Physiotherapy
Dancers: How to Fix a Clicking Hip – Snapping Hip Syndrome
At Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy we treat young dancers from the local Gungahlin community and beyond. We have dancers from as far as Junee who come and have assessments and treatment for their dance-related injuries. A common complaint is the hip that clicks and this is known as Snapping Hip Syndrome. These clicks and other…
Read More6 Steps to Fixing Tennis Elbow Pain
Could you be suffering from tennis elbow and not realise it? The most common kind of elbow pain is a condition known as lateral epicondylalgia – or tennis elbow. Ironically, you also don’t need to be a tennis player to get tennis elbow. Many who have suffered from tennis elbow, actually do not play tennis. It’s…
Read More7 Easy Foam Roller Stretches To Do At Home
Have you ever wondered what those foam rollers are or how to use one effectively? If you’re looking for an effective way to give yourself a massage, then foam rollers are your friend. You may have noticed these cylindrical shaped foam devices in the gym or at your physio clinic. You may have also wondered how…
Read MoreQuick Guide to Hypermobility – are your joints too loose?
Joint hypermobility can be described as when some or all of a person’s joints have an unusual amount of extra movement in them. People with joint hypermobility can move their limbs into positions that most people cannot and very often are described as ” double jointed”. They can do things such as bending their fingers…
Read MoreHow to fix a high ankle sprain – ankle syndesmosis injury
With the winter sports season reaching finals time, I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on those that have been unfortunate enough to limp through our doors, their ankle injury stopping them partaking in their favoured winter pastime. Ankles are the most commonly injured body part in a wide variety of popular Australian…
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