
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common cause of pain/ numbness/ pins and needles in the hand. Pain can range from mild to severe and can last long periods.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common cause of pain/ numbness/ pins and needles in the hand. Pain can range from mild to severe and can last long periods.
Tags: median nerve, hand pain, wrist pain, pins and needles
A SLAP ( Superior Labrum tear from Anterior to Posterior) lesion is an injury to the labrum of the shoulder. The labrum is a sleeve of connective tissue that surrounds the joint and is vital for stability of your shoulder.
Tags: shoulder injury, SLAP lesion, superior labrum tear, physiotherapy, throwing injury
Your rotator cuff is made up of 4 muscles that lay close around your shoulder joint. They are responsible for up to 80% of your shoulder’s dynamic stability. A massive rotator cuff tear is when you have significantly torn some or all of these muscles.
Tags: shoulder injury, rotator cuff tear, shoulder surgery, physiotherapy
Golfer’s Elbow, otherwise known as medial epicondylitis, is a common condition causing pain at the elbow. It is typically an overuse injury to the common flexor tendon and causes pain and tenderness on the bony prominence at the inside of your elbow. Most of the powerful muscles involved in gripping or bending your wrist forward share this tendon.
Tags: golfers elbow, elbow pain, stiff arm, physiotherapy, overuse injury
Frozen shoulder is a condition of the shoulder where the fibrous connective tissue (capsule) around the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint becomes inflamed and starts to thicken, causing pain and a restriction of range of motion.
Tags: frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis, stiff shoulder, painful shoulder, physiotherapy
Total shoulder replacement is an operation used to treat the pain caused by shoulder osteoarthritis. It may also be done if you have a very significant shoulder fracture. It involves replacing both the ball and socket of the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint with similarly shaped prosthetics.
Tags: total shoulder replacement, reverse shoulder replacement, shoulder osteoarthritis, shoulder pain