Knees are the most operated joint of the body. The knee joint consists of the 3 joints around the knee. The tibio-femoral joint, the patellofemoral joint and along the outer side the tibio-fibular joint. There are ligaments, meniscus and multiple bursae (cushion sacs, protecting over wearing of muscles) around this joint. Many of these could […]
Walking is an easy leisure activity. My aim with this blog is to suggest a few bio mechanical aspects that could optimize walking. If we consider walking from the ground upwards, we come across the foot as the first point of contact. It is essential to have good mobility in the multiple joints there. When […]
Low back pain is a very common cause of pain. Our sedentary posture and lack of activity could trigger an ongoing issue with low back pain. Our body in all its created beauty, is connected. It is interesting to note that in recent times, research and refined anatomy has proved that the fascia which covers […]
Low back pain is possibly the greatest musculoskeletal dysfunction ever recorded. In countries where workers compensation is present, it is a major cost for industries. In other cases, majority of the people generally use medications and put up with the symptoms. Physiotherapy is one of the areas that engage in treatment of the condition. Tailor […]
Frozen shoulder is the condition where there is pain and restriction of shoulder movement. The cause is unexplained. It is usually predominant in females, middle age and diabetics. It goes through stages but the time periods associated with each stage is not set in concrete. The stages are: painful stage, frozen stage (movement stiffness) and […]
Sitting is the posture adopted by most working people. It is wise to have an understanding of what we all do so often for so long! Sitting is meant to be loading the sit bones (ischium of the pelvis) but most often it is the sacrum and sometimes even the spine that we rest on. […]