Plantar Fasciitis What is it? What are the causes of plantar fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis is diagnosed when inflammation and pain is found at the heel, specifically the inner and underside of the foot. The role of the plantar fascia is to stabilise the underside of the foot and act as a shock absorber as
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Frozen Shoulder: Is diagnosed after a sustained period of pain and limited movement in the shoulder joint. Surrounding all movable joints of the body is a “stocking like” layer (called a capsule) that creates stability and encloses the lubricant within the joint, known as synovial fluid. Often after trauma to the shoulder, the stocking around
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What is it? Bursa are small “Jelly Bean” like cushions found inside and around our joints that are filled with synovial fluid (the same fluid in our joints that acts as a lubricant). They are found through the body, but the most concentrated in the big movable joints such as the shoulder, elbow, hip and
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Arthritis What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a condition that typically affects the most repetitively used joints in the body such as knees, hips, back, shoulders and hands. The pain is the result of progressive erosion at the joint surface leading to swelling and changes to normal range of motion. Causes: Healthy joints are surrounded
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