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 spreading too far apart. It can develop tears from overloading or repetitive strain. These can be particularly common in dancers and runners. You can also be more prone to developing one if you tend to over-pronate (roll your feet inwards), have a bunion or hammer toe, or have a particularly long second metarsal....

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 the concave shape that the Tibia and Fibula make to sit over the top of the Talus bone. The Syndesmosis is comprised of three major ligaments: Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament (AITFL), Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament (PITFL), and the Interosseous Ligament/Membrane. The AITFL and PITFL are considered the primary stabilisers of the Syndesmosis. The Interosseous ligament/membrane stabilises the distal...

A wry neck is the term given to a presentation of insidious onset of neck pain and stiffness. Wry necks can cause severe pain without any obvious mechanism of injury. You will often have pain on one side of your neck and the inability to turn your neck in one direction. An acute wry neck is used to describe when the condition has come on quickly (commonly overnight). Whilst the cause is relatively unknown, findings suggest the facet joints along the side of the neck can become “locked” causing spasm and pain. Facet joints are found along the back aspect...

A Baker’s cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is an inflamed bursa (a fluid-filled sac that cushions bones, tendons and muscles near a joint) that can cause a bulge and a feeling of tightness behind your knee. It is usually the result of too much swelling or fluid in your knee joint. Some people can feel pain posteriorly to the knee. The pain can get worse when you fully flex (bend) or extend (straighten) your knee or when you’re active on the knee. Causes Sometimes the knee produces too much synovial fluid, resulting in build-up of fluid in an...

Good news QLD’ers…..the gyms are re-opening! There has been two types of people, when it comes to exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic. Those who have increased their exercise regime and are now doing more cardio than ever. And those who have been spending more time watching Netflix and testing out new recipes. Whether you’ve been smashing the cardio or taking life a little easy, check out the following tips before returning to a gym-based routine.  Tips to prevent injury getting back to the gym following your Covid-19 break! Your body generally does a great job of adapting to exercise routines....

Everyone loves a good massage every now and then. But there’s one kind that’s more than just a feel-good experience. It promotes wellness and relief for injury, and it’s called remedial massage. Remedial massage is a technique used by trained therapists to locate damaged areas of the body, such as strained muscles. The massage can hasten the body’s natural healing process. As the term implies, it remedies the pain you may be feeling, allowing you to go back to your daily routine without worrying about having any aching muscles or bones. The great thing about remedial massage is that it...

What is the purpose of Remedial Massage and does it work? With everybody pushing the boundaries in their working lives and/or sporting pursuits, having a good therapist who can help you get up the next day feeling better and ready to keep pushing those boundaries isessential. So why do you need a massage if your running short on time? Massages help the muscles recover back to a “rest length”. Increases in training loads or leading up to a big game or sporting event are perfect times to come in for a massage. Having muscles lengthened back to their healthy state...

With 24/7 gyms popping up all over the place, the health department increasing their emphasis on exercise promotion, everyone trying to get their beach bodies set for summer and the warm weather making any kind of exercise that bit more appealing, more and more people will start hitting up the gym and pounding the pavement. As everyone begins to emerge from their winter exercise hibernation, we will slowly see the usual suspects start to fill the clinic: The Hibernators: Now that you can go for a run without fear of frostbite or getting drenched, there will be plenty of people...

The Golf Swing The golf swing is a complex series of movements, and many golfers are limited by their physical capabilities to perform these movements, whether it is due to poor coordination of their body segments, lack of adequate flexibility, or lack of appropriate control and strength. Our Physiotherapists at QSP can identify these physical restrictions and implement an appropriate program to address them. By eliminating these physical restrictions you will improve your capability to swing the club better. The way we posture and move ourselves on a daily basis can affect the ability for our bodies to work optimally in...

Arthritis is a term used in reference to joint pain or joint disease and is prevalent throughout our society, affecting people of all ages. There are more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. Arthritis is known to affect women more than men and has a higher occurrence with increasing age. In this article, we will be focusing on osteoarthritis in the hands. Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. In unaffected joints, a smooth, shock absorbing surface called cartilage covers the end of each bone. The cartilage acts as a cushion between the bones. Osteoarthritis takes...