by adpraxiz | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Feel like your walking on glass in the mornings? Those first few steps after a long period of sitting hurt the underside of your heel? Struggling to stand at the end of a long day due to your feet? If so, then you may have plantar fasciopathy, also known as plantar...
by adpraxiz | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lumbar stress fractures are a common and persistent injury among cricket fast bowlers, particularly adolescents. The repetitive and high-intensity nature of the bowling action places tremendous stress on the lower back, leading to the development of stress fractures...
by adpraxiz | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sever’s disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis, is a prevalent foot condition that primarily affects growing children. While not a true “disease,” it is an overuse injury that causes pain and discomfort in the heel. Sever’s disease occurs...
by adpraxiz | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Knee Osteoarthritis is a common ailment responsible for pain, loss of function and reduced quality of life Rates of knee OA are set to increase Whilst there is no cure, exercise therapy under the guidance of a physiotherapist is considered a front line treatment to...
by adpraxiz | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Shin splints? Painful knee with jumping? Recurrent ankle sprains? These are the types of injuries we fix day in and day out at Praxis Physio. There are number of recommended paths for rehabilitation in theses injuries backed by the research and our clinical...
by adpraxiz | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
I need to get an MRI to help with the management of my lower back pain Answer – FICTION In a recent narrative review, Wang and colleagues (2018) concluded that MRI imaging in the early stages of lower back pain can have detrimental effects including more pain,...
by adpraxiz | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Summary: Restriction of blood flow purportedly creates an internal environment of greater stress, thus greater adaptation Importantly, the greater adaptation can occur with less absolute load to damaged or painful tissues Started in healthy population to build muscles...
by adpraxiz | May 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you play a jumping sport such as volleyball, basketball or AFL? Have pain in the front of your knee when jumping, landing or changing direction? Have you lost some jumping power recently? Well read on friends as you may have a grumbly knee tendon. Summary: Patellar...
by adpraxiz | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Menopause alters hormones and results in physical changes These changes typically result in increased injury risk or activity reduction The most common injuries affect structures such as the plantar fascia, tendons of the hip and shoulder Appropriate exercise and...
by adpraxiz | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you have a good knee and a bad knee? Do your knees snap, crackle and pop? Do you ever wish you could walk for longer without pain or not be worried about how your knees will feel in the morning if you were living your life to the fullest? Knee pain is a very common...