The Anatomy Of The Tibialis Posterior Muscle The tibialis posterior muscle commonly referred to as “tib post”, may just be one of the most important muscles in the body that you have never even heard of till now. Your “tib post” is a muscle that sits in the lower leg where the majority of the… Read More >
Tennis Elbow A Tendinopathy Of The Elbow Tennis Elbow is antiquated term for an injury, or irritation tissues in the forearm that are responsible for the the activity of extending the wrist and fingers. These tissues are vital for gripping a tennis racquet and generating power with a number of tennis strokes specifically with a… Read More >
Diagnosing Medial Elbow Pain Diagnosis of golfer’s elbow is normally a clinical diagnosis made by your physiotherapist, doctor or similarly appropriately skilled practitioner. Following listening to the complaint history and performing a few appropriate clinical tests, your physiotherapist can generally confirm a the diagnosis of Golfer’s Elbow without requiring any diagnostic investigations like X-rays or… Read More >
Achilles Tendinopathy A Blanket Term In recent years there has been a shift in the way achilles tendon complaints are labelled and managed. This change has come about primarily because of increased understanding around the actual histology of the tendon and its painful structures. With this there has been a movement away from labelling all… Read More >
Question Time Regarding The Achilles Tendon I was recently interviewed by a high school student for a project they were doing regarding the Achilles tendon. They asked some good questions, which I did my best to answer from my clinical experience. Some of the questions I thought may be of interest to others, so I… Read More >
Eccentric Strengthening: Important In Tendon Rehabilitation Eccentric strengthening exercises are regularly used in the rehabilitation of sport injuries. An eccentric contraction is the motion of a muscle while it is lengthening under load. Some examples of activities involving an eccentric contraction include the action of walking down a steep hill or resisting the effects of… Read More >
What Is Laser? Laser therapy refers to the use of laser in physiotherapy, or other medical or allied health disciplines. The word Laser is actually an acronym and stands for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In simple terms, laser can be considered to be a form of light amplifier. Where laser therapy… Read More >