Most people have hit their “funny bone” at some point in their lives. What you might not know is that you are hitting a nerve, not a bone. Nerves are incredibly important structures in our body. When you injure a nerve, you can experience some strange symptoms. In this article …
The shoulder is a complex body part, with many joints, ligaments, muscles, and other tissues that work together to give us strength and mobility. When you injure any of these parts, it can cause dysfunction to the whole shoulder system. In this article, we will discuss one of the most …
Whether you’re an athlete or a couch potato, young or old, you might experience groin pain at some point in your life. There are many different causes of groin pain, and it’s important to explore the cause of the pain in order to get rid of it. In this article …
Exercise. Many people’s least favourite part of physiotherapy. Exercise is often the single most important piece of a physiotherapy program, but also the part that is followed the least. As much as exercise is a pain to do right now (sometimes literally a pain!), it will pay off many times …
There are a lot of important structures between our neck and shoulders. We have nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and bones, all intertwined in this area behind our collarbone. When this area gets irritated, you can experience pain, numbness, and weakness in the shoulder and down the arm. We call this …
What is Osgood Schlatter disease? Osgood Schlatter disease is a condition that causes pain underneath the knee, specifically at the place where the patellar tendon inserts onto the tibia (shinbone). During bone development in early adolescence, cartilage tissue around the knee begins to harden into bone. During this period of …
The knee is one of the most common painful areas in the body. There are a lot of tissues and structures around the knee, so it is sometimes hard to piece together what is causing the pain. In the younger, athletic population, we have already covered one cause of knee …
Many of us are starting to return to the office after a long stretch of working from home. This means going back to wearing work shoes, which can cause some issues with your feet. In this article we will discuss a common cause of foot pain, called Morton’s Neuroma. What …
When we think of sport injuries, contact sports often come to mind. However, serious injuries can happen just as often in non-contact sports from things like landing or twisting improperly. In this article, we will discuss physiotherapy treatment for a knee ligament injury, which is a very common injury in …
Running is one of the most common and simple forms of exercise. For people who are not careful though, running can lead to injury. Running causes a great deal of impact to the bones, joints, and other tissues of the legs and back. As a result, this impact can cause …
