Since starting martial arts in 2016 I’ve had my fair share of injuries, returning to a sport where someone is trying to hurt what you’re trying to rehab has its own unique challenges. My list of injuries includes locked jaw, various neck pains, very disabling shoulder pain (couldn’t move it at all for 3 days),...
It is looking like that after mild cases of Covid 19 there is a proportion of people who will take longer to fully recover and return to their pre- illness status/baseline.With more research being done there is increasing recognition of covid complications such as post acute illness, cardio-pulmonary disease and a sequelae of psychological...
1. Back Pain is common: back pain is often painful and can be very alarming but is common and rarely dangerous. 84% of the population will experience back pain at one point.2. The back is a robust structure and is designed to bend / tolerate load: Your back is one of the strongest structures...
COVID-19 has profoundly changed our working situation, with 81% of people worldwide having to change their workplace since 2020. You might be one of the many people that had or still have to work from home to do your part in managing the pandemic. Now let me ask you, have you noticed any new...
Lifting at home, work or at the gym is often associated with pain and injury. The advice has historically been to lift with a straight back and bent knees but is this advice correct and how practical is it?Our very own Nic Saraceni recently appeared on the news sharing the results of his recent...
Have you been suspected of having a rotator cuff tear? What does this mean, and does it matter? What is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a group of muscles with three main roles: Controlling the shoulder joint during movements Force production, primarily into rotation Initiation of shoulder movement Is imaging useful? Would you believe that if we took scans...
As Physiotherapists, one of the most common complaints our clients will seek treatment for is chronic lower back pain which is pain that either has lasted longer than a few months without settling; or repeat recurrences of the same lower back pain over a prolonged period of time.There is lots of evidence that exercise...
Calf pain and tightness, in the absence of trauma can be common in runners. It can be frustrating and can ruin a good run! Stretching and massage or rolling it out often feels good but doesn’t get rid of the problem, right?Usually it happens in the Soleus, the lower part of the calf muscle....
About six weeks ago I had the pleasure of experiencing sciatica myself for the first time, dealing with it personally was an incredibly educational experience so I thought why not write a blog on what it is and how I dealt with it. What is sciatica? Sciatica is pain related to the sciatic nerve which supplies...
Have you ever had episodes of vertigo (spinning sensation), loss of balance, nausea and vomiting that is strongly associated with head movements?You may have had Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).What is it?BPPV is a mechanical problem of the inner ear. Little crystals (otoconia) become dislodged and migrate into a section of the inner ear...
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