Patients often ask if there is a relationship between running and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee due to the high impact involved; yet, running is an activity that benefits cardiovascular fitness, mood, blood pressure, blood sugar, weight loss, bone density, etc. Prior studies have linked running to the development of hip and knee arthritis […]
Dry Needling vs Acupuncture
Western medical acupuncture, as it is practiced in Canada by physiotherapists, is a therapeutic modality that uses the insertion of needles. This practice is also known as dry needling or intramuscular stimulation. This acts by directly stimulating the nervous system utilizing the mechanisms of antidromic reflexes, and neuromodulation, amongst other central effects. Its use in […]
Whiplash – Keeping up with the evidence
Incorporating proprioceptive training into whiplash rehabilitation. Proprioception is our ability to sense position, movement, special orientation, and acceleration of our body parts in space. This information is fed into the brain by several sensory systems: mechanorecptors within the neck musculature, visual input, and vestibular input. The proprioceptive input from the musculoskeletal system includes information from […]
Calcific Tendonitis
Ultrasound helps calcific tendonitis. Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder causes pain that is not activity dependent and often severe. Calcium deposits around the shoulder most commonly develop in the supraspinatus tendon. The condition typically occurs in persons between the age of 30 and 50 but a literature search revealed no data on its incidence or […]
Plantar Fasciitis – PT vs Steroid injection, a critical review
A prospective, single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial study shows that a corticosteroid injection improves short term pain and function in treating plantar fasciitis, but has no more benefit than physiotherapy at 12 month followup. Study appraised: Celik D, Kus G, Sirma SO. Joint Mobilization and Stretching Exercise vs Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: […]
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