The ‘high ankle sprain’ AKA ‘Syndesmosis injuries’ Everyone has known someone to ‘roll’ their ankle. Generally this is a twisting motion of the foot and damages the structures to the outer ankle, known as the lateral ligament complex. Ankle injuries involving...
What is a shoulder dislocation? A shoulder dislocation is when the top of our arm bone slips out of the cup like socket that contains our shoulder joint. Unfortunately, our shoulders are built for mobility not stability making it a very common injury. How does a...
Runners accumulate an amazing amount of distance over a 12-month period. The gradual load this has on joints, ligaments, muscles and bones can inevitably lead to injuries. A whopping 82% of all runners will get injured throughout their running career. Our goal at The...
As sport returns and lockdown rules are starting to ease, sportspeople and weekend warriors are chomping to get out there again! There is always a risk of injury in returning to the sport after an extended period of time off. This is particularly relevant with the...
What is Shoulder Bursitis? The bursa of the shoulder is a fluid filled sac that exists to reduce joint friction between the shoulder blade and the top of the arm bone. With good shoulder mechanics the bursa slides and glides within the shoulder and creates a perfect...
I just woke up…Now I cannot turn my head at all..and it hurts like hell… HELP!Sounds like a Wry Neck! A wry neck is one of the most common neck issues we see in our community. It’s characterised by severe limitation in neck movement and excessive muscular spasm. And...
Rather than our usual ergonomic office set-up, working from home during self-isolation means many of us are spending our days slouched in bed with our laptops or working from the kitchen table, and are moving less than ever throughout the day. These prolonged hours of...
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), also known as hip impingement, is a movement or structural problem of the hip which results in the catching or squashing of cartilage/tissues in the hip joint between the Sockey (acetabulum) and thigh bone (femur). What causes...
Myth busting squats The squat is an exercise that is functional to everyday life. Naturally we should squat to pick things up from the floor, lowering onto a chair. Our modern day lives have meant that varying movement patterns have been formed during a squat which...
Happy New Year! With a new year on the horizon, we all have new goals and ambitions for this year!With New Years Resolutions comes new exercise goals and training regimes to start the year right!Although this starts with your best interests, it tends to lead to an...
Are you wanting to take up running? We love seeing people out enjoying running and one of the great things is anyone at any level can run! BUT we hate seeing patients in the clinic who have started running and have ended up with an injury! How to start your running...
Shin splints = also known as that god-awful pain you get in you shin when you run! Shin splints is the slang term used to describe pain experienced on the inside of your shin. The technical term is medial tibial stress syndrome. Typically this injury occurs gradually...
Are you struggling with persistent hip pain that is not getting better? Do you get hip pain lying on that side in bed? Do you suffer for a few days after a long walk or going up lots of stairs? You could have a gluteal tendinopathy! What is a gluteal tendinopathy?...
Our population is definitely not getting any younger and therefore joints are wearing out and getting replaced more and more regularly. Everyone reading this probably knows one person with a knee or hip replacement. What is osteoarthritis and how do I know if I have...
Did you know 79% of runners each year have at least one injury? Runners often ONLY want to run & not do the 1%’s that keep them injury free! Being injury free = More running Strength training is routinely prescribed to help treat running injuries! So why not put...
It’s the dream for many dancers to dance on pointe! It takes lots of work and preparation to be ready for the challenge! What is a Pre Pointe Assessment? The assessment involves the following: Identify the stage of physical development of the dancer. The quality of...
Osgood schlatters disease is a knee condition affecting generally growing 12-14 year old children that highly active. It’s typically associated with pain at the front of the knee and a bony prominence can form on the top of the shin bone. The pain is due to...
Do you spend a lot of your day sitting at a desk or in the car?Are you suffering with neck pain?Do you find your upper back stiff and you just can’t get it to go away?Struggling to lift that weight overhead? We understand how annoying that can be! Here are some tips...
Are you experiencing regular neck pain that just won’t go away, it’s possible that parts of your daily routine are contributing without you realising! Here are a few common everyday activities that might be making your neck pain worse. Your sleeping position It’s easy...
I have been asked frequently recently how to fix creaky knees! The truth is sometimes you can and sometimes you can’t! The good thing is that there is no evidence that having crunchy knees is causing any damage to the knee joint! Although it’s hard to convince...
Lower back pain is the pits! We all know someone that has a ‘bad back’ with constant struggles when it ‘goes out’. We understand at The Physio Depot how if effects your life and family. Our physios have treated 100’s of lower back patients back to full function. 5...
What is it? A ring of flexible, fibrous connective tissue, known as the glenohumeral labrum, surrounds the shoulder joint. This labrum increases the stability of the shoulder while allowing for the required flexibility of one of the bodies’ most sophisticated joints....
It can often feel like you are walking around in someone else’s body while you’re pregnant. You gain weight, your body becomes more stretchy (ligamentous laxity) and you grow a tiny human. If you have never been pregnant, imagine suddenly having to carry around an...
Our knees are complex hinge joints, designed to provide stability from side to side and smooth movement forwards and back as you walk, kick and run. The patella, or kneecap, is a small bone embedded in the tendon of the quadriceps muscle that protects the knee and...
Dry Needling is a broad term using to describe a treatment approach involving inserting a solid filament needle directly into a muscle. It utilises the same tool as acupuncture but the theories and application differ from traditional acupuncture. The aim of dry...
What is cadence and why do people keep talking about it? For runners of all abilities I imagine most of you have been asked about your cadence by someone whether it be a physio, a friend or colleague. Cadence is defined by the number of steps you take per minute when...
Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis is a condition affecting the shoulder joint capsule. It is characterised by a global stiffening of the shoulder that occurs spontaneously without any due cause. Frozen shoulder is often misdiagnosed in it’s early stages as it can...
The Illiotibial Band (ITB) has long been plagued the bad guy of the lower limb, the scapegoat for a plethora of injuries – ITB friction syndrome, runners knee, trochanteric bursitis and as far down as medial tibial stress syndrome to name a few. What is the ITB? The...
Achilles tendonipathy is a common conditioning affecting people from all walks of life. It is characterised by pain in the achilles tendon, generally following a period of overuse. My top 10 tips to help your achilles tendon! Tendons will not get better with rest only...
To start, lets get the elephant out of the room – dead lifting is not bad for your back. Deadlifting is making a serious come back within the exercise world due to the functional pattern movement and full body workouts. It is often seen as a ‘bad’ exercise for your...