by Joshua T. Wall | Physiotherapy
The ball came in fast, the finger was pointing straight at it, and now the very tip of that finger is drooping. You can push it straight with your other hand, but the moment you let go, it drops again. It may not even hurt much. That is mallet finger, and it is one of...
by Joshua T. Wall | Physiotherapy
It is a sharp, sometimes burning pain right at the front of the knee, just below the kneecap. It bites when you stand with your knees locked, when you walk downhill or down stairs, when you sit with your leg stretched out, or at the very end of straightening your leg....
by Joshua T. Wall | Lower Back, Pain & Injury, Physiotherapy, Spine
You lower yourself into a chair and brace for it. You sit slightly to one side, lean forward over the desk, and dread the moment you have to stand up again, because that is when the sharp, deep ache at the very bottom of your spine bites hardest. Tailbone pain is one...
by Joshua T. Wall | Knee, Pain & Injury, Physiotherapy, Sports Injuries
You have been on your knees all week, laying tiles, fitting a floor, weeding the garden or crawling after a toddler, and now there is a soft, squishy lump the size of an egg sitting right on top of your kneecap. It is not sore inside the knee, the knee still bends,...
