City Physiotherapy – Adelaide Physio
Read about treatment and exercise advice from the team at City Physiotherapy in Adelaide.
We provide you with an extensive variety of physiotherapy topics and practical advice to assist you to get better as quickly as possible.
We want to educate and inform you about your body, and how physiotherapy can elevate the quality of your everyday life.
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How To Treat Knee Pain
11 December 2021Knee pain is a common condition that can be extremely painful and can considerably affect your lifestyle. It can arise gradually over time due to muscle imbalances, repeated loading, or even conditions we are born with. It can also be onset through a direct injury, such as twisting your knee during sport or physical activity. […] Tags:
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How To Fix Knee Pain From Cycling?
18 August 2021It is very common for cyclists to experience some sort of knee pain throughout their riding career. It is not uncommon for people to give up high impact sports or running in favour of cycling to help their painful joints. This does not mean that cycling has no impact on your knees, however, and […] Tags:
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What Is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
15 August 2021Patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, is pain felt between the patella (kneecap) and femur (thigh bone), it is most commonly caused by overuse, or too much pressure being placed on your kneecap. This syndrome is often caused by: running jogging cycling walking up & down hills or stairs incorrect squatting or lunging […] Tags:
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Collateral Ligament Injuries
7 May 2018Medial Collateral Ligament & Lateral Collateral Ligament Collateral Ligaments of the Knee The medial collateral ligament or the lateral collateral ligament of your knee are commonly injured. An injury to your collateral ligaments usually involves a significant force, like a fall whilst playing sport or from a direct impact to the side of the leg. […] Tags:
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Knee
4 October 2017Knee The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) connects your thigh bone to your shin bone and helps to control forwards and rotational movements of your shin on your thigh bone. It is called the cruciate ligament, not because it is crucial to the knee, but because it forms a cross with […] Tags:
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ACL Tear
31 July 2017One of the most common problems involving the knee joint is an anterior cruciate ligament injury or ACL tear. Of the four major knee ligaments of the knee, an ACL injury or rupture is the most debilitating knee ligament injury. What Causes an ACL Tear? An ACL tear is usually a sports-related knee injury. About […] Tags:
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Injuries From Too Much Running
17 August 2016City Physiotherapy considers what happens when you run too much and how to prevent injuries Runners are predisposed to overuse injuries due to the repetitive nature of this sport. You are more likely to get an overuse injury when the load you put on your body outweighs what your body can handle. Imagine that […] Tags:
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Dry Needling
26 September 2011Dry needling is widely used by all physiotherapists at City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic and has become an increasingly popular technique for treating a range of musculoskeletal conditions, including acute and chronic neck pain, back pain, tennis elbow, runner’s knee, arthritis, headaches and migraine, Achilles tendinopathies and many other conditions. Dry needling is based […] Tags:
