Overuse injuries

Overuse injuries

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

Overuse injuries, as the term implies, are the result of the gradual, repetitive action and overuse of certain muscles, tendons or bones, as opposed to acute injuries, like a sprained ankle, which happen instantaneously. They can happen through sports, be work...
Pes Anserinus Bursitis/Tendinopathy

Pes Anserinus Bursitis/Tendinopathy

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

Pes Anserinus is the area on the inside of, and just below the knee, where the tendons of three different muscles, the gracilis, sartorius and semitendinosus, attach. As this area is structurally vulnerable to friction and resultant tendon damage, there is a bursa...
Pinched Nerve

Pinched Nerve

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

When a nerve becomes entrapped or ‘pinched’, usually because of injury to structures next to the nerve, this is referred to as a ‘Pinched nerve’, where nerve pain, damage and associated symptoms can occur. Self-diagnosed pinched nerves rarely need to be operated on...
Plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

Think you have plantar fasciitis? You may want to think again! If you’ve been diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis—whether by yourself, Google, or even a healthcare professional—I’d advise against accepting that diagnosis too quickly. The truth is, true...
Rotator Cuff Syndrome

Rotator Cuff Syndrome

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

Rotator cuff syndrome is a common shoulder injury. The Shoulder joint, an unstable ‘ball and socket’ type joint, is controlled by the Subscapularis, Suspraspinatus, Infraspinatus and Teres minor muscles, which form a cuff around the ball of the shoulder. They control...
Runner’s knee

Runner’s knee

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Conditions

Chondromalacia patella or runner’s knee is an inflammation underneath the kneecap. This happens when the smooth cartilage on the back surface of the kneecap rubs against the one side of the knee joint, irritating the cartilage and resulting in pain. A very similar but...