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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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  • Differences Between Sprains and Strains

    22 April 2022

      Sprains and Strains Are Two Separate Injuries Contrary to common belief, as they are often used interchangeably, there is a difference between strains and sprains. While the words sound very similar, they are different injuries and have very different implications if you experience them. The two words are often used to describe when a […] Tags: Ankle, Muscle Strain, sprain, strain

  • 7 Ways to Prevent Hamstring Strains

    1 April 2022

    What Do Hamstring Muscles Do? Hamstrings are one of the most important muscles in your legs. The hamstrings are a group of three muscles that go down the back of your thigh, from your pelvis to just below your knee. They assist with everyday activities such as walking, bending your knee, straightening your leg, and […] Tags: hamstring, Muscle Strain, sprain, strain

  • Sprained Ankle in Runners

    30 September 2019

    It’s true that most of us don’t want to stop running when we are in injured.  How often have you heard someone say their ankle injury was just a twisted ankle?  As Physiotherapists in a busy sports injury clinic, we hear this quite a bit, but unfortunately, it is often well after someone sprains their […] Tags: Ankle, injury, recovery, sports injury, sprain

  • Muscle Strain vs Spain & Soft Tissue Injury

    16 June 2017

    Confused on how a muscle strain differs from a muscle sprain? City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic gives you the answers here. Muscle Strain  are injuries that can affect muscles or tendons. These are thick bands that attach muscles to bones. They occur in response to a quick tear, twist, or pull of the muscle. an acute […] Tags: sprain, strain

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