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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful disorder of the hand caused by pressure on your median nerve as it runs through a tunnel in your wrist. Symptoms include numbness, pins and needles, and pain (particularly at night). Anything which causes...
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Diaphragmatic Breathing

Have you ever watched a baby or your dog or cat breathe? What do you notice? Probably a lot of 3-dimensional expansive movement around the abdomen and whole body. We all start off in life breathing correctly but over time...
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Acute Wry Neck

Has your child or teenager ever woken up with a stiff and painful neck? The culprit is poor posture! Acute Wry Neck is classified as one of three different types: Facet Joint Wry Neck, Discogenic Wry Neck and Text Neck....
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Cervicogenic Headaches

There are many causes of recurrent headache which can persist for many years. Three common types are: • tension headaches • migraine • headaches secondary to a disorder in one of the top three or four joints in the neck....
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Exercises for Low Back Pain

When your back is painful you may feel like resting, but moving is good for your back. Exercises for lower back pain will strengthen your back, stomach, and leg muscles. Overall it’s your ‘core’ which is being targeted as it...
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Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease of the knee is typically the result of wear and tear with progressive loss of articular cartilage over time. It is a progressive inflammatory disease which eventually leads to disability. It...
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What is Fascia?

We’ve all heard of muscles, ligaments, and tendons, but what is fascia? Fascia is connective tissue, which is widespread throughout your entire body. It’s made primarily of collagen and is wrapped around every muscle, bone, nerve, and organ. Its role...
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The truth about your Glutes!

Have you ever been told your glutes are going to ‘sleep’ because you are sitting too much? This idea is that your glutes don’t ‘turn on’ properly so they have become weak. You would be told that you need to...
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Muscle Cramps

Muscle cramping is a syndrome of involuntary, painful skeletal muscle spasms that happens spontaneously and prove to be difficult to control. It occurs in various muscle groups, usually the calf, hamstrings or quadriceps muscles and resolution can take from a...
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Torn Cartilage in the Knee

The most common cartilage tear to occur in your knee will be a medial meniscal tear and most meniscal tears improve with time and physiotherapy. Most acute meniscus injuries occur via a twisting injury, often during running, skiing or pivoting...
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Baker Cysts

What is a Baker cyst? A Baker cyst is a small, fluid-filled bump which forms on the back of your knee. They develop when something damages your knee joint and extra fluid drains out of your knee. The fluid can...
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

I have been seeing quite a few young people with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) —-an abnormal curvature of the spine. An X-Ray will reveal this curvature once your Physiotherapist or GP has noticed a curvature. It develops around the age...
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