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5 simple stretches for elbow pain
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Elbow pain can be a frustrating and limiting condition that can affect anyone, regardless of age or fitness level. Whether it’s due to an injury or overuse, elbow pain can prevent you from doing everyday activities like lifting or carrying objects, typing on a computer, using your mobile phone or even holding a cup of…
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What’s the difference between Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow?
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Elbow pain can be caused by many different factors, but two of the most common types of elbow pain are tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow. These 2 conditions are both caused by overuse of a tendon that is usually degenerate and in poor health. However because they effect different muscles there are some differences, let’s…
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6 Tips to resolve Tennis Elbow
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Introduction Tennis elbow can be a tricky problem to settle down. In this blog, I share with you my top tips to settle this problem down quickly without making it worse. I have seen many cases of tennis elbow since I began working as a Physiotherapist in 2001 I’m going to share my knowledge with…
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Is my foot posture the cause of my pain?
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The simple answer to this is yes it very well could be. As a physiotherapist, I understand the importance of good foot posture and how it can impact lower limb biomechanics and the rest of the body. Poor foot posture can be a big contributing factor to people’s pain and I see the impact of…
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What do your feet say about you?
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Over the years I’ve learned that your feet can tell us a lot about what is going on in the rest of your body. Early on in my career, it became obvious to me that to successfully treat certain problems like back, hip, and knee pain, you needed to consider what was going on with…
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Snowboarding and Plantar Fascia Pain: What You Need to Know
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It’s that time of year again — snowboards out, slopes calling. Snowboarding is a fantastic winter sport that people of all ages can enjoy. But like any physical activity, especially one we tend to do only once a year, it can bring on challenges — especially if you’re dealing with foot pain. Plantar fascia pain…
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Eccentric Loading – Is This The Magic Ingredient In Achilles Tendinopathy?
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Have you ever heard of eccentric loading? No – you’re not alone. It’s an essential component to gaining strength especially when it comes to treating Achilles Tendinopathy. If you are familiar with the term, then I imagine that you have spent some time weight training at the gym, am I right? In resistance training, it’s…
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Plantar Fascia Pain (Previously Plantar Fasciitis): Causes, Symptoms & Effective Treatment
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What You Need to Know About Plantar Fascia Pain You may have heard the term plantar fasciitis, but this name is outdated. We now understand that this condition is not caused by inflammation, but rather by overloading the plantar fascia — a thick fibrous band under your foot that’s essential for walking and running. This…
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Have you got Achilles Tendinopathy (tendonitis)? Find out now.
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Finding out if the pain at your heel is Achilles Tendinopathy is the first step to resolving, what can be a tricky problem to treat. Sometimes you may be completely unaware that you have a tendon that is unhealthy early signs are often missed and tendon stiffness or creaking is put down to old age.…
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Has Running Cause My Achilles Tendinopathy?
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The simple answer is quite possible – you can decide after reading this. 57% of runners will have Achilles Tendinopathy (previously known as Tendonitis) at some point, and many of those will get it recurrently. But when you look at how we load this tendon when we run it’s no surprise! This blog is a…
Is Your Posture Causing You Pain?