Posts By: Ben Kewish

If you’ve recently torn your calf muscle or hamstring, be aware that the danger period for re-tearing is between two and three weeks after the tear. The reason for this is that the pain and difficulty in walking has settled to the point where, occasionally,… Read more »

Do your ankles crack when you walk? Do your knees crack when you squat? Does your neck crackle when you turn your head? Hips pop when you stand from sitting? Don’t worry, you’re totally normal. The cracking noise that comes from our joints is almost… Read more »

As the temperature plummets, take solace in the fact that beautiful fluffy white stuff is falling somewhere. As the ski season ramps up, consider whether your body is ready to do a whole day (or more) of high impact exercise in often harsh conditions. Skiing… Read more »

One of the most neglected problems in the community is Tennis Elbow. This condition is where the tendons that attach to the bony bump on the outside of the elbow start to deteriorate due to overuse in manual tasks (like tennis back hand, gardening, process… Read more »

Endurance athletes are “sitting ducks” for these due to the excessive training load required to attain sufficient fitness. Some common injuries are; Stress fractures – foot or shin. These are due to repetitive loading on the bone surface (periosteum) causing inflammation, and then deterioration of… Read more »

Typically we treat pregnant women for low back pain and groin pain. Around the start of the third trimester, your body produces a hormone called Relaxin which loosens all ligaments, most notably in the pelvis to allow increase in birth canal size. This also often… Read more »

If you suffer from constant headaches and neck pain, and don’t seem to be improving from treatment of your neck, it may be worth talking to your physiotherapist about TMJ Dysfunction. Your TMJ is the Temperomandibular joint, and is located where your jaw joins on… Read more »

A Bursa is a little sac that has a small amount of slippery fluid in it, and it is found in the body where ever a tendon travels across a bone. It’s slippery quality stops the tendon from wearing or fraying. If a tendon becomes… Read more »

Exercising to lose weight or maintain healthy weight is something we should all do, but so much misinformation is spread by the fitness industry to sell products or market personal training sessions. Some common misconceptions: Running burns more calories than walking: It doesn’t. Moving the… Read more »

We often hear from clients that they have “Bad Ankles”, “Bad Knees” or a “Bad Back”. While there are certainly some injuries that can leave a permanent structural change and cause chronic issues, often “Bad” signifies an injury that someone sustained a long time ago,… Read more »