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Mommy’s Thumb is an extremely painful condition affecting the thumb and wrist in mostly, but not only, young mothers. It involves the inflammation of the tendons that are responsible for pulling the thumb backwards (similar action to the signage used by hitchhikers). This inflammation causes...
Osgood Schlatter’s Disease (OSD) isn’t actually a disease but an overuse injury commonly found in the knee joints of adolescents. Although it can be very painful, it usually resolves itself 1-2 years after onset of symptoms. OSD is an inflammatory reaction of the bone, cartilage and/or...
Cervicogenic headaches (used to be called cervical headaches) are unique in that they are caused by a referred source i.e. the headaches do not originate from the head but are from the cervical neck and caused by a neck disorder or lesion (impingement or obstruction...
HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and involves doing a combination of short duration, high intensity strength and cardiovascular workouts. Most HIIT workouts vary from as short as 4min up to 30min depending of the conditioning of the athlete involved. HIIT workouts have no specific...
Sever’s Disease (also known as calcaneal apophysitis) is a painful condition found in adolescent kids that results from inflammation of the growth plate of the heel. It usually occurs during a rapid growth spurt in early puberty when the heel bone grows quicker than the...
Tennis elbow (also called lateral epicondylitis) is an overuse injury resulting in pain around the outside of the elbow joint. Tennis elbow is relatively common (although severity varies significantly) and affects around 30% of people (most common in people aged 40 to 60). It is more...
Plantar fasciitis is a common injury affecting a person’s heel. The plantar fascia (a thick band of connective tissue that runs from the heel bone to the toes on the underside of the foot) is responsible for supporting the arch of the foot and when...
Idiopathic scoliosis is a condition used to describe a sideways, abnormal curvature of the spinal column and is mostly prevalent in adolescents. This curvature can be as a single curvature (shaped like the letter ‘C’ or reverse ‘C’) or as a double curvature (shaped like...
What is a Baker’s cyst? A Baker’s cyst is a condition affecting the knee and results in a swelling protrusion of synovial fluid behind the knee. Symptoms of a Baker’s cyst include pain, swelling and stiffness. These cysts occur more commonly if there is another underlying...
Hypertension (High blood pressure) Elevated blood pressure is a relatively common condition in which the pressure exerted on the blood vessels is raised and can lead to health issues. The main problem with hypertension is that one can have it with no symptoms for many years....