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The locking position close to full extension of the knee is a small internal movement of the joint involving an inward twisting of the thigh bone, a small joint motion but crucial to knee function and...
The menisci (often called cartilages) and the main joint surfaces of the knee can be made more vulnerable to injury and damage if knee control is not good enough to prevent unplanned joint movements. ...
Lower limb amputation is a major undertaking and greatly affects the life of the individual, adding psychological stresses to the physical efforts of rehabilitation, fitting for a new limb and learnin...
Injuries to the groin are very frequent in many different sports, typically those where an inward movement of the hip with some force is a common action. This injury is more common in sports such as f...
Meralgia paraesthetica is a pain syndrome and one of many different ones potentially presenting to a physiotherapist or doctor for diagnosis and treatment. The typical symptoms are numbness, pins and ...
Fractures of the Plateau of the Tibia
The expansion of the flat upper end of the tibia which makes up the distal half of the knee joint is known as the tibial plateau. The plateau is an essential part of the weight bearing function ...
Observing the patient rising up on their toes as the calf muscle performs the tiptoe action to bring the weight over the metatarsal heads, we should see an inward deviation of the heel area. Thi...
In the back of the upper leg (the posterior thigh) lie the hamstrings, a group of muscles which are particularly vulnerable to injuries and ongoing pain problems in athletic individuals. The upper par...
Chronic Arthritis of Childhood – Part Two
When a smaller number of joints are affected (the oligoarticular type) there are four or fewer joints exhibiting arthritic symptoms with the larger joints being preferentially affected. Such children ...
Physiotherapy Management of Hamstring Injuries
The first and vital issue is the correct diagnosis of the injury and its severity as this will dictate the whole course of the treatment and indicate the speed of progression to be expected and the le...
Physiotherapy Management of Hamstring Injuries – Part Two
The remodelling phase of the healing period occurs over the weeks up to the sixth week after injury and at this point the patient should be tested by the physiotherapist and be able to perform a full ...
Rehabilitation after Femoral Shaft Fracture
The shaft of the femur is a very strong structure and well padded with the large muscles which propel the body in gait so it is rare for it to be fractured as this requires high levels of force. Motor...
Rehabilitation after Tibial Plateau Fractures
The tibial plateau is the flat area of the top of the shin bone, the lower half of the knee joint, which expands up from the shaft of the shin bone. The tibial plateau is a very important weight beari...
Athletes commonly complain of pain on the outside of the knee, known as lateral knee pain, and pain from the iliotibial band is one of the most common causes of this problem in athletic performers. In...
The knees are the largest joints in the body, controlled by very powerful muscles and coping with very high levels of physical stresses in movement and activities. The knees are designed to take the w...
Low back pain is one of the commonest and most troublesome musculoskeletal conditions in the world, responsible for a large amount of pain and suffering as well as expenses. A large proportion of peop...
If you play golf you may think that just playing is enough to keep yourself in trim but it may well be more useful than you think to design and follow a golf specific fitness and training regime. Whil...
Developing and Strengthening the Calf Muscles
The calf muscles are an important group of muscles on the back and sides of the shin bone in the lower leg. They are made up of two major muscles and a number of smaller ones. The larger muscles are t...
Tendinitis is a common term used to describe pain resulting from stresses on tendons, often where they insert into the bone. Since there is often not inflammation the problem might better be termed te...
Strengthening the Front Thigh Muscles
The thigh muscles on the front of the thigh, known as the quadriceps, are one of the biggest and most powerful muscle groups in the body and very important functionally. The quadriceps allows us to ge...
