Have you ever been stuck deciding whether to use heat or cold when something is stiff or sore? Keep in mind that it is always worth contacting your healthcare provider for their professional opinion on treatment options for injuries and other medical conditions. Most recommendations on the use of heat vs cold are actually based…
DetailsHeel pain is a common complaint among adolescent children. We all want our kids to be active and healthy – but what do you do when keeping them active seems to be causing heel pain? Today we will be exploring a common cause of heel pain in the growing adolescent and child. What is it?…
DetailsThere are many growth plate areas that can be irritated in adolescent children. We’ve written about Sever’s Disease before, another common area is the knee. This condition is known as Osgood Schlatters Disease or syndrome. Osgood Schlatters is a common cause of knee pain in adolescent children who are physically active. Boys are more likely to…
DetailsOur tweens and teens are growing rapidly and full of energy. Exercise and sport are brilliant diversions, but heel and knee pain are common complaints in this age group – especially when they are active. For parents, hearing your child complain of pain and limping about can be quite stressful especially when the problem seems…
DetailsFor a lot of our online followers – many of whom we know IRL – the answer is pretty straightforward. Physiotherapy helps when you have an injury. to return you to your normal way of life. For those who haven’t had physiotherapy treatment, it may not be so clear. What do Physios do? Physiotherapy is…
DetailsAs COVID lockdown continues there has been an increase in the number of patients with neck related pain and/or stiffness. A recent study shows that 79% of the population between the ages 18-44 have their mobile phones with them almost all the time, with only 2 hours of their waking day spent without their cell…
DetailsThe last couple of years have been tough on our year 12 students, and final year school students everywhere. With the uncertainty of assessments for the HSC you may be worried about not being accepted into your preferred course. If you are planning on a career as a physio, you may be looking at the…
DetailsWe are always banging on about how a healthy body is supported by an active life, and you are listening. In the last few weeks you have decided it’s time to move that body more. Well done you. And you are feeling good for it. Woohoo!!! But now when you wake up, those first few…
DetailsRemember the good old times when you could refer to your ankles as right and left… instead of good and bad? Ankle sprains are very common injuries seen in our clinics and can have long term impacts on your participation at work and in sport. However alarmingly approximately 55% of patients who sustain an ankle…
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