“From the Head, Shoulders, KNEES……” – An Introduction

Amie provides an introduction to issues with the knee: Knee is tricompartmental – articulation between the thigh bone (femur), shin bone (tibia) and kneecap (patella). Articulating surfaces of the femur and tibia are covered by cartilage which forms a smooth surface. The joint capsule and ligaments maintain stability. Articular cartilage reduces friction and protects the […]

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“From the head, SHOULDERS ….” – rotator cuff tendinopathy

In this piece, Amie Button provides an insight into rotator cuff tendinopathy: Often painful to raise the arm overhead (painful arc 80-120 degrees) and take the hand behind the back. Pain worse on activity. Sometimes pain at night. Tendon degeneration (tendinopathy) leads to pain inhibition – the rotator cuff fails to control the humeral head […]

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“From the head…” – Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Amie, from our Knowle clinic, goes into more depth relating to one example of a neurological condition – Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Inflammatory, degenerative neurological disease characterised by damage to the myelin sheath which protects the nerve fibres of the central nervous system. Typically involves a series of relapses but can be steady progression of disability. […]

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