I have recently seen a lot of patients who asked for my help after a knee injury. The onset of the problem was very different as well as the age of the injured people. One complained of knee pain after impact in a football game, the other suddenly felt pain walking downhill, another one was […]
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What is Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy? Also known as Impingement Syndrome, a rotator cuff tendinopathy refers to the inflammation of the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder. These muscles control of the position of the ball of the shoulder joint (humerus head) on the socket during the arm movements. The main function is
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It’s February already. Are you still diligently hitting the gym, walking more and further like you resolved in the New Year? Congratulations! Are you overdoing it? Some people tend to start their new regime overenthusiastically which can cause a shock to the system. Tendons and ligaments struggle to adapt to a sudden, prolonged workload. You
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Health risks associated with mobile phones In the past few years, the number of smartphone users has progressively increased worldwide. For the majority of us, it is unthinkable to run our everyday life without an electronic device. One of the health risks associated with excessive use of mobile phones is the ” text neck “.
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The hamstrings are three muscles that originate at the ischial tuberosity (your sit bones) and run along the back of the leg until they connect with bone just below the knee. When you run, your hamstrings work to extend your hips and flex your knees. Hamstring injuries are common in runners. Acute injuries usually occur
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ITB Syndrome (Iliotibial friction syndrome) is one of the most common causes of “Runner’s Knee” and can account for up to 22% of overuse injuries in runners. Being an overuse injury, it is caused by repeated trauma rather than a specific incident. What is an ITB Syndrome? Iliotibial Band is a long structure which slides forwards and
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Why do we call a heel pain Achilles Tendinopathy? In Greek mythology, Achilles was the strongest and most handsome warrior. He was invincible but for one little area: his heel tendon…. So why is this area so prone to be the “weakest link”? And more importantly, what can we do to improve? Achilles tendon is
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The hamstrings are three muscles that originate at the ischial tuberosity (your sit bones) and run along the back of the leg until they connect on each side with bone just below the knee. When you run, your hamstrings work to extend your hips and flex your knees. Hamstring strains are common in runners. Chronic
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Runner’s Knee is medically known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) and describe the pain behind or around the knee cap. Runner’s Knee affects top runners and amateurs alike and accounts for nearly 50% of all running injuries. What happens: The knee cap (patella) glides up and down over the groove on the thigh bone (femur)
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Have you ever experienced pain in the inside of the shin possibly radiating down toward your ankle? Or even pain pressing on the shin? If so and if you are a runner chances are that you have a beginning of Shin Splint (medial tibial stress syndrome = MTSS). You do not necessarily need to be a
