Runner with Gluteal Tendon Pain
I hope you enjoyed the video, I think it’s a very good example and demonstrates easily the role of Running Analysis in Injury Rehabilitation in particular for this Runner with Gluteal Tendon Pain.
Continue reading “Runner with Gluteal Tendon Pain”Shockwave Therapy is a pressure disturbance that moves through a medium. The medium in this case being the tendon. When the wave enters the tissue it will be reflected and refracted around that area. There is clear evidence of an increase in blood flow with Shockwave Therapy, even in tissues with little blood which occurs in chronic tendon injuries. The shockwaves also create an inflammatory response. When a tendon is in a chronic stage of injury the shockwave will create an environment where the tendon can be at an acute stage. This acute stage will then set the tendon up for self-repair, leading to decreases in pain and increases in function.
Continue reading “Benefits of Shockwave Therapy for Tendinopathy”As part of my assessment and treatment of clients here at MyPhysio, I use a concept called DNS. This concept has been developed by Researchers and Practionner’s in the Czech Republic. The basic premise focusses in on babies posture and how they learn to move, how they can keep segments of their body in the appropriate place to allow optimal function. DNS calls this ‘Joint Centration’. Continue reading “What is Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)?”
In 2013 the most respected Sports Physicians and other Healthcare Professions such as Physiotherapists, were given a questionnaire on muscle injuries and how to classify such injuries.
Why is this even important?
Firstly, if all Healthcare professionals can have the same criteria for diagnosing injuries then this makes it a lot easier when deciding on treatment and prognosis. For example, if a footballer has a Grade I injury to the Hamstring, then you can predict with some accuracy that they will be out of action for about 7-10 days. But what if after an MRI and Physical Examination, another Physiotherapist or Doctor decides that in their opinion it’s a Grade II injury? Since their criteria is different to diagnose the injury, the incorrect time frame for a return to play or treatment may be given. The only person who loses out is the injured person in question.
Continue reading “Types of Muscle Injuries”