Pain on the outside of the hip is a common complaint we treat here at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy. I thought it would be a good idea to summarise how we currently diagnose and treat the most common person walking through our door with lateral hip pain as medical and anatomical knowledge continues to evolve.
This article will discuss the most common cause of lateral hip pain in females aged 40-60, as this demographic most often suffers from lateral hip pain. [Read more…]
Hamstring Tendinopathy: Have you noticed a pain in the bottom that just wont go away? Then you may have what is called a proximal hamstring tendinopathy. This article will describe the ins and outs of a hamstring tendinopathy and how to treat it!
A proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a pathology of the high hamstring tendon where it attaches to the ischial tuberosity (sit bone of the buttock). Typically, we see this condition in runners who have suddenly increased their training volume/intensity, or started hill running. Those with a developed hamstring tendinopathy will complain of a deep, annoying buttock pain during activities such as hill walking, running and/or prolonged sitting/driving.
Do you have an Achilles Tendon Rupture?
The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the human body. It connects the calf muscles in the back of the leg to the heel bone. When the calf muscles contract (flex) the Achilles tendon pulls on the heel, causing the foot to point. This movement gives us the ability to stand on our toes, and as it is so strong allows us to run and jump as required.
The Achilles tendon is super strong, and it has been shown that it can bear loads exceeding over 900 kilograms during running.
Osteoporosis affects over 1 million Australians! As the population of Australia enters into an “aging” era, the incidence and prevalence for the rate of Osteoporosis is on the rise.
Osteoporosis is referred to as ‘silent disease’. This is due to the lack of symptoms until an event such as a fall.
Considering this population subset, it can lead to a fracture. Common areas that we see here at Sport and Spinal Physiotherapy is hips, wrists, shoulders, vertebrae and ankles.
Rotator Cuff Strengthening is so important to build strong shoulders. The shoulder is an extremely important joint and provides us with almost 360 degree movement in multiple directions. Without the available movement of the shoulder, we would have difficulty with basic everyday activities such as driving, washing our hair or hanging up the washing.
Basically anything we do with our hands and arms require the movement of the shoulder. Since the shoulder has such a large range of motion, the ball and socket of the joint has a small contact area. Without the muscles and ligaments around it, the shoulder is quite an unstable joint. So in order for it to stay in position while moving, it relies heavily on the rotator cuff muscles. [Read more…]
