Can physiotherapy assist with sub-acromial injections for management of shoulder pain? Shoulder pain can be debilitating and hamper your ability to continue your regular work, lifestyle and leisure activities, often it is difficult to shake. Most frontline treatment guidelines discuss options of over the counter pain medications, physiotherapy or steroid injections…
Repetitive strain injury or RSI is a very common term used to cover a broad selection of overuse type problems in your elbow, forearm, wrist or hand. Whether it’s talking to fellow employees or friends, someone we know has either had or is prone to RSI. It seems to affect a lot of different…
In 2018 the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey showed that 67% of Australian adults and 24.9% of children were overweight or obese. The number of overweight or obese adults has increased from previous years. With obesity linked to multiple chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and…
All about the Active Couch Potato The term “active couch potato” may sound a little contradictory, but it is possible to be active and a couch potato at the same time! So if you are physically active, you could still be considered sedentary, putting you at risk of developing health problems. So what…
Headaches are a common condition that we deal with at myPhysioSA. There are many different causes of headaches which can broadly be broken up into 2 types, “musculo-skeletal” and “medical”. The ‘musculo-skeletal’ type, we regularly see patients with and the more ‘medical’ type usually require an assessment and intervention from your doctor. Physiotherapists are skilled at identifying…
Achy feet, heel pain, sore shins or knee pain? Orthotics Can Help! If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms, Orthotics (combined with the right exercises) can help to resolve your symptoms: Heel pain Achilles Tendon pain Plantar Fasciitis Deviated or painful Big toe Shin pain Calf or knee pain Like our fingerprints,…
Persistent back and or neck pain is without a doubt one of the great challenges faced by many people, and can adversely impact our lives in lots of different ways. Persistent pain can be an issue in multiple areas of our body, though is particularly common in the low back region. In fact, low back…
How much Screen Time is too Much? Pain from your posture? We live in an age where we find a television, mobile phone, computer, tablet or all of above in each room of the house, workplace or school. Information is right at our finger tips, interaction with others is so easy, and effectiveness of work…
7 proven tips for taking control of your Osteo-Arthritis to get back living life again Do you have Osteo-Arthritis (OA) of the: Knee Hip Feet Shoulder Back &/or neck Hand It’s a condition that can be debilitating and affects a large portion of the population, especially those over the age of 70. And unfortunately, once…
Multiple Sclerosis Exercise Advice Exercise Therapy for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can help better manage many of the more common symptoms of MS. What is multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. In people with MS, the immune…
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