Diagnosing Golfers Elbow Diagnosis of the condition known as golfer’s elbow is generally a clinical one. Meaning your physiotherapist, doctor or appropriately skilled practitioner following listening to the history and behavior of the complaint and having performed some appropriate physical assessments can confidently confirm the source of the patient’s medial elbow pain. Doing so, without […]
Category Archives: Older Athletes
At The Movement Centre our Randwick Podiatry and Randwick Physio team enjoy the challenge of working with the older athlete, who is still young at heart. We are intimately aware of the balance between load and injury, that comes with aging, and even more so the fact that just because we age, doesn’t mean we want to stop moving. Enabling our older clientele to maintain their desired lifestyle is one of the most rewarding parts of our job.
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What Is Golfer’s Elbow? Like tennis elbow, golfers elbow is a soft tissue injury of the elbow. Just as tennis elbow isn’t reserved exclusively for tennis players, golfer’s elbow is not prevalent among only golfers. Any recreational, occupational, or sporting activity involving repeated gripping, twisting or lifting may contribute to the development of symptoms. Some […]
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Jan
Overuse Injuries, The Most Common Golf Injuries We Treat Golf injuries are of relatively low incidence when compared to many other sports. However, if you are a keen golfer, you may well suffer the pain and frustration of a golf related injury at some point during your hopefully long playing career. As physios and podiatrists […]
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Jan
Jan
Biceps Pain In The Elbow, Considerably Less Common Than In The Shoulder Biceps tendon complaints causing anterior elbow pain are relatively common, however having said that the majority of tendon issues involving the biceps muscle occur in the shoulder. Where proximal biceps tendon issues can present as tears to the tendon, tenosynovitis and complete rupture […]
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Jan
Jan
Biceps Tendon Pain At The Elbow Generally A Clinical Diagnosis Generally, a diagnosis of biceps tendon pain is a clinical one and can be made by your physiotherapist following a thorough history and physical examination of the area. However, should the diagnosis be in doubt, or assistance assessing the severity of change within the tendon […]
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Jan
Jan
Distal Biceps Tendinopathy, A Blanket Term Distal biceps tendinopathy is somewhat of a blanket term that refers to an individual having an overuse injury to the biceps tendon at the elbow. Distal biceps tendinosis and distal biceps tendonitis are other common terms used to describe pathology to the distal biceps tendon. The word ‘distal’ preceding […]
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Nov
Nov
Have you been experiencing arch pain, tenderness around your inner ankle, or even shin splints? Your tibialis posterior muscle may be the root of your problem and you may have Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction! What is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction? Tibialis posterior is a muscle of your lower leg that runs down the middle of […]
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Oct
Oct
Heel Spurs, Common And Potentially Painful A heel spur (or an osteophyte) is a small bony growth on the back or underside of the heel. Over a long period of time, calcium deposits can build on the underside of the heel bone and form a little spur, which is visible on Xray. Heel spurs are […]
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What is that pain under my big toe? Our big toe joint plays an important role in helping us balance, stabilise and propels us into the next step when we walk. So it’s understandable that having pain underneath our big toe can be very irritating. One possible cause of this pain could be an irritation […]
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Do you have pain in your achilles? Achilles tendon pain is one of the most common complaints we see as a podiatrist, accounting for between 5-12% of foot and ankle injuries. Whether you’re a runner, athlete or an everyday fitness enthusiast, Achilles injuries are widely known and definitely something you want to avoid. Achilles tendinitis […]