Monday, September 30, 2013

What's Causing Your Headache or Migraine?


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As a headache or migraine sufferer, you'll know how disruptive and inconvenient a severe headache or migraine attack can be. Not only does it impact on you, but also your immediate family and friends.

There are thought to be over 300 causes of headaches and migraine.

Luckily, most fall into three categories:
  • Neck Headaches
  • Tension-Type Headaches
  • Migraine
Historically any headache that was of a "throbbing" nature was thought to involve the blood vessels within the head was thought to be a "migraine". Any headache that was "not throbbing" was labelled a "tension-type headache", despite there being no evidence of increased tension in the muscles of the scalp or forehead.

Research has demonstrated that cervicogenic headaches are at least as common as migraine and tension-type headaches.*

* Nilsson N.  The prevalence of cervicogenic headache in a random population sample of 20-59 year olds.  Spine 1995;20:1884-1888

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Is it Biceps Tendonitis, Tendinitis, Tendinopathy, Tendinosis or Tenosynovitis that You are Suffering?

You're feeling shoulder pain and someone told you that its biceps tendonitis. Are you sure it's actually tendonitis? Knowing what "exactly" it is does alter your treatment.  It should vary depending upon the exact diagnosis.

What is Bicep Tendonitis / Tendinitis / Tendinopathy?

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Bicep tendonitis / tendinitis / tendinopathy / tendinosis / tenosynovitis 
 are all common terms that describes pain or injury to one of your shoulder's bicep tendons.

Biceps tendinopathy is the umbrella term for biceps injuries that include:
  • biceps tendonitis/tendinitis (inflammed tendon).
  • biceps tendinosis (non-inflammed degenerative tendon).
  • biceps tenosynovitis (inflammed tendon sheath).
  • ruptured biceps tendon (secondary to degeneration or tear).
Having said that, old habits die hard, and the conditions have for many years been commonly referred to as biceps tendonitis or tendinitis. Your up-to-date physiotherapist or sports doctor will refer to this group of injuries as biceps tendinopathies or the specific injury itself after they have diagnosed the injury thoroughly.

What Exactly is Your Biceps Tendon?

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What Causes Biceps Tendinopathy?

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What are the Symptoms of Biceps Tendinopathy?

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Bicep Tendinopathy Treatment

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Summary

There is no specific time frame for when to progress from each stage to the next. Your injury rehabilitation status will be determined by many factors during your physiotherapist’s clinical assessment.

You’ll find that in most cases, your physiotherapist will seamlessly progress between the rehabilitation phases as your clinical assessment and function improves.

It is also important to note that each progression must be carefully monitored as attempting to progress too soon to the next level can lead to re-injury and frustration.

For more specific advice about your biceps tendinopathy, please contact your PhysioWorks physiotherapist.


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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Exercise Ball Workout for Back Pain - 59 of the Best Exercises.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

A Knee Brace to Avoid Needless Kneecap Pressure

The Knee Brace 1021 provides firm knee support for the maintenance of your knee joint structures with gentle compression around (but not over) the kneecap.

The exclusive reinforced patella stabiliser also helps you to prevent kneecap displacement, subluxation or dislocation.

This Knee Brace is indicated for the following knee conditions:
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

What is the Leading Risk Factor for an Ankle Sprain?

Did you know that the leading risk factor for spraining you ankle is to previously sprain your ankle?

Hoch and McKeon (2010) found that your chances or ankle sprain increase after you initially sprain your ankle. Moiler et al (2006) have reported that after an ankle sprain chronic instability develops, which further increases the risk of recurrent ankle sprains.

In fact, a systemic literature review by Brinkman and Evans (2011) suggested that spraining your ankle also increased your chances of spraining your other ankle.

Why does spraining your ankle make you more vulnerable to more sprains?

After insufficient rehabilitation post-ankle sprain your are commonly left with excessive ligament laxity, poor sensorimotor control, weak leg muscles, an imbalance between your ankle muscle strength and reduced ankle bend (usually dorsiflexion).

