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Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Assessment and Management

November 21, 2013 by The Sports Physiotherapist 4 Comments

Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Assessment and Management

Radial tunnel syndrome is rare, it is challenging to differentially diagnose and can be a monster to manage. If you have a recalcitrant case of tennis elbow then this post will interest you! This article discusses the best available evidence for assessment and management of radial tunnel syndrome.

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Elbow, Exercise Prescription, Manual Technique, Modalities, Prevention, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Elbow, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapy

Snapping Scapula Syndrome (Scapulothoracic Bursitis): Assessment and Management

August 7, 2013 by The Sports Physiotherapist Leave a Comment

Snapping 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 physiotherapy. Thus, this article will discuss snapping scapula syndrome including what it is, why it occurs and what you need to do to fix it!

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Exercise Prescription, Injection, Manual Technique, Modalities, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Shoulder, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, Exercise, Sports Physiotherapy Interest, Treatment

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Assessment and Management

October 5, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist Leave a Comment

Thoracic 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 to be a collection of quite diverse syndromes rather than a single entity (Yanaka et al., 2004), and therefore, accurate diagnosis and enlightened treatment […]

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, Shoulder, Spine, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, EBP, Exercise, Shoulder, Spinal, Treatment

Lateral Epicondylalgia (Tennis Elbow): Evidence Based Assessment and Management

September 12, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 3 Comments

Lateral Epicondylalgia (Tennis Elbow): Evidence Based Assessment and Management

Lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) is a condition that I, and am sure many other physiotherapists out there, treat very commonly. Interestingly, despite the frequency with which healthcare is sought for this condition; only recently has our understanding of the pathophysiology of lateral elbow overuse injury improved. Consequently, the treatment approaches for lateral epicondylalgia vary widely and lack definitive evidence. Therefore, this article will discuss the evidence based assessment and management of lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow)…

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Elbow, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: Elbow, Injection Therapy, Muscle Injury, Overuse Injury, Tendinopathy, Tendon Injury, Treatment

Functional Strength and Training

August 2, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 1 Comment

Functional Strength and Training

You know what I’ve learned after talking to incredible sports physiotherapists and sports medicine professionals, attending numerous professional development courses, conferences and seminars and reading many books: there is so much that I don’t know. And I say that without reservation, as I know that it is impossible to stay at the forefront of current practice and research in all fields of sports medicine. There is just not enough hours in the day. Fortunately, I also know not to pass up opportunities to learn from experts in a given field. Thus, I would like to introduce you to Michael Boyle.

Filed Under: Article Review, Blog, Body Area, Condition Review, Exercise Prescription, Resources, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, Video Posts Tagged With: Sports injuries, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapist Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Sports Physiotherapy Blog, Sports Physiotherapy Interest

Kienbock’s Disease: Evidence Based Assessment and Management

June 27, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 6 Comments

Kienbock’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 Kienbock who presented his findings on the disorder in his 1910 publication ‘Concerning traumatic malacia of the lunate and its consequences’. This condition, discussed in depth below, primarily affects people between 15 and 40 years old and has been documented in athletes from many sports that include repetitive use of the wrist e.g. golf, tennis, martial arts, etc . Therefore, if you work with athletes from these sports, you should remain on high alert for the occurrence of Kienbock’s disease.

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, Wrist and Hand Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, EBP, Overuse Injury, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, wrist

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: Evidence Based Assessment and Management

May 6, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 2 Comments

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: Evidence Based Assessment and Management

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 patients. If you are in a private practice/outpatient clinic with a demographic anything like mine you will be seeing mostly backs, […]

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, Wrist and Hand Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment, wrist

Athletic Pubalgia (Sports Hernia): Evidence Based Diagnosis and Management

April 18, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 2 Comments

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 abdominal pain accounts for 10-13% of injuries per year. However, due to the number of potential differential diagnoses for athletes with chronic pain in the groin and lower abdominal region only a small proportion of athletes are eventually diagnosed with athletic pubalgia (sports hernias). Athletic pubalgia is a poorly understood disease process and it is imperative that athletes with the condition are managed appropriately as the symptoms can eventually limit the athlete’s participation in training and playing.

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Hip, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, Groin, Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Physiotherapist Blog, Sports Physiotherapy, Surgery, Tendinopathy, Tendon Injury

Osgood Schlatters Disease: Diagnosis and Management

March 21, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 8 Comments

Osgood Schlatters Disease: Diagnosis and Management

Any physiotherapist working with academy footballers will know that these players are at risk of overuse injuries due to their immature musculoskeletal systems (1). However, it is imperative that therapists can confidently identify when the players require a therapeutic intervention rather than dismissing their symptoms as ‘growing pains’. It has been found that 5% of all injuries in football academies are due to overuse (1), as some young footballers will partake in high volumes of physical activity. This article will discuss the evidence based management of Osgood-Schlatters condition.

Filed Under: Assessment, Blog, Condition Review, Diagnosis, Knee, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment Tagged With: EBP, Knee, Sports injuries, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee

January 31, 2012 by The Sports Physiotherapist 2 Comments

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee

Now, I’m not hear to scare you. But there are many conditions out there that are so uncommon that we often don’t even know that they exist. Unfortunately, sometimes these conditions may walk into our clinics and have us shaking our heads in disbelief and asking ourselves… ‘why don’t you fit into that diagnosis!’. I think for many pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the knee is one of these diagnoses. It is quite rare, however, it presents similarly to many of the conditions that we as sports physiotherapists treat on a daily basis. This article discusses PVNS including assessment, diagnosis, and the treatment options.

Filed Under: Blog, Condition Review, Knee, Rehabilitation, Sports Physiotherapy Tagged With: assessment, Diagnosis, Knee, Sports Physiotherapy, Treatment

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