Hi everyone Research has shown that as we get older, we become weaker, with many adults becoming weaker from about the age of 40 onwards. Up until about the age of 60, much of this can be attributed to change of lifestyle. However, after 60 years of age, some of it is physiological (i.e. weakness…
Hi everyone, Today we are talking about Running Gait Analysis. Like all complex skills, running can be learned, improved and changed. Physiotherapists are able to offer running gait analysis to determine changes that could be made to improve your running action and to make your movement more efficient. This could be for any person who…
Hi everyone, the ankle is a part of the body we often pay little attention to until we damage it. The most common form of ankle injury is a sprained ankle – often sprain to the ligaments on the outside or lateral aspect of the ankle. When the ligaments on the side of the ankle…
Hi everyone, last week I talked about the latest treatment recommendations by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners for people suffering osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. This week I will take a look at the recommendations for OA of the hip. They are very similar but worth going over. The hip, unlike the knee…
Hi all, today I want to talk to you about osteoarthritis of the knee. Osteoarthritis is something many people live with. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners have recently released their recommendations for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis. A panel of experts look at a range of treatment approaches and came up…
Hi everyone, Lower back pain is one of those things that many people are afflicted with at some point in their life. It often comes on without warning, is very painful, and very inconvenient. Then after a while, it settles down and you wonder what all the fuss was about. For some people, however, it…
