Achilles tendon pathologies are among the most common injuries in sports comprising running and repetitive jumping¹ ⁶. During running and jumping, the Achilles tendon is subjected to loads as high as six to 12 times the body weight⁶ and runners have a 30 times greater...
Countless athletes, who already implement tapering during training, as well as many online training programmes, recommend this practice. Why then do physiotherapists still see the odd runner, swimmer, cyclist, and even school kids, who end up on a...
Lumbar disc herniation is a common disease seen by physiotherapists on day-to-day basis due to the amount of strain placed on the disc in adults. Before we start, let’s look at the spine… The spine is made up of 33 vertebrae bones, normally with 24 of them separated...
Consider Home Physiotherapy! Out of necessity, safety, comfort or convenience…receiving physiotherapy treatment in your own home is an attractive option available to patients with a wide variety of conditions. If you can relate to any of the following, Home...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) has symptoms of pain, paraesthesia, weakness and discomfort in the upper limbs. The pain or discomfort is aggravated by elevation of the arms and movements of the head and neck. This condition occurs when the blood vessels and/or nerve...
