An anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL) happens when the AC Ligament inside your knee tears - partly or completely. It’s a common sports injury for athletes who do demanding sports that force you to run and stop sharply, to kick a ball hard or to jump up and swivel your body round quickly.  This includes sports like football, netball, rugby and basketball, amongst others.

By Charless Smith

If pain is a problem then physiotherapy is the solution. Study and experiences prove that physiotherapy has been a very effective tool against pains and injuries ranging from minor to major. Hence the prescription of physiotherapy can never be a wrong one in case of curing pain or injury.

By David Perdew

Many people suffering with rotator cuff injuries will be relieved to hear that not all treatment requires surgery. Unfortunately, however, severe injuries can only be repaired through surgery. Many factors determine the need for surgical versus non-surgical rotator cuff treatments. Whether surgery is needed is determined by a doctor who must look at all those factors.

By Paul Boxcer

I'm sure you have heard the term "Core Stability" banded around of late, especially with the way Pilates has become very popular over the last few years.

By the term 'core' we primarily, although not exclusively, refer to the lower back, pelvis and abdominal area. Any muscles which have an influence over these areas need to be assessed to ensure they are providing optimum core stability.

By Irdayante Kadir

Physiotherapy is widely used to treat stiff joints, a main symptom in some forms of arthritis. Carefully used with professional advice, it can be of considerable benefit to those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Muscles weakened as a consequence of inactivity through arthritis will benefit from physiotherapy. The techniques used can include passive exercise, in which the therapist moves the affected part of a joint to preserve joint mobility, or active exercise, in which the arthritis sufferer is taught to exercise those muscles that are most in need of exercise. You can do this for yourself to a modest degree, to get your joints going in the morning, when they tend to be the stiffest, take a warm bath and so some moderate exercise.

By Christine Maale

Tendinitis can come in many forms and at many joints. "Golfers elbow" (medial epicondylitis) and "Tennis elbow" (lateral epicondylitis) are examples of tendonitis or tendinosis at the medial and lateral elbow respectively. Both are usually from overuse. Golfers' elbow named so from people overstressing the flexor muscles in your forearm, such as from a golf swing and tennis elbow named so from overstressing the zextensor muscles in your elbow, such as from a backhand. Although, you should know that it is definitely not only tennis players and golfers who end up with either of these issues. It is also common in painters, carpenters, plumbers and really anyone who does repetitive movements with their hand, wrist or arm. Tendinitis in the knee is also common in people who do a lot of jumping or a lot of squatting or stair climbing, causing tendonitis or tendinosis in the patella tendon of the knee.

 

By Lucy Morelli

"I've Sprained my Ankle..."

What have I done?...

Ligament injuries of the ankle are common, and comprise around 20% of all sports injuries. The lateral ligaments found on the outside of the ankle are a lot weaker than the inside ligaments, and are much more easily damaged when you roll or twist your ankle. Following an ankle sprain, it is not uncommon for people to feel 'unstable', with around 30% of people who sprain an ankle suffering from subsequent chronic, recurrent sprains. This most commonly occurs with severe sprains or when a less severe sprain is left to heal by itself, often leaving it weakened through insufficient healing, reduced muscle control and poor balance.

By Ron N Smith

Your skull and pelvis are connected by the vertebral column. It consists of small bones, the vertebrae, stacked on top of each other. These bones also form a protective casing for the spinal cord which consists of nerves coming form the brain and traveling down your back. The uppermost part of the spine is behind the neck, known as cervical spine. The middle part is the thoracic spine and the lowermost part, the lumbar spine.

 

By Sharon Stage

What is cervicogenic headache?

A cervicogenic headache is a syndrome characterised by one sided head pain, referred from either bony structures or soft tissues of the neck.

By Bryn Kental

A tear in the meniscus, regularly just referred to as a cartilage tear, is often cared for by means of meniscus surgery. Meniscus type cartilage is actually found in a couple joints in your body, but it is commonly referred to as the cartilage in the knee. Meniscus tears are typical in young people who join in high impact athletics and in older people where degenerative tears occur.

By Carlo Cole

Everyone gets injured from time to time. Even with the best technology ultimately, your body is still the one controlling your every movement. The fancy gadgets are just forms of aids that minimize the impact or the probability of the inevitable pains. Training with a coach, trying to run with a nice form, stretching before-and-after trainings, somehow, somewhere along that line, you tend to get cramps, hamstring pulls, etc. Human err everyday, you can never escape injuries no matter how good you are.