Can physiotherapists treat dizziness? General dizziness and/or feeling light headed can have many causes – dietary imbalances, low blood pressure, migraines etc. Physiotherapists can treat general dizziness when it is has cervicogenic causes (ie. if the cause is...
In Australia, 1 in 2 women that have had children will have some degree of a prolapse and of them 1 in 5 will require medical treatment (1)1 in 2 women will have stress urinary incontinence between the age of 18-83 (3)1 in 10 women will have endometriosis (2) A...
De Quervain’s is a condition which affects your wrist at the back of your thumb. The two tendons involved are in the back of your thumb called your Extensor Pollicis Brevis and Abductor Pollicis Longus. These tendons help to move your wrist inwards (if for example,...
Tension-type headache is a widespread form of headache characterised by mild-moderate head pain with no other associated symptoms (such as vomiting or light/sound sensitivity). It has a very high prevalence with studies reporting a prevalence of 36% for men and 42%...
Pathophysiology: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common condition, especially amongst office workers and those whose work tasks involve repetitive movements of the wrist. It is characterised by pain, numbness, and tingling (a sensation of pins and needles) in the...
What is Pain? Pain seems like a simple concept externally – you stub your toe and it hurts. Simple. But internally the process can be quite elaborate! Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience in the body associated with actual, or potential tissue...
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is more commonly known as the jaw. This joint has a hinge like structure where the mandible (jaw bone) articulates with the skull. In between the two joint surfaces is a disc which is designed to reduce and disperse load transferred...
Trochanteric bursitis is inflammation of the bursa in your hip. This particular bursa sits on the outside of the hip joint, just below part of your protruding hip bone (greater trochanter). A bursa is a fluid filled sac which cushions and reduces friction...
Have you ever heard of your plantar plate? This is a thick ligament in your foot, that runs along the ball of the foot connecting to the joints. It protects the bottom of you metatarsals (foot bones) from excess pressure, preventing your toes from over extending or...
What is Syndesmosis injury? A Syndesmosis injury of the ankle involves tearing of the ligaments between the ends of the Tibia and Fibula (lower leg bones). These ligaments provide stability to the ankle joint, maintaining the ankle mortise structure. The Mortise is...
