FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || Knee Pain and Scans

FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY || Knee Pain and Scans

Answer: FICTION 🙊 “Osteoarthritis” is a common term that gets used by our patients as an explanation of their knee pain. But is this always the case 🤔? 🔍In a recent systematic review estimates of osteoarthritis feature prevalence on MRI among asymptomatic uninjured...
Sporting Injuries

Sporting Injuries

Are you a weekend warrior who is plagued by injury or an aspiring athlete trying to find that extra 1% or somewhere in between? We know how frustrating it can sitting on the side lines and not being able to be involved in the things that make you happy. All the Praxis...
Shin Splints AKA Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

Shin Splints AKA Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

SUMMARY Shin splints are essentially an overuse injury Numerous factors contribute to symptoms but mainly involving the poor control of force through the lower limbs Important to stop symptoms to avoid developing stress fractures, which require lengthier time away...
Fact or Fiction – Strength Training

Fact or Fiction – Strength Training

I’ve been doing my exercises for two weeks religiously and I’m no stronger! This will never work! ANSWER: Fiction How long does it take to have strength gains? The answer is actually in two parts. Increasing muscle size (hypertrophy) takes a minimum of 6 weeks, and...