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Our brains hold a representation of our body within them, a mental picture of the different parts of the body which is situated in our brain sensory cortex. The sensory cortex is programmed to look af...
Simple Back Exercises - Introduction
The cost of low back pain to society is very great, with high financial costs in terms of lost income, lost production and time off work and the costs of medical and physiotherapy and other treatments...
Simple Back Exercises Performance
The reasons and aims of doing routine lumbar spinal exercises have been explored in a previous article and now I explore the use of specific lumbar exercises and give an indication of how they should ...
Human movement is most simply and conveniently attained by walking which relies on being pain free and having good joint and muscle condition. Sufficient muscle power and full ranges of motion of the ...
BBC Health carries an article about a review of six trials covering 1800 patients which concluded that MRI scanning does not help in the management of normal low back pain and should be reserved for s...
Degenerative Disease of the Rotator Cuff
The shoulder is a highly mobile and relatively unstable joint with the largest range of motion of all the body's joints. The shoulder is designed to allow us to put our hands in front of our vision so...
When a patient comes in for consultation we as physiotherapists have a duty to perform a careful history and examination to rule out serious problems and identify the cause of the symptoms. While most...
In medical examination the concept of Red Flags has been developed to ensure the identification of symptoms and signs with potentially worrying medical findings on assessing a patient. This ensures a ...
Operation Treatment for Thyroid Problems
The thyroid gland produces hormones and is one of the endocrine glands, placed in the anterior neck just below the voice box and is the source of the hormone thyroxine. The thyroid hormones are secret...
A hernia occurs when a weakened area of the abdominal wall allows a bulge of fat or bowel from the abdominal contents to protrude outwards. This happens most commonly in the groin and is known as an i...
The description of a hernia and the need for operation or other treatment is discussed in part one. Now we review laparoscopic surgery and post operative care.Repair via laparoscopy is advantageous if...
Repairing Hernias Surgically " Part Three"
The operative site of the repaired hernia will typically exhibit swelling, hardness and bruising secondary to the tissue fluid and blood under the wound, the wound being pulled together by the stitche...
Diverticulitis and Diverticular Disease " Part One"
A diverticulum (called diverticula if there are more than one of them) is a protrusion of the inner lining of the intestine through the outer muscular coat to form a small pouch with a narrow neck. Th...
Inflammatory Disease of the Bowel " Part One"
Inflammatory diseases of the bowelThe bowel can develop redness and inflammation in these illnesses. Ulcerative colitis involves the lining of the large bowel. Crohn's disease can involve any area of ...
Surgery to the Gallbladder (Cholecystectomy)
A rapid recovery from this operation is typical and patients are unlikely to experience any serious complications. Minor problems are very common after this intervention so patients should be aware of...
About the Gall Bladder Operation or Cholecystectomy - Part Two
After the operationWill there be any stitches? Some surgeons place all the stitches under the skin so that they do not need to be removed. Others use clips and stitches in the skin which do need to be...
About the Gall Bladder Operation or Cholecystectomy - Part Three
Bile duct injury Injury to the bile duct Injury to the main bile duct is the major risk during cholecystectomy. This occurs in about one in every 300 operations so is rare but does need a major operat...
According to the evolutionary view of our biological history we have evolved from creatures which had a four-legged gait, changing gradually to our now very successful and functional walking pattern. ...
Non-bony Structures in the FootThe soft tissues of the foot consist of ligaments, tendons and muscles. Ligaments are fibrous bands or sheets with limited elasticity which connect bones together. Ligam...
The thirties is the decade when our muscles, tendons and ligaments begin to exhibit a loss of elasticity which makes them more vulnerable to the stresses put upon them. With the explosion of health pr...
