Back pain and chest pain are common ailments that many people experience at some point in their lives. While these two issues may seem...

Pain during the night can be a problem with a number of different conditions. As sleep is one of our most important recovery modalities,...

The LIFTMOR for men trial The incidence of osteoporosis (defined as bone mineral density T score greater than -2.5) is thought to be over...

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How much do you know about pain? Research shows that when we have a better understanding of pain we can optimise our rehabilitation...

MANUAL THERAPY: WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY DOING? This post explores some of the mechanism behind the affects of manual therapy #fysiofriday...

The essence of musculoskeletal rehabilitation is taking a patient from where they currently are (often a state of pain, functional...

The ITB (illiotibial band) is a long, thick band of connective tissue that runs from muscles in the hip and pelvis and attaches to a...

On this episode of the injury edition, Sam discusses the assessment and treatment approach for common neck pain conditions....

The final injury we will discuss in this series is concussion. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that causes a...

Less commonly seen in winter sports are injuries to the neck. Similar to lower back injuries, acute onset of pain in the neck may follow...

As with any sports, there is the risk of acute muscle strains with skiing and snowboarding. Some of the common sights of muscle injury...

Our last post discussed rotator cuff injuries. Due to the violent nature of skiing and snowboarding related falls, it is also not...

We have previously discussed clavicle fractures and injuries to the AC joint. We also commonly see injuries to the rotator occur with...

Lower back pain is the most common complaint we deal with in orthopedic practice, and while it isn’t the most common winter sports...

We mentioned in the last post how twisting movements involving ski poles may cause injury to the wrist. Given the positioning of the...

Concussion, also known as a traumatic brain injury (or TBI) is functional disturbance of the brain, typically caused by direct or...

Another area that may be affected during a fall is the hand and wrist. This is usually the result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, or...

Musculoskeletal injury is a complicated, multi-faceted process, and the specific cause(s) of injury will be unique to the individual....

Less common than the clavicle fractures and AC joint injuries discussed in the previous posts, a fracture of the upper part of the arm...