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Slipped disc – Do’s and don’tsA slipped disc can be very painful and debilitating. However, in most cases, it should get better on its own, within six-eight weeks and there are certain things that you can do and avoid doing to aid and speed up your recovery. What happens in a slipped disc? Although people often mention about having a slipped disc, nothing in your spine has actually slipped out of place. Having a slipped disc means that one of the discs which sit between each of the bones in your spine has been damaged. When... ...
New Research Studies
Predicting Running Related Injuries in Male and Female Novice RunnersIn a study of 532 novice runners (226 men, 306 women) preparing for a recreational 4-mile (6.7-km) running event. After completing a baseline questionnaire and undergoing an orthopaedic examination, they were followed during the training period of 13 weeks. Running Related Injuries... Read more »
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Spinal Conditions
Lower Back Lumbar Segmental Instability
Someone with a lower spine that frequently moves through a larger-than-normal range of movement is more susceptible to low back pain. This tendency of moving beyond... Read more »
Chronic Low Back Pain – The Psychological Factors
If you are a regular reader of MCR, you know that the number of people suffering from low back pain is quite staggering. The national statistics is that one out... Read more »
Heat or Ice? When to use which?
When should you use heat or ice therapy? The answer is – it depends. In general, heat therapy is for chronic conditions and ice is useful in acute situations. If... Read more »
Sports Injuries
Heat or Ice? When to use which?
When should you use heat or ice therapy? The answer is – it depends. In general, heat therapy is for chronic conditions and ice is useful in acute situations. If... Read more »
When is Achilles Tendonitis not Achilles Tendonitis? When it is Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
Do you experience pain at the back of your heel? Is the back of your heel red and swollen? And you were told that it might Achilles Tendonitis? But so far treatment... Read more »
Tips to Run Pain Free
Recently our physiotherapist, Lenia, was featured in Shape magazine Jan 2010. Here is an excerpt from the article. Shin splints are caused by weak shin muscles or... Read more »
Peripheral Joints
Thawing Frozen Shoulders
In an earlier article, we look at what frozen shoulder was all about. In this article, we will look at some treatment options for frozen shoulders What is the treatment... Read more »
What’s freezing up your shoulder?
There are many types of shoulder conditions, but one in particular can creep up on you without you remembering having hurt it. This condition is called Adhesive... Read more »
Heel Ergonomics – Part II
This interview continues from Handbag Ergonomics – Part I MCR: Can high-heeled shoes change the way a person walks? FlickrCheryl: Yes. The higher... Read more »
Workplace Health
Handbag Ergonomics – Part I
Musculoskeletal Consumer Review recently caught up with Cheryl Ng, an Associate Principal Physiotherapist at Core Concepts. We were curious about the term, 'handbag... Read more »
What not to do? The Question Less Asked.
Recently, a client asked me "Ok. So what shouldn't I do now?" And it struck me how infrequently we get such questions. As professionals we are often... Read more »
Waking up with neck pain? Try this.
How often do we wake up in the morning with stiffness and pain in the neck? You are not alone. This is one of the most common complain of most people but most people... Read more »







