May 10, 2024 | Physio, Posture
About 30% of all types of shoulder pain is due to impingement and unfortunately of this group, over half of patients report symptoms continuing after 3 years. Getting the right diagnosis and management of shoulder impingement is therefore important. The... Apr 16, 2024 | Sports Injury, Learning, Physio
Sports & Soft Tissue Injuries Sports Injuries has been the textbook for which clinic director Dr Christopher Norris is best known within the therapy and exercise world. 2018 saw the release of the most recent edition of this renowned text, and in this... Apr 16, 2024 | Physio, Learning, Posture
Scoliosis is a side (lateral) curvature of the spine, usually associated with a twisted appearance on forward bending movements in yoga. Normally the spinal bones are stacked on top of each other to form a column. From the side, there is an inward curve... Apr 16, 2024 | Physio, Posture
Twenty years ago, posture was a buzzword in the therapy world. Posture analysis was commonplace, and often linked to the then emerging practice of muscle balance assessment. Many articles and books were written on the subject. In fact, our clinic director Dr... Apr 16, 2024 | Learning, Physio
Structure of patellar fat pads The Infrapatellar fat pads (IFP) are two wedge shaped fatty structures situated below the kneecap (patella), lying either side of the patellar tendon, first described by Hoffa in 1904. The IFP consist of fat cells (adipose tissue)... Apr 8, 2024 | Back Rehab, Physio
Back rehab You could be forgiven for being a bit confused about back exercises. Workplaces are often full of posters saying, “keep your back straight – bend your knees”, and yet yoga and Pilates classes encourage bending the back. We are cautioned to take...
