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‘Tennis elbow’ is the lay term for common wrist extensor tendinopathy, which is also known as lateral epicondylalgia or lateral epicondylitis. Tennis elbow refers to pain on the outside of the elbow which is usually aggravated by tasks that involve gripping, such as playing tennis, doing weights, or day to day tasks such as lifting …

In our modern lives with so much time spent on screens, neck pain has become a very common occurrence! Neck pain often results when the muscles and joints in our neck become overloaded, inflamed or irritated. You may experience pain all the time, or only when trying to move your head and neck. Sometimes the …

Lower back pain – we’ve all had it at some point in our lives! In fact, low back pain has an 80% point prevalence, meaning 80% of people will experience lower back pain at some point in their life. Sometimes an episode of lower back pain resolves quickly. For others it may take weeks or …

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is the technical name for kneecap related pain, which is usually felt as pain at the front of the knee. Patellofemoral pain syndrome occurs when the structures around the kneecap get overloaded and irritated. It may be caused by irritation of the rear surface of the knee cap itself, or compression of …

Shoulder pain is a common complaint and is often experienced by sports people, manual workers and the general population (especially as we age). This is partially due to fact that the shoulder joint relies heavily on its muscles (especially the rotator cuff) for stability and good function. These rotator cuff muscles are very small, and …

At some point in our lives, most of us have experienced the pain and dysfunction that comes with spraining your ankle. Most commonly, the foot rolls inwards, resulting in a sprain of the anterior talofibular ligament. During this type of injury (an inversion sprain), the calcaneofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligaments can also be damaged. …