by Joshua T. Wall | Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Wrist
Falling onto an outstretched hand is one of the most common ways to hurt a wrist, whether in sport, on the footpath or off a bike. Most of the time the result is a wrist sprain that settles with sensible early care. But there is one important thing worth knowing: not...
by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Persistent hip and groin pain in a younger, active adult is easy to brush off as a muscle strain that will settle on its own. But when it keeps flaring with squatting, sport or long sitting, it may be something different: hip impingement, or femoroacetabular...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Podiatry
A bunion is easy to spot but often misunderstood. Many people assume it is purely cosmetic, or that the only fix is surgery. In reality, bunions are very common, can cause genuine pain, and there is a lot that conservative care can do before surgery is ever discussed....
by Joshua T. Wall | Physiotherapy, Shoulder, Sports Medicine
Landing hard on the point of your shoulder, whether in a tackle, a fall or a spill off the bike, can leave you with pain and a tender bump right on top of the shoulder. This is often an AC joint injury, also known as a shoulder separation, and it is one of the most...
by Joshua T. Wall | Knee, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Being told you have a meniscus tear can be unsettling, especially if the word surgery comes up in the same sentence. The good news is that for many people, a torn meniscus does not automatically mean an operation, and the right answer depends a lot on what kind of...
