Most chest strains are manageable with rest and care, but a torn pectoral muscle is different. It is the kind of pain that stops you from doing simple things like reaching for your coffee cup. Even basic movements become challenging, …
Trochanteric bursitis is an inflammation of the protective fluid-filled sac between your hip bones and surrounding soft tissues. The bursa sits next to your greater trochanter, cushioning the space between your hip bone and the soft tissues. When inflamed, this …
A tear or injury to your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) means you’ve damaged or ruptured the ligament that helps stabilise your knee joint and connects the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shinbone). ACL injuries are serious because they immediately compromise …
Hip flexor pain can come from tears in the hip flexor muscles. You’ll have discomfort where your thigh meets your hip joint, usually a sharp or dull ache in the front of your hip or groin area. Walking without limping …
A groin strain is where the adductor muscles of the inner thigh are stretched or torn. These muscles connect the inner thigh to the pelvic bone. The muscle fibres experience microscopic damage or tearing, which disrupts the normal structure and …
The peroneal tendons run along the outside of the lower leg, behind the bone on the outside of the ankle. Overuse or injury to these tendons can lead to pain and inflammation, a condition known as peroneal tendinopathy. Pain around …
Medial Epicondylitis or “Golfer’s Elbow” isn’t just an injury you can get from swinging golf clubs. This tendon injury plagues athletes across sports and occupations; anything involving repetitive wrist motions and gripping with an overworked tendon desperate for rest and …
As stubborn overuse injuries go, patella tendinopathy or jumper’s knee is one of the most frustrating, often with explosive sports like basketball, volleyball, and tennis, overloading the patellar tendon. The patellar tendon connects your kneecap to your shinbone and transmits …
As trapped nerves are so debilitating, we coined the phrase “getting on my nerves” to describe annoying things. Fortunately, trapped nerves settle down and go away, but they sometimes need a push with physiotherapy to send them on their way. …
Working from their anchor points across the buttock region, the gluteal muscles; the jackhammer-like maximus, the stabilising medius, and the movement-assisting minimus, together create the perfect pelvic rotations, hip extensions, and bursts forward that enable us to be active and …