Conditions We Treat:

A cervicogenic headache is a common cause of a chronic headache that is often misdiagnosed. The presenting features can be complex and similar to many primary headache syndromes that are encountered daily. The main symptoms of a cervicogenic headache are a combination of unilateral pain, ipsilateral diffuse shoulder, and arm pain. ROM in the neck is reduced, and pain is relieved with anesthetic blockades.

Calcific tendinopathy (CT) of the shoulder is a common, painful condition identified by the existence of calcium deposits in the rotator cuff tendons. It usually results in shoulder pain with decreased range of motion. Tendon Remodelling is the ultimate goal of physiotherapy treatment.

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total knee replacement (TKR) is a common orthopedic surgery that involves replacing the articular surfaces (femoral condyles and tibial plateau) of the knee joint with smooth metal and highly cross-linked polyethylene plastic. Depending on what is the patient's goal, the physiotherapist can help you gain function and maximize the outcome of your operation.

"refers to pain and weakness, most commonly experienced with movements of shoulder external rotation and elevation, as a consequence of excessive load on the rotator cuff tissues". The patho-etiology of rotator cuff tendinopathy is multifactorial and can be attributed to extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms, as well as to environmental factors. 

Shoulder impingement is a very common cause of shoulder pain, where a tendon (band of tissue) inside your shoulder rubs or catches on nearby tissue and bone as you lift your arm. It affects the rotator cuff tendon, which is the rubbery tissue that connects the muscles around your shoulder joint to the top of your arm. The bursa can also become inflamed and swell with more fluid causing pain.

Patients who experience pain related to a herniated disc often remember an inciting event that caused their pain. Unlike mechanical back pain, herniated disc pain is often burning or stinging, and may radiate into the lower extremity.

The road to full recovery after these types of surgeries is a bumpy one. There are numerous issues that need to be addressed along the way. Your physiotherapist can help you navigate the rehab process as smoothly as possible to achieve the best outcome which oftentimes is to return to training and sports activities.

An ankle sprain is a common musculoskeletal injury that involves the stretch or tear (partial or complete) of the ligaments of the ankle. They occur when the ankle moves outside of its normal range of motion which can be seen mostly in active and sports populations.

Without proper treatment and re-training of ankle stability, ongoing issues following a lateral ligament injury are reported in 19-72% of patients. 

Whiplash is the term used to describe injuries sustained as a result of sudden acceleration-deceleration movements. It is considered the most common outcome after "noncatastrophic" motor vehicle accidents. The term WAD is often used synonymously with the term Whiplash however whiplash refers to the mechanism of injury rather than the presence of symptoms such as pain, stiffness, muscle spasm, and headache, in the absence of a lesion or structural pathology.

Neck pain is common. Poor posture — whether from leaning over a computer or hunching over a workbench — strains neck muscles. Osteoarthritis also is a common cause of neck pain.

- Mayo Clinic

A comprehensive physiotherapy assessment can identify the root cause of the neck pain which determines the success of the treatment protocol.

Frozen Shoulder, often referred to as Adhesive capsulitis (AC), is characterized by initially painful and later progressively restricted active and passive glenohumeral (GH) joint range of motion with spontaneous complete or nearly-complete recovery over a varied period of time. Physiotherapy treatment can help to faster the recovery without complications.

Total hip replacement (THR) is a procedure that removes damaged bone and cartilage and replaces it with prosthetic components. THR is one of the most cost-effective and consistently successful surgeries performed in orthopedics. Depending on what is the patient's goal, the physiotherapist can help you gain function and maximize the outcome of your operation

Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is a broad term that encompasses disorders of the temporomandibular joint and its associated anatomical structures. There is a strong correlation between postural dysfunction of the cervical spine and TMD. It is important to make an accurate diagnosis to ensure that the correct treatment is given and that potentially serious problems are not overlooked.

It is the most common overuse syndrome in the elbow. As the last description implies, it is a tendinopathy injury involving the extensor muscles of the forearm. These muscles originate on the lateral epicondylar region of the distal humerus. In many cases, the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis is involved. Without addressing the root cause of this condition and restoring mechanical dysfunctions, most treatment strategies will fail.

The majority of patients presenting with back pain will be classified as having non-specific mechanical back pain (i.e. pain that is generated by the spine, intervertebral discs, and surrounding soft tissue - including muscle strain, disc herniation, lumbar spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, vertebral compression fractures etc). A comprehensive assessment will determine which structure or structures are at fault.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels through the wrist's carpal tunnel. 

• It is the most common nerve entrapment neuropathy, accounting for 90% of all neuropathies.

• Early symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include pain, numbness, and paresthesias.

Chronic or persistent pain is pain that carries on for longer than 12 weeks despite medication or treatment.

Most people get back to normal after pain following an injury or operation. But sometimes the pain carries on for longer or comes on without any history of an injury or operation. There are treatment strategies to address altered sensory processing in the brain
and malfunctioning of pain-inhibitory mechanisms.

Bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa, a small fluid filled sac that sits between muscles, tendons and bones to reduce friction. Common sites include:

1. Subacromial bursitis

2. Infrapatellar bursitis - clergyman's knee

3. Popliteal bursitis - Baker's Cyst or popliteal cyst

4. Trochanteric bursitis of hip

5. Pes anserine bursitis