Jan 192 minPlantar Fasciitis or Plantar Heel Pain?This time of year we find more patients are complaining of pain in their heel/s and/or the sole of their foot. One explanation may be...
Jul 2, 20211 minHow Physio Can Help Your HeadachesHeadaches are no fun. Some people will only experience short-term headaches every now and then, but for some people headaches are...
May 4, 20212 minMuscle StrainsWinter sports are back and with them come more muscle strains, particularly hamstrings, quadriceps and calves. So what is a muscle...
Feb 15, 20213 minMuscle Cramps - Why They Happen and How to Stop ThemI'm sure we've all experienced painful muscle cramps in muscles like the hamstrings, calf or quadriceps during or following exercise....
Nov 19, 20202 minDo We Need to Diagnose the Cause of Your Pain?One of the key things that patients expect when visiting a physiotherapist is a diagnosis. But is a diagnosis necessary, and is it even...
May 25, 20202 minWhy Chronic Pain is Worse in Winter, and What to Do About ItIt's a commonly reported phenomenon that people with chronic pain experience worse symptoms in winter. But why would this be? One or a...
May 7, 20202 minExercising with No Gyms and No SportThe current environment makes it hard for many of us to work as much exercise into our routine as we'd like. We know there are many...
Mar 26, 20203 minTelehealthModern technology allows for consultations with health professionals to occur via a video link, and this is referred to as "telehealth"....
Feb 28, 20201 minFive Reasons Physios are Great Help for Chronic PainPeople with chronic pain often find it difficult to know where to go for help. They can get conflicting information from different health...
Feb 10, 20202 minTake Control of Your Back PainLower back pain, the majority of the time, is a temporary annoyance that will resolve fairly quickly, sometimes requiring a period of...
Jan 23, 20202 minLateral Hip Pain Can Be a Pain in the Butt!Lateral hip pain, that is pain on the outside of the hip, is a very common complaint, particularly among middle-aged women. Often people...
Nov 27, 20192 minThe Importance of the Rotator Cuff"Rotator cuff" is a phrase we come across often when talking about shoulder injuries. But what exactly is it, what does it do and how do...
Nov 21, 20192 minWhat Can Make Neck Pain a Headache?Often people experiencing a headache are also experiencing neck pain/tightness at the same time. There are different ways that neck pain...
Nov 11, 20192 minWhen Kids Need PhysioEven kids need physio sometimes. Sure, they're less prone to things like back pain, neck pain and injuries than the rest of us, but...
Oct 30, 20193 minWhat Could Be Causing Your Shoulder Pain?The shoulder is a very common site of musculoskeletal pain. We hear terms like "bursitis" and "frozen shoulder" but what do they mean?...
Oct 24, 20192 minTennis Elbow (It's Not Just For Tennis Players)Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylalgia (which literally means "pain on the outside of the elbow"), is the most common non-traumatic...
Oct 9, 20192 minPes Anserine BursitisPes anserine bursitis is a seldom thought of, but surpringly common cause of knee pain. The pes anserinus (latin for goose's foot) is an...
Sep 24, 20192 minWhy Muscles Feel TightWhen muscles feel tight, what exactly does that mean? The feeling of tightness in muscles is related to their length and their resting...
Sep 18, 20192 minPain as a ProtectorMaybe it's time we stop thinking of pain as simply a bad thing. Pain obviously serves an important evolutionary purpose. Namely, it...
Aug 29, 20192 minDoes an ACL Tear Need Surgery?Conventional wisdom has been that if you tear your ACL and want to return to sports such as football, soccer, netball, basketball etc,...