Nine months after ACL reconstruction used to be treated as an unofficial green light for return to sport, purely because that’s roughly how long research suggested tissue healing takes. Current
A meniscus tear diagnosis often triggers an assumption that surgery is the automatic next step, but current evidence tells a more nuanced story. For a considerable proportion of meniscus tears,
Shoulder pain that flares with overhead movement gets attributed to “impingement” or “a rotator cuff issue” constantly, often used almost interchangeably by patients describing their symptoms. But rotator cuff impingement
Osteitis pubis produces a particular kind of stubborn, central groin and pelvic pain that many athletes struggle to shake despite rest, and it’s frequently confused with a straightforward groin strain,
Watching a patient move gives a physiotherapist useful information, but it doesn’t tell you exactly how much force their injured leg is producing compared to the uninjured one, down to
The MCL, or medial collateral ligament, is one of the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee, particularly in field sports involving cutting, pivoting or contact to the outer side
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries we see following car accidents, and one of the questions patients ask most consistently is simply how long it’s going to take
Sitting at a desk for eight hours a day places sustained, repetitive stress on a fairly small number of muscles and joints, while leaving others almost entirely unused. Mobility exercises
Most runners still stand at the start of a run and pull one ankle up behind them into a static quad stretch, holding it for thirty seconds before heading off.
Shin splints, medically known as medial tibial stress syndrome, are among the most common running injuries we see, particularly in runners who have recently increased their mileage or returned to
Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most common overuse injuries in runners, and it’s also one of the most frequently mismanaged, largely because outdated advice around complete rest and aggressive
Golfer’s elbow, medically known as medial epicondylitis, causes pain on the inner side of the elbow and is often confused with its more famous cousin, tennis elbow, which affects the
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis causes sharp pain along the thumb side of the wrist, and it’s a condition we see often in new parents, particularly those lifting a baby repeatedly with
Carpal tunnel syndrome affects roughly one in seven people at some point in their life, and it’s one of the most common reasons patients come through our doors in Drogheda
The groin strain is one of the most common injuries in Gaelic games and field sports generally, driven by the repeated sprinting, cutting and kicking that these sports demand. It
The hamstring strain is one of the most common injuries in Gaelic games, running and field sports generally, and it also has one of the highest recurrence rates of any
Buttock and leg pain gets labelled sciatica by default in everyday conversation, but a meaningful proportion of what people call sciatica is actually piriformis syndrome, a distinct condition with a
Hip bursitis is one of the most common causes of pain on the outer hip, and it is also one of the most frequently mislabelled. Many patients arrive at our
Search for sciatica exercises and you will find dozens of routines, many of them contradicting each other. Stretch your hamstrings. Do not stretch your hamstrings. Bend forward to relieve it.
Frozen shoulder causes are one of the more frustrating topics in musculoskeletal medicine, because in a large proportion of cases there is no identifiable trigger at all. A patient who
Frozen shoulder causes are one of the more frustrating topics in musculoskeletal medicine, because in a large proportion of cases there is no identifiable trigger at all. A patient who
The honest answer to how long can a frozen shoulder last is longer than almost anyone wants to hear. Left entirely alone, the condition commonly runs one to three years
The most common mistake with exercises for frozen shoulder is doing the right exercises at the wrong time. A stretching programme that is appropriate and effective in the frozen stage
The most common mistake with exercises for frozen shoulder is doing the right exercises at the wrong time. A stretching programme that is appropriate and effective in the frozen stage
