Hip replacements help people with painful, degenerated hip joints to regain the ability to walk and regain independence. The surgery is only the first part of the process and what happens in their rehabilitation is just as important. One thing that impedes recovery is the restriction of certain hip movements to help prevent a dislocation [...]
Standing desks are becoming more popular in workplaces but are they a good idea for everyone? The quick answer is it depends on the individual's preferences, their work tasks and environment. Some clients who have back pain may benefit from standing for part of the day but a full assessment by a physiotherapist is needed [...]
An interesting, relatively simple article about correct golf swing mechanics. Too much movement in the lower back rather than the hips and thorax and you can get problems with lower back pain and need to see a physiotherapist. Getting lessons from a golf coach is always useful in conjunction with back or shoulder pain with golf. [...]
People who stand for long periods during the working day are more likely to get heel pain and plantar fasciopathy (fasciitis). Other causes can be wearing heels, sudden changes in activity levels and unsupportive shoes while running or walking. Common treatments for heel pain are physiotherapy exercises and/or steroid injection. Physiotherapy can help plantar fasciopathy [...]
http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/how-to-unlock-your-athletic-potential-through-good-posture An excellent article summarising how poor posture can affect your sporting performance through common problems such as muscle imbalances, weakness and tightness. Muscles shorten because they are weak, because you hold them in a shortened position for long periods of time or because they are having excessive constant loads placed on them that they [...]
In a study of physiotherapy versus steroid injection in over one hundred adults with shoulder rotator cuff problems, shoulder bursitis or shoulder tendinitis, both groups showed significant improvement. However, the steroid group needed more follow up appointments with their doctor over the following year compared to the physiotherapy group. Additionally, around 20% of both groups [...]
An article in the most recent Dance UK magazine has an article about a charity called Invisible Difference. It is suggesting that audiences are not critical enough of disabled dance performance, appearing to be too embarrassed to offer realistic critiques of performance and this could be holding back disabled dance. A link to the charity [...]
Dance physiotherapy and how it can help recovery from an accident. This is a great example of what physiotherapy can do to get you moving after an accident!
A good article on stretching mistakes. One of the most debated topics in the strength and conditioning world in recent years has been whether or not static stretching is necessary and, if so, when it should be implemented. While I don’t think everyone needs it, and that there are certainly are times when it is [...]
20 years ago this month (August 1994) I finished my undergraduate degree in physiotherapy at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences. It wasn't the most salubrious part of Sydney, next to Rookwood Necropolis, the largest cemetery in the southern hemisphere!
