by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Home Page Display, Injuries and Conditions
RA In part 3, Neil Liffen, of East Coast Physio, discusses the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The importance of early diagnosis and treatment If your doctor suspects that you have RA, you will usually be referred to a joint...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Home Page Display, Injuries and Conditions
RA In part 2, Neil Liffen, of East Coast Physio, discusses general diagnosis and investigations of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). How is RA diagnosed? When you first develop joint pains, it may at first be difficult for a doctor (or rheumatologist) to say that you...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Home Page Display, Injuries and Conditions
RA This month Neil Liffen, of East Coast Physio focuses on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with Part 2 next month. What is RA? RA is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in your joints and the main symptoms are joint pain and swelling. It’s the second most common...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
Calcific tendonitis (CT) refers to a deposit of calcium (bone) in a tendon. Commonly, CT is associated with the rotator cuff (tendons at the shoulder), but is not uncommon in the Achilles (heel), Patella (knee) and Gluteal (lateral hip) tendons. The literature...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Injuries and Conditions
Pain at the front of your knee or anterior knee pain, commonly affects people of all ages and abilities. Your pain maybe caused by patella tendinitis, also known as jumpers knee, or patella tendinopathy. The patella tendon attaches your knee cap (patella) to your...
