What is Tendinopathy and How is it Treated?

What is Tendinopathy and How is it Treated?

Tendinopathy is an umbrella term used to describe a range of chronic tendon injuries such as tendinitis, tendinosis and tenosynovitis. In recent years, tendon injuries have started to be called tendinopathy.

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Quad Strain Recovery

Quad Strain Recovery

The quad is the muscle located at the front of the thigh and comprises of four separate muscles to make up the quadriceps unit. This includes vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and rectus femoris.

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Muscle Contusion: Benefits of Physiotherapy Treatment

Muscle Contusion: Benefits of Physiotherapy Treatment

A muscle contusion results from a bruise of the muscle following a direct blow or repeated blows to a part of the body. This resulting in crushing of the muscle fibres underneath.

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Pilates and Hip Pain - How it helps

Pilates and Hip Pain - How it helps

Joint pain and Pilates go hand in hand because one of the biggest benefits of this exercise is the ability for it to strengthen muscles and increase joint mobility.

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Recovering from an Ankle Sprain

Recovering from an Ankle Sprain

Regardless of the severity of the ankle injury, rehabilitation and strengthening must be carried out in order to prevent ongoing disability, avoid recurrent ankle sprains, or chronic ankle instability in the future.

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Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Following a Hip Replacement

Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Following a Hip Replacement

Rehabilitation following hip replacement involves getting the movement back in the hip, strengthening the muscles around the hip joint and re-educating walking pattern.

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Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring injuries are most common in sports that require rapid acceleration/deceleration, change of direction, jumping and kicking.

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Can Wearing Orthotics Affect Your Running Performance?

Can Wearing Orthotics Affect Your Running Performance?

Orthotics are inserts which can be custom made or purchased off the shelf. Your foot is more mechanically efficient when you use orthotic inserts

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