December 2014

In today's day and age almost everyone can be seen on their mobile phones. A teenager texting, a middle aged lady playing Candy Crush or a bored passenger playing Angry Birds. While it sure is entertaining to use, it poses a risk to your fingers and wrist on account of the angle these tasks require you to hold the phones, especially in the long run. Other than pain caused by using your fingers, sometimes you may just have weak fingers. Not susceptible to breaking, but with a terrible grip – which is as bad. A little exercise can take you a long

When it comes to injury management, its first step is doing all you can to prevent an injury in the first place. As opposed to popular belief, physiotherapists are not solely focused on just the assessment and treatment of injuries, they also are university-trained experts, with knowledge on the prevention of human movement disorders. Physiotherapists everywhere will agree and stress on the importance of using their skill to work towards preventive health, making sure you no longer face the problem that got you to them, for how much ever long as it did. If you're someone who has had the good fortune

A pelvic floor disorder (PFD) occurs when the muscles or connective tissues of the pelvic area weaken or are injured. The most common pelvic floor disorders are urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. PFDs are more common among older women.The "pelvic floor" refers to a group of muscles that attach to the front, back and sides of the pelvic bone and sacrum. Like a sling or hammock, these muscles support the organs in the pelvis, including the bladder, uterus or prostate, and rectum. They also wrap around your urethra, rectum, and vagina (in women). Coordinated contracting and relaxing

Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder occurs when calcium deposits form on the tendons of your shoulder. The tissues around this deposit can become inflamed, causing a great deal of shoulder pain. This condition is fairly common, and mostly affects people over the age of 40. Calcific tendonitis occurs in the tendons of your rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is made up of several tendons that connect the muscles around your shoulder to the humerus.No one really knows the causes of calcific tendonitis. Some feel that pressure on the tendons can damage them, causing the calcium deposits to form, while others think

Physical therapy is a dynamic health care profession that aims to assist individuals with the achievement, maintenance, and restoration of maximal physical functioning and health throughout their life. Thus, only a physical therapist can supervise, direct and provide physical therapy services. The terms "physical therapy" and "physiotherapy" as well as "physical therapist" and "physiotherapist" are all synonymous.Physical therapists use their professional knowledge and skills to interact with individuals to achieve mutually agreed upon goals that will allow them to maintain or achieve their highest level of physical function. In addition to this, physical therapists are also involved in the promotion of health