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As the name states, repetitive strain injuries (RSI) are injuries caused by repetitive movements over a long duration to a certain part of the body (usually affects the hands and arms). It is a collective name used to describe a painful range of conditions affecting...
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS or also known as trochanteric bursitis) is a condition caused by an inflammatory response or injury to the soft tissues connecting onto the bony prominence (greater trochanter) of the femur head. It results in pain over the lateral side of...
Jumper’s knee is a condition whereby inflammation and tendinopathy of the patellar tendon (and to a lesser degree the quadriceps distal tendon) occurs in athletes with a mature skeletal system. As the name suggests, this tendinopathy occurs due to repetitive excessive stress from overloading through...
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...
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...