Knee replacement recovery- what is normal?
Knee replacement recovery- what is normal? In our series of blogs on total knee replacements we have covered ‘Do you need a knee replacement?’. But this blog will help you to manage your expectations about knee replacement recovery and the timelines you should expect following surgery. This will help you to focus on your recovery […]
Back Pain Myths & Truths
Back Pain Myths & Truths This video helps to explain why it is important to bust the myths which surround back pain and reinforce the latest evidence, to help our patients. The terms and the therapy we offer as practitioners needs to be relayed carefully and should be supported by medical science. If you were […]
Explaining pain to patients
Explaining pain to patients For a physiotherapist explaining pain to patients can be difficult. Professor Lorimer Moseley is extremely good at it. Please watch this video to improve your understanding of the complexities of pain. It will help you understand that as a protection mechanism it is poorly linked to the level of tissue damage, […]
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) – physiotherapy management advice.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) physiotherapy management advice. The iliotibial band is one of the most common running injuries we see at Physis Physiotherapy. It is one of the most talked about problems on runners forums and the one with the greatest lack of understanding. So here is some advice for runners based on some of […]
Plantar Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis – a physiotherapists perspective.
Plantar Heel Pain advice from a Physiotherapist The plantar fascia is the flat band of tissue (ligament) that connects your heel bone to your toes. It supports the arch of your foot. If you overload your plantar fascia, it reacts like all tissues and may become painful. The overload must exceed your normal tissue tolerance […]
Do you need a knee replacement?
Do you need a knee replacement? Asking if you need a knee replacement might seem like an unusual question but in the last year I have had a number of patients who have done just that. Patients like to know information which helps them to make the right choices and understand the process by which […]
Treatment and rehabilitation of an ankle sprain
Treatment and rehabilitation of an ankle sprain Treatment and rehabilitation of an ankle sprain can begin after the initial ankle sprain diagnosis. There are a number of treatment goals and objective measurements which will guide the speed and intensity of the treatment/rehabilitation plan. Ankle sprain- goals of treatment Diagnose the type and grade of ankle […]
Sprained ligament?
Sprained ligament? A ligament is a strong fibrous soft tissue which provides a passive joint constraint to prevent excessive movement. We call an injury to ligamentous tissue a sprain and its a strain with muscle tissue. But both are termed soft tissue injuries. The joint capsule is a ligamentous type bag which surrounds a synovial […]
What is a sprained ankle?
Sprained ankle? What is a sprained ankle? Well the term is applied to a soft tissue injury at the ankle joint but there are a number of possible injuries that this term may be used to describe. As a sports physiotherapist you assess the area to identify the tissues involved and the type/grade of injury. […]
Recreational runners get less osteoarthritis.
Running does not lead to osteoarthritis. So the research is clear recreational runners have a lower occurrence of knee and hip osteoarthritis compared to sedentary individuals and competitive runners, according to a new international study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT). Researchers in Spain, Sweden, the United States and […]