After last week’s blog on knee replacement surgery, I thought I would follow on with information on hip replacement surgery. As with knee joint replacement surgery, Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for hip joint replacement. In the past this surgery was predominantly performed on the over 60s age group, but it is becoming more common in younger […]
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Maintaining Good Posture Maintaining a good posture is vital to keeping you injury and pain-free. In the clinic, I instruct people on good posture and give them exercises to maintain that posture on a daily basis. Posture is the position we hold our bodies in during the day, whether we are standing, sitting, or lying down. A good posture ensures that the load through our joints
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Gardening, although not considered a sport, is a physical activity.As such, it can give rise to pain if not performed correctly. At the Motion Physio Clinic, we commonly see people with back, neck, or knee pain after overenthusiastically tackling the garden. Firstly, try and do ‘little and often’ in the gardening. Spending hours on end
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Swimming is an exercise that I recommend time and time again at the clinic.Due to the low impact nature of swimming and that you will be in a heated pool, it is great for all my patients with pain, stiffness, and injuries. It is often the first exercise that patients can return to when recovering
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Sciatica is a commonly treated condition at the physio clinic. It involves pain along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower spine (lumbar spine) down to the foot. The pain can occur anywhere along the path of the nerve, so it may present as buttock pain, foot pain, or a combination of both. The
There has been a recent increase in cases of neck and back pain due to the overuse of mobile devices. I first encountered this type of pain a few years ago when a gentleman came into the clinic in January with neck pain after spending the entire Christmas break hunched over his new tablet. The
At Motion Physio Clinic, we treat many soft tissue injuries. These refer to injuries of the muscles, tendons (which attach muscle to bone), ligaments (which attach bone to bone), and nerves. A muscle tear, strain, or pull refers to damage to a muscle. It can be caused by a sudden pull or overstretching of the
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Frozen Shoulder Frozen shoulder (also known as adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder) is a painful condition that also causes shoulder stiffness. It is thought to be due to tightening of the shoulder capsule. Physiotherapy treatment has been proven to ease and improve the outcome of Frozen shoulder. What are the symptoms? Symptoms include pain and stiffness
