by Joshua T. Wall | Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Shoulder, Sports Medicine
A nagging ache right at the front of your shoulder, worse when you reach overhead, lift a kettle, carry shopping or turn a screwdriver? That very specific spot at the front of the arm is often the long head of the biceps tendon, which runs up through a narrow groove...
by Joshua T. Wall | Exercise Physiology, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Can you bend your thumb back toward your forearm, push your little finger past ninety degrees, or lock your elbows and knees further than everyone else in the room? Most people who can have been told since childhood that they are simply double jointed, and left it...
by Joshua T. Wall | Knee, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Noticed a soft lump or a feeling of fullness behind your knee? It is unsettling, and it sends a lot of people straight to a late-night search. The most common explanation is a Baker’s cyst, also called a popliteal cyst, which is a pocket of joint fluid that has...
by Joshua T. Wall | Ace Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Thigh
A hard knock to the front of the thigh during footy, soccer or basketball can leave you with a corked thigh, also called a dead leg. It is a common contact-sport injury, and what you do in the first day or two can make a real difference to how quickly it settles....
by Joshua T. Wall | Ace Sports Medicine, Hand & Wrist, Hand Therapy, Physiotherapy
If opening jars, turning keys or pinching small objects brings a sharp ache at the base of your thumb, you may be dealing with thumb-base arthritis. It is one of the most common sites of arthritis in the hand, and while it can be frustrating, there are practical...
