by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
In this month’s article, Neil Liffen, Clinical Director of East Coast Physio Ltd, focuses on osteoarthritis (OA) of the thumb. What is osteoarthritis? A condition which results in destruction of a joint is termed arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
People often get diagnosed with bursitis as a cause for their injury. In this picture we demonstrate what a bursitis looks like from an ultrasound perspective. Bursa are commonly found around joints and associated tendons to allow gliding of tissues during joint...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
Pain at the front of your knee? There are numerous injuries to the front of your knee, otherwise known as anterior knee pain. Patella tendinopathy can be a painful condition which may cause pain and weakness to loading your leg, particularly during sport, on lounging,...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
Wrist pain – De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis (DQT) is a painful condition in the first dorsal wrist extensor compartment. In this compartment, there is abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. Normally, these two tendons...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
Back pain comes in all shapes and sizes and sometimes difficult to pinpoint the precise source of pain. Sciatica has a more distinct pattern of pain and is defined as pain associated with the sciatic nerve, which can run from the lower back, into the buttocks and down...
