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Fascinating interview about neck pain, sports injuries and prevention

Neck Pain – sports and the bigger picture

I do quite a few radio interviews myself here on the coast, so I was fascinated to hear a fellow physiotherapist give a radio interview. David Peirce from Pondera Physiotherapy talked on Brisbane radio about neck pain and makes some interesting points. You can listen to his interview and I’ve highlighted some of the key points he makes below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/220466998″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The first point he…

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Headaches and migraines come from physical causes

Advertising headaches and migraines

I don’t watch a lot of TV but I did happen to spot this advert for Nurofen. Now I’m pretty sure that a couple of nurofen isn’t going to make a huge difference if you have a migraine but what this advert does show is how the physical structures in the head and neck affect headaches. Tension headaches and migraines are both related to physical issues – tension in the…

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predicting the future with gait analysis

Bunions – predicting the future

“I have a vision . . . . a vision of your future . . . . . it’s a pain free future . . . . . ” Yes, yes, I know, it’s an old joke that I can predict your future with gait analysis. The studies show that it can predict your outcome after hip replacement surgery and now it turns out that it can predict your injury…

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chronic knee pain and how to manage it

Chronic Pain – Part 3

In my first post about chronic pain I explained the difference between chronic pain and acute pain and how pain functions in the body. In my second post I talked about central sensitization and how this complicates treatment for patients with chronic pain – making them, quite literally, feel more pain, more easily with less stimulation. So now I want to put this in a real life context. Knee Surgery…

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Anatomy of the hips - hip pain can be difficult to diagnose

Hip Pain

The hip or acetabilofemoral joint includes over 70 different ligaments, tendons, muscles and bones and is (with the shoulder) the most flexible joint in the body, slightly different in men and women. Where’s the pain? Confusingly, the area that most of us refer to as our hip is actually the pelvis bone. The hip joint itself is deep into the groin. So “true” hip joint pain is usually felt as…

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The median nerve runs from the neck to the wrist through the Carpal Tunnel

Carpal Tunnel and Migraines – both a pain in the neck?

I’ve spoken about both of these conditions before and the difficulty in getting a good resolution to both, but there is a common cause to both conditions, one which is often ignored. New research published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons shows that “patients with carpal tunnel syndrome are more than twice as likely to have migraine headaches”. The study then poses the question: “Could Migraine indicate a higher…

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knee pain can be treated with Magnetic Resonance Therapy, physiotherapy and video gait analysis

How effective is arthroscopic surgery for the knee?

Arthroscopy – one of the most common surgical options for arthritic knees. A procedure that most patients with knee pain have been offered at some point in their process. What is an arthroscopy? This is a “keyhole” surgery procedure where an arthroscope camera is inserted through a small incision in the knee, allowing the surgeon to view the inside of the knee. The surgeon can then use other micro instruments…

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Knee Extension Exercises

Basic Knee Exercises

If you’ve come to see me about knee pain, or recently had knee surgery, or even just have knee pain, then the chances are that you need these. I’ve spoken before about how important it is to get your knee straight. Not exciting but absolutely critical to getting better. Whenever possible, all exercises should be done 3-4 times a day. At first they may be hard work and you may…

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Bodyworks WORKS

How not to bring yourself to your knees

Another wonderful testimonial! Doubly complimentary as it comes from my esteemed colleague Peter Ormrod, our audiologist. This is a wonderful example of how combining therapies can make a HUGE difference. By using MRT to treat the pain and arthritic changes, orthotics and gait analysis to stop the pain coming back and exercises to strengthen the surrounding muscles and get full movement back Peter had a tremendous result very quickly. I…

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Love yourself, love your health

Take Charge in 2015

In the run up to Christmas many of us put off dealing with niggling health issues or concerns – we don’t want bad news just before the holidays or we simply don’t have time to start anything that may take a while to resolve. So January becomes the time when we can finally do something. Many of us make New Year’s resolutions to “lose weight” and “get fit” but perhaps…

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