Stress Fracture
Fatigue fracture A stress fracture occurs when force is exerted on a particular point of the bone, persistently and for a long time. Unlike common fractures that require a violent mechanism of injury, a fatigue fracture occurs without serious injury. It is essentially a manifestation of an overuse syndrome. The most common fatigue fractures are […]
Pain Due to External Factors
Pain with change of weather: The pain that occur is usually either from arthritis or from different post-traumatic conditions and is most often located in the knee, hip, wrist and shoulder. Hippocrates argued that changing weather and humidity can cause pain in already stressed parts of our musculoskeletal system. Why is this pain caused? It […]
Respiratory physical therapy
Respiratory physical therapy is a technique that through a series of chest clearing techniques, along with exercises, teaches the patient resting positions to maximize the functional capacity of their lungs. The goal is to unclog the patient’s airways and help them return to physical activity and exercise. Respiratory physiotherapy is indicated for diseases that have […]
Meniscus Tear
A meniscus tear is one of the most common knee injuries. Anyone can suffer a meniscus tear, but athletes and especially those who participate in team sports (such as basketball, soccer, and volleyball) are more susceptible. The menisci (inner and outer) are two hard, elastic anatomical formations composed mainly of water and collagen fibers. They […]
Inflammation
The inflammation process is an important stage in healing. But when the inflammation is prolonged then it can cause discomfort and irritation in the affected area. Symptoms of inflammation: Inflammation is categorized as acute or chronic.
Ankle sprain
It is called the traumatic tear (cross section) of various ligaments of the joint, but without fracture of the bones. Sometimes, an ankle sprain coexists with a bone fracture, so it is a mixed traumatic injury. There are 3 degrees of sprain: 1st degree sprains: Slight tear, sprain of ligaments 2nd degree sprains: Partial rupture […]
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, is a distinct clinical condition, with main characteristics of sudden or gradual chronic pain in the shoulder and limitation of all movements of the joint, both active and passive, in all directions, without particularly pathological findings in the x-rays of the shoulder. Acute stage: There is sudden […]
Impingement Syndrome:
Impingement syndrome is an overuse shoulder injury. It is created by the friction of the rotator cuff tendons with the acromion which is a bony protrusion of the shoulder blade above the upper arm (humerus). Thus the tendons impinge, become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space. This leads to pain, weakness […]
Trigger Point
The myofascial trigger point or trigger point is a hypersensitive point in the muscle, which is characterized as active when it is painful on pressure or projects (reflects) pain to some area of the body far from it, while limiting the mobility of the area and reducing muscle strength.
Fascial Nerve Paralysis
It is damage to the facial nerve which is responsible for the mobility of the facial muscles. The most common etiology is idiopathic and is called Bell’s palsy or ‘chilling paralysis’. It is probably due to a transient swelling. It is believed that this swelling is caused by sudden exposure to cold and for this […]