The Complete Guide to ACL Injuries

Achilles Tendonitis

Achilles tendonitis is a common injury to the Achilles tendon located above the back of the heel resulting in pain, limited mobility, inflammation, and occasional rupture. Diagnosis is clinically done, and management is aimed at reducing aggravating activity, medication and the use of supportive devices.

Achilles Tendon Repair

Tendonitis, a tear, or a full rupture to the Achilles tendon can require surgery to correct. Following the repair, physiotherapy is the mainstay of rehabilitation to help ensure a complete recovery and a return to activities of daily living.

ACL Reconstruction

ACL reconstruction is a ideal method of regaining the stability lost after a tear of the ACL ligament in your knee. However successful return to activities and sport depends upon a well constructed physiotherapy rehabilitation program following your surgery.

After Surgery

Surgery can be an excellent option when conservative treatment has plateaued or become ineffective. Physiotherapy is not only crucial to optimizing recovery after surgery, but research now shows that physiotherapy before surgery improves overall outcomes!

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

ALS or Lou Gehrigs’s Disease is caused by the death of neurons that control voluntary muscles. Patient have progressive muscle weakness and complain of problems with breathing, activities, and movement.

Arthritis

Arthritis is one of the most common conditions affecting our body with every person eventually experiencing this wear and tear on their joints. However it’s a condition that does not necessarily have to involve pain, stiffness, and a loss of movement. Physiotherapy can provide relief and a return to activity in most cases.

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy (often called a scope) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure which involves the insertion of a camera and small tools to diagnose and repair problems within and around a joint. Following repair, physiotherapy is usually prescribed to continue the recovery process.

Back and Neck Pain

Back and neck pain are the most common impairments that physiotherapists assess and treat. Active physiotherapy has been shown to be among the most effective treatment modalities to address spinal problems.

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy is the most common movement disorder in children. It is a group of permanent movement disorders that occur during early childhood. CP is caused by abnormal development of the brain that controls movement. Patients generally present with poor coordination, stiff and weak muscles, and tremors. Symptoms may not be limited to movement, and can also effect sensation, vision, hearing, swallowing, and speaking.

Dizziness

Dizziness is the 2nd most common symptom reported to medical professions and can complicated to accurately assess and treat. Vestibular physiotherapists are skilled in identifying dizziness disorders and providing appropriate treatment programs.

Foot Pain

Pain in your foot can be a result of a variety of impairments. From joints, ligaments, tendons, nerves, to soft-tissue fat pads and fasciia, an expert physiotherapist can find the root cause of your symptoms and with expertly prescribed physiotherapy, reduce or eliminate your problem.

Fractures and Dislocations

Fractures and dislocations are among the most common traumas that patients can experience. Though initially highly disabling, these are the among the most straight-forward in terms of rehabilitation, particularly with an expert physiotherapist.

Hip Fractures: Risks, Causes, Treatment

Hip fractures general result from falls, resulting in hip pain, inability to ambulate, and general weakness of the joint. Most commonly found in the elderly, this injury can be debilitating and fatal if not address quickly. Depending on your age and risk factors, surgery is commonly performed with good outcomes. Post operatively it is important to participate in adjuvant treatments. Physiotherapy is known to improve function and quality of life

Hip Replacement

Hip replacement surgery often results in a dramatic improvement in a patient’s pain, mobility, and quality of life. However this is highly dependent on a dedicated physiotherapy treatment regimen which includes both an experienced physiotherapist and a motivated patient.

Knee Pain

Knee pain is a common complaint and can arise from faults with several types of structures in the knee. These impairments of meniscus, ligament, tendon, muscle, bursa and nerve can be assessed by a orthpaedic physiotherapist and treated through a well-planned physiotherapy prescription.

Labral Tears of the Hip

Knee replacement surgery or knee arthroplasty is a common procedure to replace the damaged knee joint with an artificial one. Compliance to your physiotherapy program is essential in order to achieve maximal recovery and function.

Knee Replacement

Pain in the groin or hip can be a result of a tear in the cartilage of the joint. This is commonly referred to as a labral tear.  The pain and limited movement that results is commonly treated with physiotherapy.

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal causing pressure on the nerve roots that travel through the canal and exit the spine in the lumbar region.

Ligament Injuries

Ligaments are the soft-tissue structures in our body that connect one bone to another. Trauma and repetitive strain can often irritate or damage ligaments leading to disability. Fortunately it is one of the most common problems that physiotherapists successfully treat.

Neurological Conditions

This category of impairments covers a wide variety of separate and distinct conditions. However they all involve a dysfunction of the brain, the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, or a combination of the three. Physiotherapy is a common primary or supportive treatment to help manage or resolve neurological conditions.

Meniscal Tears of the Knee

Meniscal tears are injuries to knee cartilage that functions as cushion. Patient may experience pain, swelling, and restricted range of motion. Depending on the degree of tear treatment will vary from rest to surgery. Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disease that effects quality of life and daily function. It is a deterioration of the joints, causing inflammation, pain, and restricted range of motion.

Osteoporosis

Osteoperosis is a disease that causes a reduction in bone quality that results in an increased risk of bone fractures. The fractures result in pain and disability if not managed appropriately.

Osteoarthritis (OA)

Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disease that effects quality of life and daily function. It is a deterioration of the joints, causing inflammation, pain, and restricted range of motion.