The year 2020 has seen some very different changes around the world due to COVID-19. Included in this is the requirement to work from home, and as a result, Allied Health Professionals have seen a large shift in patient injury complaints, whereby neck and lower back pain is becoming a much prevalent trend.
Ankle sprains are one of the most common sporting and musculoskeletal injuries that results in damage to the ligaments of the ankle.
The most common ‘mechanism of injury’, or how the injury occurs, is when the ankle rolls out where the sole of the foot ends up facing inwards. This is known as a lateral ankle sprain, where injury is to the ligaments on the outside of the ankle as pictured below.
Anyone who suffers from frequent headaches or migraines will know how disruptive it can be to your ability to concentrate and go about your day to day life. However, physiotherapy can actually play a significant role in managing your headaches, relieving their symptoms and determining their underlying cause.
Eighty percent of the population experience back pain at some stage during their life! Back pain is a symptom caused by numerous biopsychosocial conditions. It is one of the most common reasons for people to have a sick day and it is advisable to seek treatment from a first line medical provider like a physiotherapist at Healesville Sports Medicine.
Do you have pain at the front of your knee? Do you notice it hurt with jumping, squatting or going up stairs? It may be patellar tendinopathy.
Patella tendinopathy, sometimes referred to as Jumper’s Knee, is an overuse injury that affects the patellar tendon of the knee. This is the tendon that attaches the kneecap to the tibia.
Golfer’s Elbow
Do you have pain on the inner side of your elbow? Then you may have Golfer’s Elbow.
Golfers elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, is a type of tendinopathy that causes pain in the tendons of the muscles responsible for flexing the wrist. Pain is usually located on the inner side of the elbow. Golfer’s elbow is mostly an overuse injury where overload of the tendons has resulted in injury.
