Acute lower back pain

Acute lower back painEpisodes of back pain happen to most of us. How we manage them is important for our quick recovery, return to normal activity and our long term outlook.There is good scientific ev...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Disc replacement advice

Total Disc Replacement Advice Sheet You have been scheduled for an operation on your low back known as a total disc replacement (TDR). This is an operation designed to improve your low back pain. Tot...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Therapies for back pain

Therapies for back pain There are tens, if not hundreds, of different therapies for back pain, all vying for attention and our money. This is a reflection of how many of us, in all the world’s c...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Artificial disc replacement

Lumbar Artificial Discs - artificial disc replacement We have known for some time that discs can be a source of pain. Up until recently, lumbar fusion has been the standard surgical approach for this....

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Choosing a Physiotherapist

How Do I Choose A Physiotherapist? Choosing a physiotherapist is not easy. You want someone you can trust, someone who will listen to you and understand your problem and your goals. As you will be spe...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulderFrozen shoulder is a difficult and mysterious condition which is often assumed when a middle-aged person gets a painful and stiff shoulder.However there is a lot of confusion about the ...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Treatment of frozen shoulder

Treatment for frozen shoulder Many treatments have been tried and continue to be offered, with the likely outcome that frozen shoulder goes through its natural history on its own, with treatments havi...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Tennis Elbow

Tennis Elbow, Elbow Pain, Overuse of the Elbow, Lateral Epicondylitis Tennis elbow is the commonest overuse-type injury of the elbow and about ten times more common than the related golfers elbow. The...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Muscle pain, myalgia

Muscle Pain or Myalgia Muscle aches and pains are extremely common and can occur for many reasons in many different conditions. They can involve individual muscles or more than one at a time. The stru...

Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Neck pain

Neck Pain, Cervical Pain Neck pain is very common and most people have one or more episodes of neck pain at some point in their life. The pain usually resolves within a few days or weeks, and serious ...

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...

Back Pain Advice

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...

Physiotherapy vs Chiropractic vs Osteopathy

So what is the difference between physiotherapy, chiropractic and osteopathy?Well the numbers are quite different for a start. There are over 2000 chiropractors, over 3600 osteopaths and over 39000 ph...

The Treatment of Sciatica by Physiotherapists

Sciatica results from a structure impinging on a lumbar nerve root, causing compression and/or inflammation enough to cause neurological changes in the skin, reflexes and muscles served by the affecte...

How Physiotherapists Treat Wrist Fractures

 Every winter the weather gets cold and icy at some time and we realise that the time has come when we are less safe out and about, that season when people start to slip and fall. Falls on an out...

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 ...

Muscle Strength Assessment by Physiotherapy

We depend on our muscles to allow us to do all the functional activities we want to perform, from walking to climbing stairs to typing and doing precise work. Our muscles can deliver huge amounts of p...

New NICE Guidelines for Early Management of Non-specific Low Back Pain

Non-specific low back pan which persists for some time is a common presentation for various health care practitioners to deal with, representing a major reason for absence from work due to sickness. R...

The Neck " Part Three "

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...

The Elbow

The arm is a long lever and the elbow breaks it up into two manageable halves, appearing at first like a straightforward hinge with back and forth movement. However the elbow can do much more than thi...