Common knee conditions & injuries Osteoarthritis and the swollen knee Most patients that have osteoarthritis (various degrees of cartilage loss seen on X-ray or MRI) get acute flare-ups involving the knee becoming warm, swollen, and painful. Having osteoarthritis does not mean that you have daily pains. The flare-ups often relate to periods of joint overloading such as with overtraining, over-exercising,…

This is an opportunity for the active male to gain in-depth knowledge of the state of your current body wellness with the expert advice on how to adjust any weaknesses that affect your overall performance, be it outdoors or at the gym.

Testing for your bone strength is vital in the endurance sportswoman and is a tell tale marker for bone health and the risk of a bony stress reaction as a result of training.

This screening is ideal for runners and triathletes, and for marathon/iron man preparations, and those at the gym training with weights looking for any areas of fatigue that require attention and competition readiness.

Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition affecting the sole of the forefoot and can be treated with Physiotherapy and exercises. In persistent cases, this condition is treated with shockwaves therapy or injections (see under).  Morton’s neurons and metatarsal bursitis are related conditions affecting the foot web spaces. They often occur due to discrepancies between foot and shoe size. It can…

Heel pain mostly relates to Achilles tendon injury and overload. Rarely does the tendon tear. Ultrasound can accurately confirm the degree of injury and local inflammation changes. Most tendon flare-ups recover with physiotherapy but some require a very specific injection called high volume distension that removes abnormal vessels formed within the tendon. Patches (Minitran nitrate oxide donor) applied over the…