Athletic Pubalgia (Sports Hernia): Evidence Based Diagnosis and Management
Groin pain is a common complaint in sports involving running, kicking and explosive changes of direction, and as such is frequently encountered by the sports physiotherapist. In soccer, groin and lower...
View ArticleTriangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: Evidence Based Assessment and...
Introduction With a name like that, all physiotherapists will remember this one! But how much detail is remembered? Have a quick think about how many wrist patients you see, compared to knee or back...
View ArticleKienbock’s Disease: Evidence Based Assessment and Management
Kienbock's Disease is a rare and infrequently discussed source of wrist pain that you could definitely encounter in your clinical practice. The condition is named after the Viennese radiologist Robert...
View ArticleThoracic Outlet Syndrome: Assessment and Management
Introduction The condition discussed in this article, you will come to find, is quite complex and can be a battle for the physiotherapist and physical therapist. Thoracic outlet syndrome is considered...
View ArticleSideline Management of Abdominal Injuries
Many of the world's sports physical therapists and physiotherapists spend their weekends at sporting events around the world. Unfortunately, many of us do not have the support of a huge medical team...
View ArticleAssessing Scapula Position
Introduction Sports physiotherapists regularly assess and treat shoulder pathologies. In my clinical practice, shoulders would place in the top 3 most common conditions (along with back and knee...
View ArticlePredicting Recurrent Patellar Instability in Paediatric/Adolescent Patients
Those in the world of sports physiotherapy would be aware of the frequency with which we encounter episodes of patellar instability. Whilst much research is performed in the adult population, it is...
View ArticleWhat Arnold Schwarzenegger Taught Me About Scapular Rehabilitation
Now, we have discussed Arnold Schwarzenegger on this site before, in a post about the psychology of sports injury and physiotherapy. However, it seems that man was quite the insightful gentleman. In...
View ArticleFunctional Performance Testing: An Assessment Necessity
As a sports physiotherapist, it is important that you not only rehabilitate athletes but ensure that they are fully fit to return to play. As many of you are fully aware, objective measures such us a...
View ArticleSnapping Scapula Syndrome (Scapulothoracic Bursitis): Assessment and Management
Have you ever heard of snapping scapula syndrome? If you answered no, I would not be too surprised. Whilst this condition is more common than you may think, it seems to be underappreciated within the...
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