We think of the knee as one joint. And while "the knee" primarily refers to the joint between the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin...

Calf pain and/or tightness is a very common complaint in runners. While we might be familiar with the concept of a sudden onset calf...

When you get tendon pain then tendency is to rest. Exercise makes the tendons hurt, so resting will make them better, right? Well, not...

Ankle sprains are the most common sports injury. One in five patients seen in an emergency room for a sports injury present with an ankle...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a super common condition causing joint pain. It may effect a number of different joints in the body, but is...

When people come in complaining of "hip pain" they are sometimes referring to the groin, sometimes to their lower back, but most often...

Regular readers of these blog posts will know that I'm often banging on about the advancements in our understanding of chronic pain. This...

Anyone who watched game 5 of the NBA finals a couple of days ago would have seen Golden State Warriors' star Kevin Durant rupture his...

*"Strength" incorporates power generation, endurance and control. These all play a role in preventing different injury mechanisms, but...

I have seen, literally, zero people with golfer's elbow who actually play golf (I have seen golfers that are suffering from tennis elbow,...

Load is a common cause of chronic lower back pain (Lower back pain that has lasted longer than three months). While we often want to find...

The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an often underlooked potential source of lower back pain. It's particularly common to be a source of lower...

Now there's a big important question that I, perhaps, should have addressed in a blog post earlier. I think there's some confusion in the...

Kinesiology taping has been around since the 1970s, but a surge in awareness of it and its popularity occurred after it was donated to...

At this time of year many of us up our exercise levels. Heat's no longer an excuse not to exercise, winter sports are heading into full...

Bursitis is a common condition. But what is it exactly? You might have a friend that has bursitis of the hip, but you've just been told...

Since the inception of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition it's seen a high rate of ACL injuries. The injury report put out by the AFL...

Medical imaging technology seems great, right? It can take pictures of what your tissues look like and tell you exactly what's going on....

When we think of what physiotherapists try to do, we generally think about them trying to relieve very immediate symptoms, such as pain...

Overuse injuries are common when you're starting a new exercise regime, or increasing your exercise load. It can be disheartening. You...