Running injuries?! Must Read:
Running injuries are one of the most common things we treat here at Back to Health Physio. Here we will show you some of the most common conditions we see and how to avoid these sorts of things yourself. Patello-femoral syndrome – this gives you pain at the front of your knee during or after exercise involving your knee (especially running) and is due to a combination of abnormal biomechanics, inappropriate loading of the knee and muscle and tendon weakness and tightness. This condition requires a biomechanical assessment to diagnose any irregularities of how
Ankle Inversion Injury and Netball
Elite and novice netballers have all experienced an ankle injury at some time or another, the most common being the ankle inversion injury, or “rolled ankle”. This type of ankle injury can be debilitating if not correctly treated from day one. This type of injury affects the ligaments on the outer aspect of the ankle, those that normally stabilise the ankle during dynamic movements. It can occasionally cause muscle tears of the Fibulari muscle group, and sometimes fractures of the bony attachment where some ligaments anchor (an avulsion fracture). An avulsion fracture may be
Close the curtain on the drama of repetitive injury
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.backtohealthphysio.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Repetitive-Injury.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Close the curtain on the drama of repetitive injury Do your visits to the physio follow the same old script? Act One starts with you saying “I know I’ve seen you about this before, but I just can’t seem to shake the pain in my knee/hip/foot/…….(insert problem area here)”? In Act Two, the physio flicks an eye over your history, laments your lack of flexibility, then proceeds to prescribe
I have a calf strain, what now?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.backtohealthphysio.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Calf-strain.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] I have a calf strain, what now? Our team of expert physios have found over the years that while summer sports are in full swing, patients who experience calf strains are at a peak. Calf strains are very common among athletes especially runners and those who compete in sports that involve a lot of stop start movement like Football and Netball. The injury is caused by a combination of overuse
5 tips to prevent a painful bout of Sciatica
5 tips to prevent a painful bout of Sciatica Sciatica is a term to describe pain anywhere down or along the sciatic nerve which is a large nerve extending from the lower back, down the thigh to the back of each leg. It can reveal itself as weakness, numbness, and tingling, burning or shooting pain along the legs or lower back. This might make it difficult to move your legs or stand up. For some people, having sciatica means a few days of irritating pain. For others it can be weeks of severe and
Is knee pain holding you back?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.backtohealthphysio.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Knee-Pain.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Is knee pain holding you back? Knee pain is one of the most common injuries we see in our clinic, this is partly due to there being many different types of knee pain. But today I want to talk to you about the most common knee injury we treat here, it’s known as Patellofemoral Syndrome. Keep reading… So, what is Patellofermoral Syndrome and who is at risk? Great Question!