De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a common cause of wrist pain in adults, typically presenting as thumb sided wrist pain. It is described as inflammation of the tendons within the first extensor compartment of the wrist, resulting in local pain and swelling. Rabin et al...

Plantar Fasciopathy (PF), formerly called plantar fasciitis a common condition that appears in our clinic. It involves pain and structural changes that occur at the insertion of the plantar fascia into the heel bone. PF has an estimated prevalence of 3.6-7% and is the...

Approximately 40% of all traumatic ankle injuries occur during sport. They are considered one of the most common sporting injuries, however interestingly, only 50% of those injured, seek medical attention (Vuuberg et al, 2018). Ankle injuries have a high prevalence in...

The AxIT system is the world’s first complete objective movement assessment solution. We recently purchased this system to benefit the range of patients that we see in our clinic including everyday patients with musculoskeletal pain and injury, sports people, work...

Cervicogenic headaches are a type of secondary headache that come from your neck, arising from disorder or dysfunction of the cervical spine (neck). Medically, cervicogenic headaches are often described as referred pain into the head, due to convergence of the upper...

Known to some as telehealth or a video consultation, Virtual Physio Consultations are the next big thing. They are the newest way that we are able to assist our patients struggling with Pain, Injury or Movement Dysfunction no matter where they are in the world,...

The Benefits Of Clinical Pilates Clinical Pilates is a form of physical exercise that focuses on improving posture, core stability, balance, control, strength, flexibility, and breathing. It’s popularity has grown both in the general population but also within the...

Lower Back Injury Has your child been complaining of lower back pain or stiffness during sport and activity? This might be a helpful article to read as we will give you some insight into an unfortunate common cause of adolescent back pain known in the medical world as...

Managing A Calf Tear Calf tears, know in the medical world as Gastrocnemius tears, are a commonly torn lower limb muscle accounting for 12% of all muscle tears (Armfield et al 2006). They occur frequently in athletic populations with research suggesting that the...

Lateral Hip Pain We’re aware that normally the phrase is “What a pain in the Butt”, but in this instance, although we’re talking about one of your Butt muscles, it presents as “A Pain in the Hip”, well lateral hip at least. Today we are discussing lateral hip pain –...

Tips For Neck Osteoarthritis Did you know that 70% of the population will experience neck pain at some point in their lives. The estimated occurrence of neck pain in adults annually is between 10.4% to 21.3%, with a higher occurrence in office workers and females....

Shoulder Dislocation The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the entire body and as a result it is also the most commonly dislocated joint accounting for 50% of all major joint dislocations and it makes up the majority of traumatic sporting injuries.  ...

What You Need To Know About Shin Splints Are you experiencing pain around your shins or lower legs whenever you run or exercise? Is it particularly sore after you exercise or the next day? Is the pain stopping you from reaching your goals or performing optimally? You...

5 Tips For Neck Pain Have you ever struggled with neck pain? Are you experiencing discomfort right now? 70% of the population will experience neck pain and most will just put up with it, living with pain and they will never find out the real cause.    Although some...

ACL Tear – What Do You Do? Your opponent tries to get past you. As you turn to chase them, your foot stays planted. You hear a “pop”. Immediate pain is felt. You scream out as you fall to the ground and grab your knee “what the hell just happened?” Unfortunately, this...

Approximately 40% of all traumatic ankle injuries occur during sport, with only 50% of people seeking medical attention (Vuuberg et al. 2018). The ankle is comprised of multiple joints and ligaments. As a result, ankle ligament injuries aren’t always as simple as...

Osgood-Schlatter Disease is the term given to a knee condition often seen in adolescents going through a growth spurt. The condition develops around the growth plate near the top of the tibia and repeated stress on the bony attachment site causes pain. Often, the...

Hamstring tears are among the most common injury in sports, accounting for 15% of AFL injuries and 12% of soccer injuries. Generally speaking one in every five or six injuries sustained during sport is a hamstring tear. They are most often associated with maximal...

Pre-season strength and conditioning programs prepare athletes for their grueling upcoming season and are also used to assist with injury prevention. Many sports are “Seasonal sports” and are not played all year round, which means that athletes will not be competing...

Do you have a sore Shoulder? Does it hurt when you reach out or try to lift your hand above your head? Is it affecting your ability to put the clothes on the line, work or train? What is it that’s causing this pain? Could it be a Rotator Cuff Tear? The shoulder joint...