In everyone’s busy schedule between work, social, life and sleep, the hardest commitment is fitting exercise in to the busy equation!
So if you are struggling to fit a fitness routine into your weekly schedule, here are some handy tips for keeping active.
In addition to last week’s post about TFCC injuries in the wrist.
What are the suggested treatment options for the management of TFCC injuries?
Management of TFCC injuries is mainly determined by whether the distal radioulnar joint is stable. If instability is present the joint needs to be stabilised.
Conservative options for TFCC injury are mainly considered in presence of a stable distal radioulnar joint include:
As the tennis hots up at the Australian Open in Melbourne, the fever of tennis inspires those around us. So what exactly are the demands on the body involved with tennis and the associated injuries we see in the physiotherapy clinic?
Tennis demands aerobic fitness, speed, power and agility. Players tend to stretch their body to the limit in an aim to gain the competitive edge, and if the body is not used to these demands placed on it, injuries can occur. Read more
Piriformis syndrome often presents as a pain deep in the buttock and can cause sciatic type symptoms. Here in this short video is an explanation of piriformis syndrome and why it can occur, especially in a running population.
Common terms for shoulder impingement syndrome are “subacromial impingement”, “painful arc syndrome”, or “swimmers shoulder”. This is a clinical syndrome where the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles are compressed during shoulder movements, causing the tendons to become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space. This results in pain, weakness, and loss of movement and function at the shoulder.
The subacromial space is the gap between the anterior edge of the acromion and the head of the humerus, through which the supraspinatus tendon passes and the subacromial bursa lies. Read more
High hamstring tendinopathy is an injury that can linger and be difficult to manage!
It is aggravated by activities with compressive load on the proximal hamstring tendon, when the hamstring is working with the hip flexed.
5 tips to help self manage this proximal hamstring tendinopathy are: Read more