What is a Tension Type Headache? A headache that can be felt as pressure around the head and/or neck, generally associated with tight bands of muscles. If it lasts 14 days or less, it is considered episodic and if it lasts fifteen days or more out of a month for 3 consecutive months it is […]
You have probably found yourself saying, “I have so many knots at the moment” or “I’ve got a really big knot in my shoulder”. But, can your muscles get knotted? The short answer is: no. Before I continue it is important to note there is nothing wrong with you. Your body is working well, and […]
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an emotional condition that develops after somebody has experienced, or witnessed, a serious accident or traumatic event. If you have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, been part of violence or an attack, been physically injured, or have experienced the unexpected death […]
Sprained ankles are miserable. Very common and horribly painful, they’re usually the result of a sporting injury or accident, where the ligaments in your foot have been stretched and damaged. Many people often mistakenly believe that their ankle is actually broken, and wish to go to hospital to have it X-rayed. However, although they look […]
Exercise is meant to be good for you right? Well yes, but it may not seem like it if your feet are suddenly in pain. There are four extremely common reasons for experiencing foot pain after exercise. Each type of pain is usually only temporary and will settle down in a couple of days. However, […]
Fact of the day for you: If a person walks on average 7,500 steps a day and lives to be 80 years old, they’ll have walked around 216,262,500 steps in their life time. Or, if it’s easier to imagine distances, that’s 110,000 miles. To put this in perspective, the circumference of the earth is 24,901 […]
What is Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS/PFJP) Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, also known as Anterior Knee Pain (AKP), Patella Overload Syndrome, or Runner’s Knee. Patellafemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a condition that can cause pain or discomfort around the front of your knee or under your kneecap (patella). Why do I have pain in my knee? The […]
Osteoarthritis (OA) is something that can affect your joints. It can cause pain, stiffness, swelling, and grinding sensations within your joint. Over time the cartilage that helps protect the bone within your joints can wear away, so that the bones rub together, causing the above symptoms. Osteoarthritis can also be called arthrosis, osteoarthrosis, degenerative joint […]
Total hip replacements have had a stigma that they’re only for older people, this means many younger people suffer, unnecessarily in silence, with hip pain. As the medical technology improves so does the life expectancy of the artificial joint, therefore there is less need for revised worn artificial joints, which was the initial reservation of […]
It’s a trick question! The answer is…there isn’t one! Everyone’s hip anatomy is different, so why are we being told to do a squat that looks the same as those glossy textbook photos? The textbook should have a variety of different people’s squat. By assessing your hip anatomy, we can begin to perfect our own […]
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