Depending on which study you read, anywhere from 60 to 90% of all people will suffer a significant episode of back pain at some time in their life. So what makes some people more susceptible than others? Some of the risk factors include: 

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Those downhill skiers are just awesome to watch. Huge speed, low down, in control - just! This obviously takes lot's of practice, natural talent, no fear, and loads of training. 

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A common question to physiotherapists is 'Mr X had the same injury, and he was back at sport the next week, why aren't I?' There are many reasons for this, including variations in the severity of injury, and access to constant treatment and medical advice. 

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Rehabilitation from ACL reconstruction takes time, a lot of effort, and careful planning on the part of the therapist/trainer. Although failure rates have decreased as surgical techniques improve, damaging the new ACL graft is still a real posssibility.  It is important steps are taken to reduce this risk. 

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Its fairly common to leave hospital with approximately 90 degrees knee bend or flexion after total knee replacement. If you have more - great!. However, if you have less than 90 degrees, you will have some work to do. Don't be too alarmed if your knee seems to get a bit stiffer and you actually lose a bit of knee bend once you get home. Your knee will be swollen, sore, won't appreciate walking for too long and remember despite appearances, you just had major knee surgery. 

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Often we see patients who have had a total knee replacement and are having difficulty regaining their range of movement. 

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The way our body performs as it ages is largely governed by two things:
1)      Genetics – unfortunately nothing you can do. Thank your parents.
And 2)      What you do with it through life. This includes what you do for work and sport; the postures you carry yourself in; how well you rest your body; how you counter the stress your body is under – eg stretching & strengthening
A good example is the office worker. This seems like a job that creates very little stress on the workers body. This is not necessarily the case. 

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A torn ACL is a significant knee injury that can leave your knee very unstable, and leave you with some big decisions to make!

Replacing a torn ACL graft through surgery is the only way to return your knee to it's previous level of function (you can view this procedure at www.recoveryguides.com.au). There are really 3 reasons why you would go ahead and have the surgery:

 

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Many of our patients ask us, "How long will I take to recover after rotator cuff surgery?".

There is no ONE answer. Recovery timeframes depend on many factors and there is definitely no shortcuts. A quick peruse of youtube or similar sites will provide a lot of largely misleading information based upon an individuals own personal experience.
 

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The most common ankle injury is a “rolled ankle” or inversion injury. Here the outside or lateral ankle ligaments can be stretched, torn or completely ruptured. There is also more than one ligament on the outside of your ankle.

Diagnosis of ankle injuries relies upon information from our patients such as:  

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