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Natural history of Osteoarthritis
Natural history of OsteoarthristisIt is difficult to give any exact opinion on how things will go with any particular joint or person, as the course of OA varies greatly.Osteoarthritis usually takes y...
Osteoarthritis (OA)Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the world. It affects huge numbers of people and is often accepted as an inevitable part of ageing. As industrialized populati...
Signs and Symptoms of Osteoarthritis
Features of osteoarthritis on examinationFeatures of Osteoarthritis are divided into symptoms - what the person is complaining of, and signs - what the examiner can find.SymptomsJoint painStiffness in...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Facet joint syndrome
Facet Joint Syndrome This is one of the possible diagnoses in people with low back pain. It is often not possible to pin down the exact contribution of these joints to a person’s pain but they a...
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, 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, Sacro-iliac joint block
Sacro iliac joint injections The sacroiliac joint is thought to cause low back and/or leg pain. Research has shown the occurrence of sacro-iliac pain in 20% of chronic back pain patients with L5/S1 pa...
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, Injuries
Injury CentrePhysiotherapists see patients with injuries of many different kinds, each of which require different kinds of treatment. Crucially, physiotherapists are concious of the benefits of early ...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Injury management
Management of acute injuryEffective management of injuries from the outset will substantially reduce the pain and disability involved. Initial caution Before going ahead with management it is importan...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Joint pain and arthralgia
Joint Pain or Arthralgia Joint pain is one of the most common pain problems for which people go to a registered physiotherapist. Examination of a joint is a complex skill and needs someone with physio...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Knee centre
Knee Pain, Total Knee Replacement, Knee Ligament Injuries The total knee replacement is one of the great success stories of 20th century physical medicine. Total Knee Replacement Total knee replaceme...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Knee joint pain
Knee Joint Pain The knee is the largest joint in the body and normally one of the most stable. It has large ligaments which control its movement and large muscles to give it power and stability. Despi...
Back Pain Advice Back pain is one of the commonest musculo-skeletal problems affecting human populations. Most adults have an episode of back pain at some time in their lives. For most of us these epi...
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...
Getting To A Diagnosis of Back Pain
The diagnosis of lumbar back pain is difficult and uncertain due to the various conditions which can present with this problem. Effective back pain management depends on identifying what kind of back ...
Physiotherapy in Patients with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
Collagen is an extremely important connective tissue protein in our bodies, making up significant amounts of our skin, tendons, discs and ligaments. Collagen gives structure to these organs, allowing ...
11 Tips for Injury Free Spring Gardening
It's that time of year again and the thing outside needs attention. Not the dog, the garden. If it hasn't started growing already it will very soon do so. There's a lot of preparation to be done if we...
The mobility of our joints, the ability of them to move for greater or lesser amounts from fully bent to fully extended, is very variable. Some people are very stiff jointed while others are very mobi...
Loss of the ability to move the neck normally means that the capsules of the facet joints, sensitive ligamentous bags around the joints, are exposed to the risks of over-stretching. A sudden turn or t...
