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Osteitis Pubis has unfortunately become a much more common injury in Sports People, especially in the late teenage years. Whilst there are often a number of causes, there is usually a significant...
View ArticleOsteitis Pubis
Osteitis Pubis or pubic bone stress injury is a condition that predominantly affects the sporting population and can be severely limiting. Where the superior rami of the pelvis connect there is a...
View ArticleIncontinence
It may surprise you that approximately one in four Australians, over the age of 15, suffer from bladder leakage, also known as urinary incontinence – that equates to nearly 5 million of us! This most...
View ArticleHydrotherapy For Hips And Knees
A recent review of Literature and research into the effects of Hydrotherapy in Hip and Knee pain found the following: Hydrotherapy is Beneficial Prior to Surgery In 2009 Gill et al found that land...
View ArticleHip Pain In Adolescents And Children
What is it? Hip pain, in children can have a number of causes such as irritable hip, a slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) or Perthes disease. Irritable hip, the cause of the pain is unknown and...
View ArticleHip Osteoarthritis
What is it? This condition refers to degeneration of the hip joint surfaces and often a loss of space between the hip and pelvic bones. What do I look for? Pain and tenderness to touch in the pubic,...
View ArticleHip Impingement
The hip joint is formed by the head of the femur (thigh bone) and the acetabulum of the pelvis (a concave dome shaped area in the pelvic bone). The labrum is also involved; it is a rim of cartilage...
View ArticleGroin Injuries
Groin injuries frequently occur in sports involving twisting and turning. There are a number of muscles and tendons in the groin area as well as other structures, which can cause groin injuries....
View ArticleFootballer’s Groin
What is it? Footballer’s groin usually refers to one of three conditions or a combination of them. The three conditions are: Osteitis pubis (OP) Inflamation and sometimes degeneration of the pubic...
View ArticleFemoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
The hip joint is formed by the head of the femur (thigh bone) and the acetabulum of the pelvis (a concave dome shaped area in the pelvic bone). The labrum is also involved; it is a rim of cartilage...
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