Resources
Empower your recovery with our range of injury resources.
Adolescent Knee Pain
In adolescents bones are still maturing. With repeated overuse of a muscle, the point where the muscles’ tendon attaches onto the bone often becomes inflamed.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Damage to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the knee is one of the most highly publicised injuries in Sport.
Cartilage Damage Of The Knee
A torn cartilage/meniscus is a very common knee injury. It can happen while playing sport, at work and also while doing household activities.
Hydrotherapy For Hips And Knees
A recent review of Literature and research into the effects of Hydrotherapy in Hip and Knee pain found the following:
I Think I Have Done My Knee
With netball, and all the football codes commencing their seasons, you are sure to have patients limp in saying “I THINK I’VE DONE MY KNEE!”
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
The iliotibial band (ITB) is a thick strip of fibrous tissue that passes down the outside of the thigh and attaches just below the outside of the knee.
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome 2
The iliotibial band is a strong band of connective tissue that runs from the hip region on the outside of the thigh and attaches onto the outside part of the shin bone.
Knee Osteoarthritis
This condition refers to degeneration of the knee joint surfaces and often a loss of space between the thigh and shin bones.
Medial Co-Lateral Ligament Sprains
The stability of a joint is increased by the presence of a joint capsule made up of connective tissue, thickened at points of stress to form ligaments. The ends of the ligaments attach to bone.
Meniscal Tear
The meniscus are made up of tough cartilage that cushion the knee joint. The medial meniscus rests on the medial plateau of the tibia, and the lateral meniscus rests on the lateral plateau. The menisci help to distribute the weight evenly through the joint.
Osgood-Schlatters
Pain at the attachment of the quadriceps tendon to the tibia can often be due to the condition known as Osgood-Schlatters Disease. This condition is most often noticed during a growth spurt early in the second decade of life.
Patello-Femoral Dysfunction
Do your knees crackle and crunch when you squat down? Are they painful when you are running? Do you have pain climbing up and down stairs? Do your knees hurt when you stand up after watching a movie?
Patello-Femoral Pain
The patellofemoral joint is the articulation between the thigh bone (femur) and the knee cap (patella)
Patello-Femoral Syndrome
Arguably one of the most common musculo-Skeletal problems in Australia, Patello-Femoral Syndrome can be resolved quickly and easily with Physiotherapy.
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease
Pain at the attachment of the patellar tendon to the patella can often be due to the condition known as Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease. This condition is most often noticed during a growth spurt early in the second decade of life.