After last weeks chilly weekend, this weeks cold blast and plenty of snow being dumped all over the state it was only appropriate to write a blog on snow injuries. We have lots of fun going to the snow, whether it is going tobogganing or building snowmen with the kids, to tackling the slopes on
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Dry Needling
What is Dry Needling? Dry needling is a treatment technique which most commonly involves inserting a fine needle into a trigger point in the muscle. A trigger point is a taut band of muscle which is sensitive, often referred to as a knot. Is it the same as Acupuncture? Although it uses the same medium
Do you have Pelvic Pain?
The team at Village Physiotherapy and Rehab have just spent the last 2 weeks revising, learning and perfecting our assessment and management of hip and pelvic pain and conditions. A common misconception is that the joints in your pelvis do not move. Well we’re here to tell you that they do. Yes, they only move
What is Concussion?
Tight hips?
Trigger Points
Have you ever heard the term trigger point thrown around and not fully understood what your Physio is talking about? Do you get “knots” in your muscles? An active trigger point is defined as a hyperirritable spot in a skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive nodule in a taut band (Simons, Travell and
Sleep for health and healing
Have you ever noticed how terrible you may feel when you have not had enough sleep? Did you notice less focus, poor judgement, difficulty controlling your emotions? Dont worry we have all been there. Getting enough sleep is crucial for bodily function and healing. Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay reports it “is the foundation on which
Injury free festive season.
Ankle sprain, Christmas, General health, Injury prevention, Lower Back Pain, Physiotherapy
My knee is making a grinding noise, do I have arthritis??
Patients often ask why their knees are making creaky, crunching, grating or grinding sounds especially when performing repetitive knee bending and straightening eg. Squats, lunges or stairs. Studies have found that sounds at the knee (also known as crepitus) are common among healthy knees and also arthritic knees. Therefore, noisy knees does not necessarily mean
Physiotherapy after ankle sprain?
Do I need physiotherapy after an ankle sprain?? YES! After an ankle sprain you are at a much higher risk of another ankle sprain (if you don’t not have proper rehabilitation) If you have multiple ankle sprains, your ankle can become permanently unstable This can increase your risk of wear and tear at the joints