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Athletics injuries
Avid athletic professionals, as well as amateurs, may encounter debilitating pain and injuries from overtraining, poor technique or accidents. Athletic injuries are common and physiotherapists are trained to treat most athletic injuries to ensure a return to sport that is...
Read moreBack pain
Most people will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is common among athletes who strain their back muscles or it may be the result of spinal injuries such as fractures or sprains. Accidents, falls...
Read moreMusculoskeletal conditions
As physiotherapists, we treat several musculoskeletal conditions – a broad term that encompasses damage to bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. Because these conditions are so wide-ranging, they may affect anyone from children (e.g. juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) to the elderly...
Read moreHow true is “No pain no gain”?
The expression "no pain no gain" first became popular in the 1980s among the bodybuilding community as meaning that exercise that "burns" or causes pain is the only type that brings results. This statement has been proven to be not...
Read moreExercising with a knee replacement
Having a knee replacement does not mean that you have to stop exercising. All it means is that you are going to take certain precautions until your knee is pain-free and a full range of motion is restored. In fact,...
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