What Is The Perfect Sitting Posture?
How many times have you been told to “sit upright” or “stop slouching”? When sitting for a prolonged period do you notice neck, shoulder or lower back pain? This is actually completely normal and a good thing as it shows that the body is sending signals to your brain telling you it’s not comfortable. This […]
Fifth Metatarsal Fractures
David Beckham in 2002, Lionel Messi in 2006, Gabriel Jesus in 2017 and Neymar in 2018 Have all suffered the dreaded fifth metatarsal fracture. Fifth metatarsal (MET) fractures are relatively common since first being described by Sir Robert Jones in 1903. 68% if all MET fractures are on the 5th with the majority of those […]
The Physiotherapy Management of Sciatica
Sciatica is a term usually given to describe any kind of leg pain. However, true sciatica symptoms involve the sciatic nerve which causes radiating pain downwards from the buttocks along the course of the lumbosacral nerve root (posterior leg). Sciatica can be caused by a herniated lumbar disc where the nerve root is compressed by […]