Celebrating Women’s Month
This month we celebrate the Women in our practice. Many women are so busy looking after their families, that they neglect self-care. It is important during this month to take stock of where you are [...]
Why is my pain worse in winter?
Many of us suffer more with pain in the cold winter months. There are a number of factors contributing to this phenomenon. We have sensors in our nerves which measure position, movement, pressure, danger, and [...]
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder is a very painful and debilitating condition. It can also be called adhesive capsulitis, bicipital tenosynovitis, and contracture syndrome. Patients experience pain in the shoulder and progressively tend to lose range of movement. [...]
Rotator cuff related pain
Rotator cuff related pain covers a of different diagnoses, including Rotator cuff tears, supraspinatus tendonitis, Subacromial bursitis, and Shoulder impingement syndrome. There is strong evidence in the literature that strengthening the shoulder can have a [...]
Treating childrens injuries
School children have been thrown into a very busy term of athletics, swimming galas and rugby. Many of them were not physically strong enough to take the increased load and have picked up injuries. Please [...]
My pain just won’t go away!
Many patients are battling with persistent pain, particularly in their backs and necks. Some are feeling hopeless, thinking that they will never get better and be able to resume the activities which give them meaning [...]
Helping you to have a healthier year with less pain and more activity
Many patients have started the year with the intention of increasing their levels of exercise and becoming healthier. Unfortunately, sometimes the increased load does not match your capacity to handle the activities. Children are forced [...]
How necessary is sleep anyway?
Many of our patients are battling to sleep. Besides interfering with your ability to work and function properly the next day, lack of sleep can cause an increase in pain. But sleep is important for [...]
Ankylosing Spondylitis (Axial spondyloarthritis)
Ankylosing Spondylitis (Axial spondyloarthritis) predominantly affects the spine With inflammatory changes causing pain, stiffness, and a loss of motion in the back. Physiotherapy aims to decrease pain, improve spinal mobility and functional capacity. Also to decrease [...]
Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis? Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It involves the wearing away of the cartilage that surrounds the bones in your joints. It is a degenerative disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is [...]