Spondylolysis - A stress Fracture of the lower back What are Stress Fractures? A stress fracture is a crack that forms in the bone. They can range from inflammation of the bone right through to a complete stress fracture which is a cortical break. Stress fractures are the result of excessive, repetitive loads on [...]
Achilles Tendon Pain Why do tendons cause pain? Tendons transfer load from our muscles to bone. If we put too much load through a tendon and do this frequently then the amount of tissue breakdown starts to surpass the tissue synthesis. The structure of the tendon then starts to change and it can [...]
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) A most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners A sharp pain, with an increasing tightness on running Noble et al 1980 found 84% of ITB was related to training error Athletes often complain of pain with Stairs, Squats and Running. Who gets ITBS? Predominantly runners who have changed [...]
Post-Concussion Syndrome/Persistent Symptoms following Concussion If your symptoms persist beyond expected timeframes following concussion you need further evaluation from a concussion healthcare practitioner. Adults >10-14 days Children (5-12) & Adolescents (13-18) >4 weeks Persistent Symptoms include: Headache Dizziness Poor memory and attention Fatigue Sleep Disturbance Light sensitivity Irritability Neck pain Headache Headache is the [...]
Sports Concussion Concussion is one of the most common injuries in sports and recreation activities accounts for 15% of all injuries in youth sports is a type of brain injury that is caused by a direct blow to the head or a force transmitted to the head Concussion may reduce further participation in [...]
Hip and Groin Physiotherapy Evidence based Physiotherapy Diagnosis of Hip and Groin pain Classification: Adductor related- adductor tenderness & pain on resisted adductor testing Illiopsoas related – pain on resisted hip flexion &/0r pain on stretching the hip flexors Inguinal related – pain & tenderness inguinal canal region . no palpable hernia is present, [...]
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce a new physiotherapeutic approach to headache management in Ireland. The Watson Headache ® Approach was established in South Australia by Dr Dean Watson, a physiotherapist who has specialised in treating headaches and migraines for over 30 years and completed his PHD in headache and migraine management. I [...]
Hamstring Injuries The high incidence of hamstring injuries in all the football domains is common knowledge. And there has been intense study and focus on reducing their numbers, however in Europe the numbers continue to increase, although in Australia the numbers are reducing. Anyone want to give a guess at the reason for [...]
The key elements and Focus areas of Pilates The key elements of Pilates Focus- Bringing awareness to your body, and the activity at hand so you can improve technique, alignment, posture and concentration. Breathing- Relaxed tummy breathing is essential, reducing the sympathetic nervous system overdrive, with a focus on exhalation during effort. Alignment [...]
Shoulder impingement Doesn’t sound nice does it? There is much debate around the use of this word, should we as physios/doctors etc. use this word? What does it mean anyway? Is it a structural thing? Sounds like it! However!! Only occasionally is it structural, which is when the shape of a bone in [...]