Tarsal tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndromes: The tarsal tunnel is located on the inside of the ankle, and is formed by the ankle bones and the band of ligaments that stretches across the foot. Many of the blood vessels, nerves and tendons that provide movement and flexibility to the foot travel through the tarsal tunnel. Tarsal tunnel syndrome […]
Cerebral palsy and its physiotherapy management
Cerebral palsy is the collective name used to describe a spectrum of chronic movement disorders affecting body and muscle coordination. These disorders are usually caused by damage to one or more areas of the brain. The movement problems can vary from barely noticeable to extremely severe. Cerebral palsy is not an inherited disorder, and as […]
Ankle Sprain
An ankle sprain is an injury to the tough bands of tissue (ligaments) that surround and connect the bones of the leg to the foot. The injury typically happens when you accidentally twist or turn your ankle in an awkward way. This can stretch or tear the ligaments that hold your ankle bones and joints […]
ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament) Injury
One of the most common ways people hurt their knees is by injuring their ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). This is one of the bands of tissue that holds the bones together within your Knee. It also helps to keep your Knee stable. You can stretch or tear your ACL if you make a sudden movement or […]
Everything you need to know about ACL injury
Before we start about ACL injury we should have idea about knee joint, how it is formed and how it helps in our functional activities…….. Knee joint is the largest and most complex joint of the body. Type- saddle type of joint Articular surfaces – Important ligaments : Other structures includes medial meniscus, lateral meniscus,oblique […]
What you should know about Bell’s palsy
What is Bell’s Palsy? Bell’s palsy is a type of facial paralysis. The 7th cranial nerve of our body is called the Facial Nerve. When this nerve becomes partially or completely paralyzed, it is called Bell’s palsy or facial paralysis. The disease was first discovered by a Neurosurgeon named Charles Bell, who named it Bell’s […]
Everything you need to know about frozen shoulder
What is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen shoulder is a common condition, affects people between the ages of 40 and 60, and occurs in women more often than men. This is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. Signs and symptoms typically begin gradually, worsen over time and then resolve, usually within one […]
What should you do when you have a cervical rib problem
CERVICAL RIB Neck pain is a common problem of people .one rare reason of neck pain is cervical rib, a congenital disorder. About .5 % to 1%people have cervical rib .In early age people don’t feel any problem for cervical rib, but later like people more than 25 years old develop different sign symptoms so […]
What can you do about your foot pain – plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is one of the leading causes of heel pain. From our heel to our toes we have a tight band that protects the shape of our feet. This is called theplantar fascia. Severe pain is felt when there is pressure or inflammation in this tight band. Common Causes of Plantar Fasciitis: What to […]
Role of exercise therapy in case of frozen shoulder
What is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder (also called adhesive capsulitis) is a common disorder of shoulder joint that causes pain stiffness and loss of range of motion in the shoulder joint. This causes serious disability of shoulder joint if it left untreated. It affects mainly people aged between 40 to 60 years though women more […]