Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Back links

Back & neck pain links Whiplash personal injury claims UK www.theclaimsconnection.co.uk British Acupuncture Council www.acupuncture.org.uk Back pain and neck pain patient information, by Spine-he...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Facet denervation

Radio frequency denervation for facet joint pain This technique targets the small nerves which supply the facet joints in the back. If the nerve can be damaged or destroyed, perhaps some level of pain...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Facet joint injections

Facet joint injections Facet joint syndrome is one of the common back pain problems. If the facet joints themselves can be shown to be the cause of the patient’s pain, a facet injection can be ...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Intradiscal electrothermy

Intradiscal electrothermy An effective treatment for low back pain?? There are no really effective recognised treatments for back pain. If you are reading this with any personal interest you probably ...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Radio frequency denervation

Radio frequency denervation for facet joint pain This technique targets the small nerves which supply the facet joints in the back. If the nerve can be damaged or destroyed, perhaps some level of pain...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Complications of Total Hip Replacement

Complications Of Hip Replacement Hip replacement is an astonishingly successful operation. However, surgery does not always proceed as planned. Complications do occur, and everyone contemplating surge...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Infection in Joint Replacement

Infection in Artificial Joints Artificial joints are one of the most successful medical interventions, with the highest quality of life improvements in the medical field. Infection is the most feared ...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Revision hip replacement

Revision hip replacement All hip replacements can be said to ‘fail’ eventually if they have been in place for a sufficiently long time. This will happen no matter how well the operation wa...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, The hip replacement operation

The hip replacement operation Once the decision has been taken to proceed with operation there are many things to be done before and after the day itself to ensure the best outcome. Preoperative Asses...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Inflammation

InflammationInflammation is a natural bodily response to injury and is the first part of the healing process.  The response of our tissues to injury To treat an injury best, it is important to un...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, ACL Reconstruction This is an example of an advice leaflet for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. It should not be taken literally as your unit may g...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation - Joint Repair Damage to the smooth articular cartilage in our major weight-bearing joints such as the knee can be painful and disabling for sports people and other...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Rehabilitation After TKR

Rehabilitation After Knee Replacement Total knee replacement is now a routine operation for knee pain and disability. The end result should be a painless and movable knee which you can use quite norma...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Whiplash treatment

Treatment Of Whiplash Whiplash Associated Disorder is a common consequence of sudden acceleration and deceleration movements of the neck. Car accidents, especially the celebrated rear shunt, are the c...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Understanding Pain part 4

Understanding Pain, A Ten Week Ecourse: Part 4 By Jonathan Blood Smyth  Week 4 - The Structure of the Pain System This is Jonathan Blood Smyth, Founder of The Physiotherapy Site and author of Sec...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Understanding Pain part 7

Understanding Pain, A Ten+ Week Ecourse: Part 7 By Jonathan Blood Smyth Week 7. Central sensitization Welcome to the seventh instalment of my Ten+ Week Ecourse, I hope you find it interesting and st...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Understanding Pain part 9

Understanding Pain, A Ten+ Week Ecourse: Part 9By Jonathan Blood Smyth  Week 9. Integration of Pain in the Nervous SystemWelcome to the ninth instalment of my Ten+ Week Ecourse, I hope you are st...

Beijing Heat Physiotherapy Network

The madness that was the opening ceremony 2 nights ago is a far cry from my physiotherapy clinic in Islington but that is where I found myself, and right in the thick of the action. Walking down the t...

Managing Respiratory Conditions by Physiotherapy

 Physiotherapists see a very wide spectrum of respiratory conditions in primary and secondary care, learning to manage the assessment and treatment of many chest diseases. Typical conditions seen...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with Physiotherapy

 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory joint disease which occurs in about 1% of the population, causing a symmetrical polyarthritis and generalized involvement of many t...