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5 Pains You Shouldn’t Ignore Elbow pain If you experience pain just above the elbow that worsens when you try to type or grip something, you might have a condition known as tennis elbow. When given appropriate rest, tennis elbow can improve lot on its own. But if you continue to use/aggravate the pain area, [...]
Hip Impingement Physiotherapy Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a hip condition in which extra bone grows along one or both of the bones that form the hip joint. This causes the bones to rub against each other during movement, causing pain. FAI involves a shift in the anatomy of the hip joint, which is a result [...]
What Does Shockwave Therapy Treat? Shockwave is a safe, non-invasive physiotherapy modality that effectively treats a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. It can be a great alternative to surgical intervention, and can often treat stubborn, recalcitrant conditions. It has been found to be an effective treatment option for primarily orthopaedic conditions and tendon injuries. Shockwave therapy [...]
Strength and Conditioning Essentials Is your strength and conditioning keeping up with your activity levels? Sports Focus Physiotherapy offers expert guidance to enhance your sporting performance or rehabilitation. We understand that life can be very demanding on our bodies, no matter what we do. Whether it’s playing soccer, going for a jog or lifting our [...]
Effects of Shockwave Therapy Shockwave therapy has been growing in popularity thanks to its ability to treat fractures and aid injury management. Today, shockwave therapy is used to treat different types of soft tissue injuries and other long-term issues in the tendons, ligaments, muscles and fascia. How does shockwave work? This treatment works by sending [...]
Dry Needling for Back Pain Chronic back pain is a leading cause of disability in Australia. Most of the time, back pain is recurrent and might need to be managed as a long-term health condition. This pain can be treated either surgically or nonoperatively depending on the severity of the condition, neurological symptoms and the [...]
Relieve Neck Pain Many of us are familiar with neck pain and the inconvenience caused when the neck is stiff and painful. It can develop over a period of time, occur after strenuous activity or simply appear when you wake up in the morning. Most of the time, neck pain or stiffness is only present at [...]
Pregnancy Back Pain Low back pain and hip are a common occurrence during pregnancy. In fact, up to 50% of women experience some discomfort. Hormones are released during pregnancy, which softens can affect the back and pelvic ligaments. At the same time, the baby’s weight and size rapidly grows and the core muscle support decreases [...]
Why Improve Hip Mobility We humans have evolved our bodies for long distance migration (walking and running). However, despite this, foot, ankle and knee injuries are very prevalent. Why is this the case? A lot of us have sadly lost our ability to perform all the physical activities that our body has evolved to do. [...]
Golf Physiotherapy Over the years, golf has changed to become a sport that places greater emphasis on strength, mobility and physical fitness. Golf can be enjoyed by all ages, but like all sports, moderate to higher levels of performance require specific intervention to measure and retrain how to be more consistent and get the best [...]