All of these risk actors to further ankle sprain and importantly can be prevented by thorough post-ankle sprain rehabilitation.

Seah and Mani-Babu (2011), Russell (2010), Fousekis et al (2012), Hadzic et al (2009).

Therefore it is important to properly rehabilitate your ankle sprain to prevent future sprain and other injuries further up the kinetic chain. Researchers have identified stiff ankles as a risk factor in many knee, hip and low back injuries. If only you would have thoroughly rehabilitated your ankle sprain!

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What is a Sprained Ankle?


Sprained Anklesprained ankle occurs when your ankle ligaments are overstretched.

Ankle sprains vary in their severity, from mild "twisted ankle" or "rolled ankle" sprain through to severe complete ligament ruptures, avulsion fractures or broken bones.

What Causes a Sprained Ankle?

Ankle sprains can occur simply by rolling your ankle or some unstable ground.
Common examples of this occur when awkwardly planting your foot when running, landing unbalanced from a jump or stepping onto an irregular surface.

What are the Symptoms of a Sprained Ankle?

A history of your ankle rolling is the key ingredient to suspecting a sprained ankle. At the time of the injury you may hear a popping or cracking sound and will notice swelling, bruising and ankle pain.

Lateral or medial ligament sprains are usually acutely tender over the injured ligament.

Depending on the severity of your ankle sprain, you may have trouble walking or standing on your foot.  In these cases, crutches, strapping or a walking boot may be necessary to help you to mobilise throughout the day.

In more severe cases, there may be sharp pain deep in the ankle joint associated with a talar dome fracture or pain between your lower shin bones, which may be a syndesmosis or high ankle sprain.

How is a Sprained Ankle Diagnosed?

Your physiotherapist is an expert in the assessment and diagnosis of ankle sprains.

Your history and a thorough clinical examination will determine the severity of your sprained ankle.

If required, you may be referred for a X-ray, CT scan or MRI to confirm or exclude specific ligament or bone injuries.

Which Ankle Ligaments are Commonly Sprained?

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Treatment for Sprained Ankle

Unfortunately, a sprained ankle can increase your risk of re-injury as much as 40-70%, but the correct post-injury rehabilitation exercises significantly decreases the risk.

Researchers have concluded that there are essentially six aims that need to be covered to effectively rehabilitate your sprained ankle and prevent recurrence.
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Sprained Ankle Prognosis?

There is no specific time frame that sprained ankle recover. While we do know that the ligaments themselves will take at least six weeks to heal, your muscle strength, range of motion, proprioception and return to function can vary considerably. Here’s some general guidelines.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Great News! Lauren has just Increased her Massage Hours to Meet Demand.











Who is Lauren?

If you haven't already enjoyed the soothing hands of Lauren here some info about her.

Lauren Clifford completed her Certificate of Massage Therapy and Diploma of Remedial Massage in 2006 at the Australian College of Natural Medicine. 


Her massage qualifications include, but are not limited to deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, stretching and pregnancy massage; treating teenagers to veterans.

Specialising in sports therapy, injury management and pre/post sports treatment Lauren has worked with amateurs to professional athletes at various stages of their sporting careers.

In addition, as a Level 1 NCAS recognised Jujitsu coach Lauren has an experienced comprehension of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Stiff Neck? Neck Pain? Maybe it's Your Facet Joint. How to Fix Quickly.



What is Facet Joint Pain?

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Facet joint pain is also commonly referred to as facet joint syndrome,facet joint diseasefacet joint sprain but essentially it is the pain caused by a facet joint injury.

Your facet joints (also known as zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joint) are synovial joints between the vertebrae of your spine. There are two facet joints (left and right) in each spinal motion segment.

Biomechanically, the function of each pair of facet joints is to guide and limit movement of that spinal motion segment.

Each section of your spine has facet joints. You may hear them referred to as your cervical facet joints (neck), thoracic facet joints (mid back) and lumbar facet joints (low back).

