School’s out for the summer!!! For international school students in Tokyo, the summer is long and for student athletes the break between...

Being injured and going through rehab isn't fun. For starters, you're in pain, which by definition is an unpleasant experience, your...

Ever gone to see a medical practitioner and frustratingly had your symptoms go away when you get there? Feel like you’re making it up?...

Most individuals, be they athletes or general population patients, understand that exercise is the most important factor in the...

Introduction Headaches are a common ailment that can arise from various sources, and one lesser-known headache type is the cervicogenic...

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...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is an umbrella term to describe a few different conditions whereby the brachial plexus (a network of...

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...

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...