Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

What is it? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a rare and debilitating condition characterised by severe pain affecting one or more limbs. The exact cause isn’t fully understood but is believed to be an abnormal response of the nervous system in response to trauma. In more than 90 per cent of cases, CRPS is…

Tennis Elbow

Guess What? You don’t have to be a tennis player to develop tennis elbow as ONLY 5% OF PEOPLE WITH TENNIS ELBOW RELATE THE INJURY TO TENNIS. What is it? Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylalgia, is an overuse injury to a tendon within the forearm. A tendon is what connects muscle to bone…

Wry Neck

Have you ever woken up with your neck stuck and unable to turn or move ? You may have a case of wry neck! What is a wry neck? An acute wry neck is the sudden onset of severe neck pain, it is accompanied by spasm of the neck muscles, causing the neck to laterally…

Physio’s treat Jaw Pain

Do you suffer from: Localised jaw pain or tenderness Clicking, popping or grating sensations of the jaw Headaches Teeth grinding Tinitus/blocked ear Pain with chewing Inability to fully open the mouth Locking of the jaw Blocked sinus, tooth pain, neck stiffness, face numbness, twitching eyes/cheek? These are all common symptoms of TMJ dysfunction. The temporomandibular joint…