Osteoporosis is an extremely common bone disease characterised by very low bone density or mass and women are more affected than men. As it is a progressive disorder that worsens with age, while the disease process might begin earlier, the effects are usually only noticed and diagnosed in people who are 50 years and older. Learn more here!

Welcome to our August Newsletter for 2017!

The MCL, or Medial Collateral Ligament (found on the inside of the knee), helps to provide stability and restrict the knee’s movement into a sideways direction. When the knee is forced into sideways movement, the MCL can be damaged.

It seems that the science is in, and the bad news is that long periods of sitting or inactivity is a risk factor for many diseases, independent of other factors such as obesity.

Welcome to our July newsletter for 2017! This month learn we explain joint stiffness and focus on AC joint sprains.

After an AC joint injury there is usually immediate pain on the top of the shoulder, swelling and bruising. There is often loss of movement of the shoulder, and pain from putting weight through the arm or carrying heavy objects.

While pain and stiffness often go together, joint stiffness can occur on it’s own.

Welcome to our June newsletter for 2017! This month learn about how diabetes can affect healing an injury, and focus on LCL Tears!

Tearing your Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) is a painful knee injury, usually caused by twisting the knee or direct force to the area like during a rugby tackle. Most LCL tears are managed well with just physiotherapy and support of the joint!

It can be surprising to many people that one of the questions their physiotherapist will ask them when assessing an injury is ‘do you have diabetes?’ Why do they ask this? Find out here!