Everything you need to know about fibromyalgia In a nutshell, fibromyalgia results from changes in your central nervous system that amplify pain messages. What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a complex condition that involves widespread musculoskeletal pain and other symptoms, even when there may not be actual damage to your tissues. Researchers believe fibromyalgia may…
Knee Pain: Your Questions Answered How did you get to work today? Driving, cycling, running for the bus, standing on the train…it all involves your knee. When your knee hurts, it has a big impact on your movements. So, what’s going on and what can you do about it? Your knee’s job Your knee…
6 Things to Know About Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy When you decide to start strength training, you’re usually hoping to develop rock hard abs, toned arms or firm glutes. You don’t tend to think about the strength of your pelvic floor until you become aware that it’s weak. Maybe you hurt your pelvis in a car…
Injury Rehabilitation: The Three Phases Explained Recovering from an injury is a complex process. Although our bodies can be injured in many ways, soft tissue injuries are quite common, and most people will experience this in their lives. This type of injury usually involves a sprain, strain, impact or overuse resulting in pain, swelling, bruising…
Neck Pain: Your Questions Answered Got a pain in the neck? You’re not alone. Research suggests that 1 in 5 people suffer from neck pain at any time, and 50% of people will experience neck pain at some point in their lives. While it usually goes away on its own and is rarely a sign…
Muscle Knots and Stiffness Do you ever feel like your muscles are in knots? Muscle knots are made up of hard, tense muscle fibres that can be extremely painful or irritating. The medical term for them is ‘myofascial trigger points’ or ‘trigger points.’ Muscle stiffness is when tension has formed in the muscle and can…
Achilles Tendinopathy: Causes, Treatment and Recovery There’s a small part of your body named after one of Greek mythology’s most famous warriors. Achilles’ mother wanted her son to be immortal so she held him by his heel and dipped him in the River Styx. However, Achilles remained vulnerable in the one part of his body…
What is Physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is a health science focused on the structures and movements of the human body. We use non-surgical treatments to manage a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions and chronic diseases that affect your bones, muscles, cardiovascular system and nerves. We do that using techniques like massage, joint mobilisation, muscle stretches, dry needling,…
Back Pain and Pregnancy: Causes and Relief Your body undergoes tremendous changes during pregnancy. It’s not just the growing belly, morning sickness and weird food cravings. You may experience pregnancy-related changes to your hair, skin, nails, veins, body temperature and mood. And you might experience back pain pain during pregnancy. What’s going on there? …
ACL Injury: Surgical vs. Non-Surgical Treatment You’re about to score another footie goal, perform an impressive slam dunk or pull off the perfect ski slalom. Then it all goes wrong. There’s a popping noise and your knee gives way. The pain is intense and the knee is swelling fast. Why? Because you’ve injured your ACL.…