Ankle Sprains – Do They Lead To Knee Pain?

Ankle Sprains – Do They Lead To Knee Pain?

by | Jun 21, 2019

By Carin Penberthy, Physiotherapist Ankle sprains can often lead to chronic knee pain such as patellofemoral (kneecap) pain, jumper’s knee, runner’s knee. Spraining your ankle can alter ankle joint mechanics and cause reduced ankle movement (particularly dorsiflexion...
Osgood Schlatter Disease

Osgood Schlatter Disease

by | May 12, 2019

What is Osgood Schlatter disease? Osgood Schlatter disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing, active children and adolescents. It is due to inflammation of the shin bone growth plate where the knee cap (patella) tendon attaches. What causes it? Repetitive...
Shin Splints

Shin Splints

by | Mar 10, 2019

Shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome, is a term for pain on the front inside part of the lower leg. Shin splints involve inflamed muscle, tendons, and the thin layer of tissue that covers the bone. Shin splints happen over a period of time when...
A Pain In The Neck: Wry Neck

A Pain In The Neck: Wry Neck

by | Feb 19, 2019

Wry Neck is an acute neck injury, noticed by a sudden onset of sharp neck pain and stiffness, that limits your range of neck movement, and can often feel ‘locked’. The injury typically occurs after either a prolonged abnormal posture such as sleeping in an...
Hydration in Sport

Hydration in Sport

by | Jan 9, 2019

  Hydration in sport is vital to replace the loss of fluid that our body perspires, which controls our body temperature as we utilize energy. If we do not replace this fluid we overheat and dehydrate, which may lead to a decrease in performance and an increased...
Children & Growing Pains

Children & Growing Pains

by | Jul 27, 2018

Growing pains, a term that has been loosely thrown around whenever a child complains of aching knees or ankles. “Ah, it’s just growing pains, it’ll go away soon” or “Oh, it’s growing pains. It means you are growing taller, that’s good.” But what is...