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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....
Probably the most prevalent cause of lower back pain in young athletes is a stress fracture of the lower back (lumbar) spine. These stress fractures usually affect the 5th lumbar vertebrae, and less so, the 4th lumbar vertebrae. At times, the vertebra is weakened due to...
Rotator cuff tears and injuries usually occur in the tendon of the rotator cuff as opposed to the actual muscle itself. Trauma or injury is the cause of most rotator cuff tears in the younger population whereas degeneration and impingement is the cause in the...
Runner’s knee, also called patellofemoral pain syndrome or chondromalacia, is a common knee issue for runners, cyclists, walkers even in most in other sports. The main symptom is an aching pain around the kneecap (patella) and can be as a result of the following: Overuse injury....
People diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) that do regular exercise, find improvement in their mobility, muscular strength, stress management, mood states, fatigue levels and overall fitness. A person with MS may want to avoid exercise due to fatigue, mobility and proprioceptive (balance) problems. However, exercise need...