Facet joint pain is one of the most common causes of neck pain, back pain and thoracic spine pain.

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What Causes Facet Joint Pain?

Facet joint motion can be disturbed by injury.

Joint motion can stiffen - known as hypomobility. 

Or, joint motion can become excessive - known as hypermobility.

What Causes Facet Joint Hypomobility?

Facet joint hypomobility can be caused by:

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What Causes Facet Joint Hypermobility?

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What Causes a Locked Facet Joint?

Simple movements such as a mild twist, awkward movement or just doing something your body didn't expect (such as tripping) can lock a facet joint. In most cases this is due to your facet joints motion exceeding your muscle control.

If you have previously suffered injury or you have local muscle weakness supporting your facet joints than it is even easier to repeated lock a facet joint.

What are the Symptoms of a Locked Facet Joint?

Pain is one of the first symptoms a patient will notice with a facet joint injury. A neck facet joint will cause neck pain and potentially...

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How is a Facet Joint Injury Diagnosed?

The most accurate diagnosis of a facet joint injury is via a hands on examination from a physiotherapist who specialises in spinal physiotherapy. Using their professional skills they will confirm the specific facet joint problem and whether it is locked, stiff or unstable.

Xrays, MRI’s and CT scan are useful to identify arthritic changes and fractures but are unable to detect a locked facet joint.

Facet Joint Syndrome Treatment

The treatment for a locked facet joint is relatively simple. Your physiotherapist will ...

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Unstable Facet Joint Treatment

Unstable or hypermobile facet joints need to be treated entirely differently to a locked facet joint. The fact that ...

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Please check with your physiotherapist or doctor for their professional opinion.

What Results Can You Expect?

Physiotherapy will provide the majority of facet joint pain patients with complete relief. (Hu et al 2006).

Locked facet joints will normally start improving immediately post-unlocking. How they progress beyond that depend on what other concomitant factors are present. How long the joint has been locked? What caused the locking? What adjacent joint motion is available?

Based on your physiotherapists examination, they will be able to provide you with more accurate guidelines.

Facet joint instability will take longer to rehabilitate since they require time and practice for your muscle strengthening to occur. Once again, please check with your treating physiotherapist for their professional opinion and treatment plan.

Other Treatment Options

Massage

Massage can be an excellent form of muscle spasm relief to allow your facet joint spasm to release.

Acupuncture

Localised acupuncture or dry needling techniques can provide localised muscle spasm and facet pain relief. Ask your physiotherapist for more advice.

Facet Joint Injections

Facet joint injections are sometimes used to confirm a diagnosis and provide short-term (a week or two) relief. Researchers have found that facet joint injections are less effective than patients who exercise in the long-term. (Mayer et al 2004)

Radiofrequency

Radiofrequency is sometimes used in chronic cases which do not respond to physiotherapy treatment. Radiofrequency cauterizes the nerve, providing pain relief for a period of time. The downside is that the pain normally returns when the nerve regrows within a few months.

Summary

Every case of facet joint pain is different. Please check with your physiotherapist for their professional opinion on what treatment plan is best for you.

Common Treatments for Facet Joint Injury

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Here's a One Size Fits All Back Support

Introducing the Oppo 1063 Back Support


This quality back support providesmoderate support to mid and lower back without restricting normal movement.

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

What Conditions Respond Favourably to Massage? Why Does Massage Help?


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What is Massage Therapy?

Massage provides a healing treatment that can be gentle or strong, deep or shallow. When muscles and tendons become damaged, impaired, knotted, tense or immobile. Massage provides an effective healing treatment.
Massage holistically treats the whole body and traces the discomfort as far as possible back to the original cause, healing both the cause of the disorder as well as the symptoms. 
If you haven't ever experienced a quality massage, we thoroughly recommend it.

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What Conditions Benefit from a Massage?

Massage is effective in treating a wide range of conditions and ailments, such as, but not limited to:

How Does a Massage Help You?

