Diagnosis Of Biceps Tendon Pain At The Elbow Generally when dealing with biceps tendon pain the diagnosis made is a clinical one and can be “landed on” following performing a thorough history and physical examination of the area. A clinical diagnosis refers to a diagnosis that your physiotherapist (or other medical practitioner) is able to… Read More >