By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. The two most common and recurring problems affecting the forearm are commonly referred to as “Tennis Elbow “[lateral epicondylitis] and Golfer’s Elbow [medial epicondylitis].
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. You were moving well without pain although typically there were occasional bouts of morning stiffness which generally resolved after a few minutes of walking
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. The scourge of the obesity epidemic confronting developed nations globally has led to a concentrated effort by governments and health agencies to implement strategies
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Let’s start by making a definitive statement: “All chest pain needs to be investigated as if of cardiac origin”. There are many reasons why
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Stress fractures are a common overuse injury. Stress fractures occur predominately in bones subject to excessive load bearing. They are a type of fracture occurring in bones that undergo mechanical fatigue over time, such as
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast. The word “arthritis” comes from the Greek word “arthros” meaning joint. The suffix “itis” refers to inflammation hence “arthritis” simply means “inflammation of a
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast. The term “acute” refers to an injury that has occurred recently as compared to “chronic” which describes an injury persisting for three months
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast. Most of us spend considerable time and money fighting the visual effects of ageing such as wrinkles and crow’s feet whereas in reality a
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast. All occupations have inherent risk factors usually linked to prolonged loading of body structures created through repetitive movement. These risk factors become more
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By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast. 80% of us will encounter acute low back pain at least once in our lives. It is important to manage acute low back
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