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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...
The Aircast Cryocuff - Use in Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy management of knee injuries and knee operations requires a good way of applying cryotherapy to counter the swelling and pain involved. The Aircast Cryocuff gives physiotherapists this op...
Physiotherapy Management of Total Knee Replacement
Osteoarthritis is a time related joint degenerative condition, the incidence rising rapidly with age, making it the commonest arthritic condition in the world. It develops in various joints in the hum...
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 ...
Physiotherapy Examination of a Joint
We thrive on participating in and completing many different activities which to a large extent depend on the condition of our body joints, from the large joints of locomotion (hips, knees) to the smal...
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 ...
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...
The weather in the northern hemisphere is beginning to warm up and spring turns people's minds to thoughts of fitness and sport. They look out their running shoes from the back of the wardrobe and get...
Rupture of the Quadriceps Tendon
It is not common for the quadriceps tendon to rupture and when it does it mostly presents in those older than 40 years. Certain diseases and previously existing degeneration in the knee extensor appar...
Physiotherapy After A Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement has matured into a routine operation for the relief of hip pain and disability due to hip arthritis, giving some of the greatest quality of life increases of all medical pr...
The various bones and fracture positions dictate the different types of plate available. The DCP or dynamic compression plate and the screw holes allow compression of the fracture site to be applied a...
Exercising With A Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement rehabilitation is not a complex process but it is useful for a skilled eye to be kept on the progress of the patient if the outcome is going to be optimal. The muscles around a p...
The arch of the foot is also partly maintained by a strong ligament under the foot called the spring ligament, connecting the navicular with the calcaneus. It holds the arch together by resisting the ...
A normal joint exhibits accessory movements which are small sliding and gliding motions inside the joint, occurring during movement but a person is incapable of performing them in isolation. They are ...
The effect on the function of the hip joint of a difference in the length of the legs has been mentioned previously in an article in this series. The longer of the two legs will attempt to keep the he...
The knee, like the elbow to some extent, is a hinge joint but not a simple one. The lower part of the thigh bone expands into the femoral condyles and the upper shin bone likewise expands into the tib...
An injury or some traumatic occurrence, perhaps minor, can be the precipitating event which kicks the knee joint into a painful state. Even a small injury can cause the joint to swell and the knee can...
A stress fracture is a relatively common happening in those who pursue sport and in military personnel who march and train vigorously. Stress fractures are mostly a feature of the lower limb bones but...
