Some basic shoulder anatomy The shoulder is a ball and socket joint but, unlike the hip joint, the socket in the shoulder is very shallow. The advantage of this is that you can get a lot of movement from the joint enabling you to do things like reaching overhead. The disadvantage is that the joint …..
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Bursitis – what is it and how is it treated?
Most frequently trochanteric bursitis, these odd-looking words will make far more sense after we’ve started with just a little bit of anatomy. As can be seen from the the picture below, the hip joint is a ball and socket joint made up of the head of the femur (the ball) and the acetabulum (the socket). …..
Chronic pain – what is it and how does it work?
Chronic pain doesn’t exactly sound good and it’s not something anyone would want to be suffering from – but the chronic part is a bit misunderstood and refers to the fact that it’s been there for a long time (as opposed to an acute injury which is one that happened recently.) Also called persistent pain, …..
How do we detect pain?
We’ve all been in pain at some point, whether it’s stubbing your toe or as a result of a more serious injury but whatever the cause it’s less than ideal. Pain is a complex subject but here we’ll talk about the most basic – nociceptive pain. But first – the back story. Pain is basically …..
Osteoarthritis – How to treat it
In the last blog we looked at the causes of osteoarthritis and here we’re going to look at the treatments. Do I need a joint replacement? This is a common concern from patients but osteoarthritis can be managed in other ways. In the last blog we talked about muscles offloading joints – by training muscles …..
Osteoathritis – is this the end of me??
In this blog we’re going to take a look at a fairly common complaint and one that tends to get people worried – osteoarthritis. This first blog will take a look at what this actually is and how it’s caused, then in the second we’ll look at treatment options. So what actually is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis, …..
Sub-occipital headaches – what are they and how can they be treated?
For most of us, our first response to a headache is to reach for the painkillers or possibly swear off drinking. A common assumption is that headaches come from inside our head, but in clinic we often treat cervicogenic headaches. We have touched on these before, but today want to focus on a particularly common …..
The stages of muscle healing
Pulling or tearing a muscle is a common injury we see in clinic – but what actually happens in the healing process and what can you do to help? There are three main phases to healing: the inflammatory, the proliferation and the remodelling. But before we get onto these let’s take a look at the …..
Why posture is important – getting on the straight and narrow
Getting told to sit up straight may for some bring back bad memories of being yelled at by the teacher in school for slumping at our desk… but is it as important as we think? So what is posture? Our posture is how our body, particularly our spine and pelvis, is aligned as we sit, …..
Shin Splints – what are they and how can physio help?
What are shin splints? Shin splints are a common running injury and typically occur at the front (anterior shin splints) or at the edges, towards the back of the shin (posterior shin splints). Anatomy The tibialis anterior muscle at the front of the shin is responsible for pulling your toes up towards you and, during …..