The Anatomy of the Knee – What Is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?The knees function as hinges, allowing your legs to swing forwards and backwards smoothly as you walk, kick and run. The kneecap, also known as the patella, sits at the front of the knee and has a...
Shoulder pain is a very common condition, affecting about 65% of people at some point in their lives. There can be many different causes for the pain, and there are many different structures around the shoulder joint that can become painful. Being the most mobile...
What is it? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease that affects almost all the joints of the body. The knees are some of the most commonly affected joints, with many people experiencing at least a small degree of osteoarthritis over the age...
Knee pain comes in many forms with many different causes. While treatment for every person and condition will be different in each case, here are a few tips that may help to reduce knee pain throughout the day. 1. Choose supportive footwear One of the biggest culprits...
What is it? Hip bursitis is a fairly common condition, and involves inflammation of the bursae around the hip joint. The bursa are small fluid-filled sacs, and are present to reduce the friction between tendons and the bone and ensure that everything is able to move...
After the success of our Open Day at Therapia, and presentation on Cervicogenic Headaches, I thought it would be good to follow up with information on our blog. For those people who were there for the presentation this will be a good consolidation of information, and...
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