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What is Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee?
Arthritis may also be described as wear and tear or degeneration. This may have been identified following as assessment of the knee or via an x-ray.
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What is patella tendinopathy?
Patellar tendinopathy (or as it is commonly known as patellar tendonitis or tendinitis) is an overuse injury affecting your knee. It is the result of repeated…
A patella dislocation is when the knee cap slips out of its normal position. The knee cap often moves lateral (towards the outside of the knee), sometimes it relocates itself and other times this…
A soft tissue injury is described as an injury that affects the muscles, tendons or ligaments in the knee.
A ligament injury is often associated with a sudden stretch to the ligament which can…
The lateral ligament complex of the ankle is the most commonly injured set of ligaments in the body. It is situated on the outside aspect of the ankle, running from the ankle bone and fanning…
The calf complex is actually made up of two muscles – the Gastrocnemius and the Soleus. They both form the muscle at the back of the lower leg and attach into the Achilles tendon and are…
The Ankle Joint
The ankle is actually made up of two joints – the talocrural join and the subtalar joint. The Talocrural joint is where the bottom of your shin bone (tibia) and your foot meets (the…
What is Achilles tendinopathy?
The Achilles tendon is the large tendon at the back of the ankle. It connects the large calf muscles to the heel bone.
Just like a joint the Achilles tendon is also…
Tibialis posterior tendinopathy (also known as tibialis posterior dysfunction) is a common condition. It develops when the tendon of tibialis posterior becomes injured. The tibialis posterior…
What is Plantar Heel Pain/Fascia Pain?
The Plantar fascia is a band of collagen tissue that connects between your heel and your toes, supporting the arch of your foot. Just like a joint, the Plantar…
Back pain is very common and can affect anyone at any age. For most people, it passes with very little need for further treatment. For others, movement and exercise treatments, such as…
The medical term for sciatica is lumbar radiculopathy. What you are experiencing is irritation of one (or more) of the nerves in the low back, also called the lumbar region. Nerve irritation can…
Lumbar stenosis is a common condition affecting around 11% of people. It is more common in people over 50. Patients often complain of low back pain as well as leg pain – which may be in one or both…
Osteoporosis is a bone weakening condition which can lead to bones becoming fragile and at risk of fractures. Osteoporosis occurs most commonly in postmenopausal women, men over 50 years, and…
Whiplash is a neck injury that is caused by a sudden jolting movement of the neck and head, often backwards and forwards in a ‘whip-like’ movement. It happens most commonly in vehicle accidents.…
Sometimes, problems in the neck can cause symptoms in one or both arms. This is because a number of nerves travel through the neck region and down into the arms. If one or more of these nerves…
Pilates promotes the importance of posture, breathing control and efficient body movement. Exercises are devised to improve strength, flexibility and balance. This aims to improve movement patterns…
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Disclaimer
Prior to completing the following exercises please ensure you feel happy to do so and if you have any concerns liaise with your…
Facial palsy is the disturbance or weakness of the muscles suppled by the facial nerve. The condition usually effects one side of the face.
Common symptoms include changes to:
Facial symmetry…
