It’s only “Growing Pains” – but it’s not that simple!
I’m sure we’ve all heard the “growing pains” diagnosis that is commonly given for so many lower limb non specific pain episodes in young children and adolescents. Whilst growing pains isn’t a totally inaccurate terminology, it’s the perception and management of these growing pain syndromes that needs to be improved. It’s so common in our […]
Do you suffer from Heel Pain?
Heel Pain? Heel pain is particularly common with the first step in the morning or end of the day. It may be indicative of plantar fasciopathy, which can be the result of overuse, increase in load, poor footwear, deconditioning or trauma. With a lot of people returning to sports, running, gym work and even career […]
Is my Vertigo Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)?
Hard to balance? Feel like you’re moving when you’re not? Head spinning inside the room? If you’ve ever experienced vertigo, you may be very familiar with these sensations. True vertigo can be a very debilitating symptom that is caused by one of many different origins. What’s causing the vertigo is the key to diagnosis, and […]
Importance of Kegel Exercises in Women
You’ve probably heard of “Kegels” or pelvic floor exercises, but do you actually know how or why to do them? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles at the base or ‘floor’ of your pelvis which support and hold in place your internal pelvic organs, including bladder, intestines, and uterus. Like any other skeletal […]
Working from Home – How do I set up my Workstation?
The COVID 19 scenario with social distancing and the directive of people having to work from home where possible has posed a whole new set of challenges for employers, employees and physios alike. Employers and employees have been collaborating on getting the infrastructure right to allow for working from home, whilst as physios we have […]
Reducing injuries following rest periods
Isolation has provided many challenges to our daily lives, one of which is the limitation of children’s sporting activities. Some parents will have children climbing the walls eager to keep active, while others are fighting the power of the PS4. Regardless of activity levels, the difficulty in replicating competition loads is challenging. The constraints are […]
Should I run today? What’s Good Pain? What’s Bad pain?
This is a topic that so many runners find ever so frustrating…. 1) Knowing the difference between an acceptable discomfort and a bad pain. 2) Determining when it’s OK to run? When do we need to rest? Or modify training? I love trying to keep runners running when I can, as keeping us running, keeps […]
Lactic Acid – Help or Hindrance?
I had a great question last week as a client described getting that familiar quad burn during an exercise class: “What is lactic acid and what purpose does it serve” was the basis of the question. What a great topic to research a bit further and explain, as I reckon we’ve all felt “the burn” […]
Concussion: What every parent needs to know – Part 2!
In the first of this 2 part series on concussion, we looked at the definition of concussion and the reason it has become such a crucial subject in sport. The research is showing us that the effects of concussion can be cumulative, and can cause issues later in life – so every concussion must be […]
Running Load and the impact on your joints
At SSPC we tend to see a lot of recreational runners and we are regularly asked whether running causes degeneration of joints, in particular the knee joint. I see a lot of runners with osteo arthritis (OA) of the knee, but at the same time we see equally as many non runners with OA of […]
