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What is Acute Wry Neck and How Do You Treat It?

Have you ever woken up one morning with a very stiff and sore neck? Or have you ever gotten sudden neck pain after turning your neck one side? If so then there’s a good chance that it may be a condition called acute wry neck/torticollis. Wry Neck Symptoms: How does Wry Neck occur?The three most […]

How to use Exercise to Help Manage Low Back Pain

Category 1: Exercises for Immediate Pain Relief For many people with acute flare-ups of low back pain, specific targeted exercises can be useful in providing short term immediate pain relief. These exercises are ideally performed daily and several times a day. Not all exercises suit every person – the right exercise for the right person […]

5 Tips and Tricks for Managing Shoulder Pain in Gym Goers

Shoulder injuries are amongst some of the most common injuries that gym goers suffer. For mild shoulder injuries here are some tips and tricks that can be implemented to help your shoulder feel and get better. Tip 1: Load ManagementMany gym-related shoulder injuries are usually a result of improper load management or increasing loads too […]

Management of Calf Strains

Establishing a Diagnosis:There are several other conditions and injuries in the calf area that can masquerade themselves ascalf strains. A detailed assessment of mechanism of injury, symptoms and a physical assessment willhelp determine whether an injury is truly a calf strain or not. Rehabilitation can begin once anaccurate diagnosis has been made. Rehab Phase 1: […]

Basics of ‘Sciatica’

What is Sciatica?The term ‘sciatica’ is a term that is poorly defined in research and the online world. At PowerBuild Physiotherapy we use the definition that is described in the clinical care standard: sciatica or radicular pain is pain going down the leg that is thought to involve irritation or compression of one or more […]

Ankle Sprains

Ankle sprains are among one of the most common injuries to the lower extremity of the body. Theyare common in all populations, ranging from the general population to the sporting athlete Basic anatomy of a sprained ankleA sprain is defined as injury to the ligament. The most common ankle sprains involve the lateralligaments of the […]

What is Hip Osteoarthritis (OA)

Osteoarthritis is a disease that affects joints. In hip OA, the whole joint is affected- this includes thecartilage, labrum, synovium, and bones. Who is more likely to get hip OA?The older an individual is, the more likely they will have hip OA. Approximately 1 in 4 Australians willdevelop hip OA in their lifetime. The morphology […]

Tennis Elbow

What is tennis elbowTennis elbow, more accurately known as lateral elbow tendinopathy is a painful condition thataffects the outside of the elbow. A tendinopathy is disorder that can cause pain, swelling andfunctional limitations to the tendon. In lateral elbow tendinopathy, the location where pain is felt isat the lateral epicondyle. There are 5 forearm muscles […]

What is Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)?

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is one cause of hip pain. As the name suggests, it isimpingement between where the femur (thigh bone) and acetabulum (hip socket) meet. Thisimpingement occurs due to ‘deformities’ or structural changes to the head of the femur and/oracetabulum, which may be due to genetics or joint adaptations to high levels of athletic […]

How to Activate your Glutes

Your glutes, also known as your gluteal muscles, are one of the most important muscle groups in your body. They are responsible for hip extension, abduction and external rotation. This means that they play a vital role in walking, running, squatting and lifting. Unfortunately, many people have weak or inactive glutes. This can lead to […]