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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 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, 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, Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Injury
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, ACL Injury, ACL tear, cruciate injury Anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most common ligament injuries of the knee in sport and vigorous activity. A ser...
Physiotherapy Site, Physiotherapists, Physio, Early Physio For ACL Reconstruction
Early Physiotherapy For Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction/Injury Anterior cruciate ligament injury or rupture is a common sporting injury but also occurs in others situations where the ...
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, How To Use A TENS Machine
How to use a Tens MachineThis article addresses how a TENS is thought to work and how best to use the machine for pain management How TENS Is Thought To WorkConventional TENS relieves pain by hav...
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...
Brachial Plexus Lesions Pain and Surgery
by Jonathan Blood SmythStretching or traction injuries are the most difficult to treat as the status of the nerves is not accurately known, with early surgery potentially preventing normal recov...
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...
Ice and cold therapy is a widely used treatment technique employed routinely by physiotherapists in the management of acute and chronic conditions of various types. It is a relatively safe treatment a...
Minor ailments and aches and pains are often treated with superficial heat although this modality is much less commonly used by physiotherapists than it used to be. The heating effect is shallow as th...
As children we have the great gift of a mobile, strong, well designed and painless spine and it is unusual for stiffness to be an issue as the lumbar spine has evolved to do the job of weight be...
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...
How Acute Back Pain Becomes Chronic " Part Three "
In some cases of back or leg pain corticosteroid injections may provide some relief and the mechanism may be that the steroid reduces any inflammatory process present in the tissues. Steroids inhibits...
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...
Torticollis or an acute wry neck occurs relatively uncommonly and consists of the onset of sudden and severe neck pain which causes the cervical neck muscles to contract reflexly. This leads to the ne...
A joint dislocates when the two parts of the joint, usually sitting in close contact with each other, are torn apart and then remain apart without being in the close relationship they were anymore. Su...
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