Holidays are a special time for friends, family and happy memories. However, those joyful moments can also be quite stressful – from marathon shopping, travelling and preparing for celebrations. Stress and other stimuli can therefore increase or trigger headaches. Headaches are either: Primary – Caused by structures sensitisation within your brain associated structures (this includes tension-type […]
What Is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a condition in which your spine is curved sideways. Your spine may appear to be more “S”- shaped rather than a straight line. Around 8% of people over 25 will have a scoliotic curvature in the spine. This rises to 68% in people over 65 and about 10% of these are severe. How […]
Neck Exercises to Relieve Pain
Herniated discs (bulging discs or slipped discs) are most common in people who are early to middle age. They are usually caused when you put too much pressure on your healthy spine, which results in a disc bulge and this may progress to cause the disc to leak. This irritates the surrounding nerves. Herniated discs […]
What Are Cervicogenic Headaches?
There are numerous causes of a recurrent headache that often persist for many years. The 3 most common types are a migraine, tension-type headache plus headaches secondary to any disorder in any of the top 3 or 4 joints in your neck. These neck-related headaches are usually referred to as cervicogenic headaches. These types of […]
Top 7 Tips to Stay Active in Winter
During winter, you tend to reduce your exercise as well as your incidental activity. Including stiffness, you might feel weak or even pain performing certain movements. This could be a result of muscle fatigue, poor muscle control or arthritic changes. If you decide to stop moving through the colder months, it can be harder to […]
All that You Need to Know About Cervical Radiculopathy
Are you experiencing a tingling feeling and numbness in your hand or sometimes even pain that goes down your shoulder and arm? If yes, then read on as we explain more about this condition and the ways to treat it. What is Cervical Radiculopathy and how it is caused? When a nerve in the cervical […]
Shockwave Therapy for The Treatment of Chronic Rotator Cuff Injuries
Chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy and tendinosis (CRCT) are common disabling conditions in people who often engage in repetitive overhead reaching, lifting and pushing with overstretched arms. It happens when the muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint are inflamed or irritated. While CRCT is caused by overuse, acute rotator cuff injuries can happen when […]
Post Operative Rehabilitation at Turramurra Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy
Recovery from sporting injuries can be very difficult, especially for injuries that require surgery. Common injuries that lead to surgical repair can range from simple broken bones through to more complex joint structures that can damage multiple tendons, ligaments and internal joint structures. Arthritis from previous injuries or genetic predisposition are also very common reasons […]
What are the Common Athletic Injuries?
Sports injuries are injuries that occur in exercising or in sporting activities. Whether you’re a highly trained athlete or an amateur, there is always a possibility that you could get debilitating pain and injuries from accidents, poor technique or overtraining. Athletic injuries are common in sports; here are some of the common athletic injuries: Sprint […]
Combatting Shoulder Pain in Cricketers through Sports and Spinal Physio
In everyday life people rely heavily on their shoulders – often without giving it a second thought, despite the arduous work most of us have to put it through. If we have a shoulder injury we soon know about it. For some occupations and lifestyles though, any problems can quickly and seriously become more of […]
