Physiotherapy

With all severe or prolonged headaches and migraines, people naturally gravitate towards checking their blood pressure, brain, vision, ear, hormones, stress, medication, the food they eat or hydration levels. But one key body part is often missed in assessment or treatment, and that is the neck. Now for some people their neck is involved in […]

Pains and aches are common, whether it is a muscle pull after exercising or stiffness in joints caused by an injury, or any specific health condition. While most are temporary and can be relieved with rest or over the counter painkillers, some types of pain or limited movement might require a detailed assessment and treatment

Low back pain is one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Majority of the population will experience lower back pain at some point in their life. There are many ways people describe it, as everyone’s pain experience is unique. It can be aching, dull, sharp, shooting, tingling, or throbbing. Low back pain can also

Bone fractures are a common injury that that is often difficult for health professionals and patients to deal with as there are limited options available for treatment. With bone fractures there can be heavy impact due to socioeconomic costs, personal costs and decrease in quality of life. Bone fractures can really take your time away

The Rotator Cuff is a common name for the group of 4 distinct muscles and their tendons, which provide strength and stability during motion to the shoulder complex.  The 4 rotator cuff muscles include the following: Supraspinatus Subscapularis Teres minor Infraspinatus Rotator cuff tears are the most common cause of shoulder pain. Tears can be

The knee is a crucial joint in our body that can support two to five times our body weight. For an 80 kg person that is up to 400 kg that the knee joint can support. To help manage this load the knee is made up of several different structures. All of which serve a

What is it? Commonly known as texting thumb and gamer’s thumb, De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is a painful condition affecting the tendons of the thumb that travel into the wrist. Symptoms of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis include: Pain and tenderness in the wrist, often below the base of the thumb. Pain with overuse of the affected wrist/thumb

Studies have shown that an estimated 80% of new headache patients per year are diagnosed with cervicogenic (neck related) headache. Of these patients, almost none are correctly diagnosed and are poorly managed.1 At Physio Ready we have seen many cases where people have made visits to several different doctors and specialists wanting a solution for