As well as assisting in the treatment of the above conditions, massage has a positive impact on various systems of your body.

These include:

Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems

Massage encourages blood flow to the tissue being treated by stimulating the circulatory system. As the lymphatic system works in close proximity to the circulatory system, the massage will promote reduced pain and swelling by improving lymphatic flow.

Muscular

Massage has a direct impact on the muscular system by stretching tight muscles, relaxing and releasing overused muscles, reducing spasms and muscular cramping, as well as assisting in tissue regeneration.

Endocrine/Hormonal

It has been proven that remedial massage can promote a decrease in cortisol, which is produced when we experience pain and stress. Massage also promotes an increased level of serotonin and dopamine, which improves your mood, relaxation and assists in relieving pain. This can also have a follow on effect by reducing anxiety, while enhancing sleep, concentration and energy levels.

Joints

By working on the muscles around a joint, massage can increase joint range of motion and assist in increasing joint strength and stabilization.

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When are the Best Times for a Massage?

Massage for chronic, long standing conditions can be performed at any time. Ideally the massage should be performed on a regular basis to promote mobility and improved function and to stop conditions from becoming problematic and painful.
For acute or recent injuries, remedial massage is indicated 72 hours following an injury and after rest and ice therapy has been performed to reduce any inflammation and swelling.

How Long Should You Book for a Massage?

PhysioWorks offer massage treatments for 30, 45, 60 or 90 minute appointments. Generally 30 minutes is sufficient time to treat one problem area, for example neck and shoulders. 45-60 minute appointments are sufficient for 2-3 areas, for example lower back, neck and shoulders, while 60-90 minutes will cover a full body treatment.

What Frequency Works Best for a Massage?

A new injury or condition can often be resolved within a few treatment sessions. However, chronic and long standing conditions, will often require a series of treatments to return the area to its normal function. This will usually include a number of weekly massages and will gradually be spaced out in frequency until a maintenance stage is reached.
While everyone’s needs will be a little different depending on your lifestyle, regular massages work best. Ideally a maintenance massage should be performed on a regular monthly basis to promote mobility and improved function and to stop conditions from becoming problematic and painful.
For advice specific to your body’s needs, please ask your massage therapist how often you should have a massage to function optimally. 

What are the Different Styles of Massage?

Swedish Massage

A gentle and relaxing massage style that incorporates long, smooth strokes to relax and soften superficial muscle. A great massage option for those looking for a soft treatment to promote that relaxed and stress free feeling. 

Deep Tissue Massage

A deeper massage targeting the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. This massage style incorporates slow, deep strokes to break up stubborn knots and tight tissues. Deep tissue massage is great for those who suffer from chronic tightness, scar tissue formation, repetitive strain or engage in regular physical activity.

Sports Massage

A massage style specifically designed for those involved in physical activity. Sports massage focuses on preventing and treating injury, while also enhancing athletic performance. Therapists will commonly use a mixture of Swedish and deep tissue massage techniques. The massage therapist will commonly finish your sports massage with some gentle stretch therapy.

Remedial Massage 

Remedial massage is a modality that incorporates numerous techniques to locate and treat musculoskeletal imbalances and chronic/acute pain. Specific techniques used include, swedish and deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, muscle energy techniques and stretching. Remedial Massage is effective for those suffering from a particular complaint, or those who just want to ensure their body is functioning at its optimum level. 

Pregnancy Massage

A massage using a selection of Swedish, deep and remedial massage techniques to reduce stress, decrease swelling, relieve aches and pains and reduce anxiety and depression. Pregnancy massage is performed with the woman on her side and/or back, and is customised to a woman’s individual needs. 

How Can You Guarantee Yourself a Fantastic Massage?

At PhysioWorks, we guarantee that you’ll have a fantastic massage or its free!

If you are not completely satisfied within the first 30 minutes of your massage, we’ll give you your money back there and then - No questions asked!

For more information about the massage that is best for you, please ask one of our PhysioWorks team.

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