Meniscal injuries are common among sportspeople and can occur alone or in combination with ligamentous injuries. They can occur from an acute injury or due to wear and tear overtime. This blog will help you to identify the signs of a meniscus injury and the treatment options available to you.
Category: Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy News and Information – Articles related to our Physios, their practices, our clinic locations, and new developments in the science of Physiotherapy.
Our clinical research team join other physiotherapists and professionals around the world regularly for conferences and symposiums, along with our own in-house research, keeping Sydney West Physio at the front and centre of physio news and scientific advancement.
“Less is more” – is it truly the case?
After surgery or admittance to hospital, rehabilitation programs are commonly required to get people back on track and improve their function and mobility. A lot of the research reports the importance of repetitive practice of exercises and tasks, yet often patients are inactive outside the rehabilitation sessions. So …”Less may not be more”.
Five Tips to Prevent Running Injuries
Over the last few months many of us have been putting on our joggers and going for a run. Health benefits associated with running include improvements in bone and muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, mood and weight maintenance.
Tendon Pain
Tendons join muscle to bone. Tendons act like a spring to store and release energy in order for us to perform dynamic activities. Fast dynamic activities place the highest load on a tendon eg. hop, jump, change of direction. For some people this may not be related to sport but rather activities like running to get the bus or crossing the road quickly.
Telehealth Now Available
All our clinics are still open for regular in-clinic appointments, but for those of you who can no longer physically make it to see our physiotherapists, we are now offering Telehealth.