Tennis & Golfer’s elbow (even if you don’t play either)
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].
Screen Time – A major cause of neck and upper back pain
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Current evidence indicates that clinicians are attending to an increased number of cases of cervical [neck] and upper limb pain in recent years. It
When simply bending forward ends in pain
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
Inflammation – not always a bad thing.
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. Anyone who has ever experienced low back or neck pain, strained ligaments or muscle tears will be familiar with the swelling associated with that
Growth spurts – Important facts you need to know
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. It is commonly understood that the formative years are characterised by periods of rapid growth followed by periods of little or no growth. It
Morning stiffness and pain on movement – sounds familiar?
Tendinopathy is the medical term that describes tendon pain leading to morning stiffness, difficulty [or an inability] to perform certain movements and localised tenderness on the affected tendon. It typically presents on three common sites
Selecting Footwear
By Peter Georgilopoulos -APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine and Body Gold Coast What should I look for when selecting footwear? Most of us would readily confess that colour and aesthetics are possibly the prime drivers when
Can we please stop talking about “growing pains” as if it’s a real ailment?
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. A common scenario: parent and child present to a doctor or sports medicine professional regarding persistent and unexplained pain to be told, “it’s growing
The Benefits Of Sleep In Cellular Repair And Recovery
By Peter Georgilopoulos, APA Sports Physiotherapist, Spine + Body Gold Coast. As every new parent knows, a “sleeping” baby is a healthy baby. It is through sleep that a baby is able to undertake the
Breathe easy – If it’s not angina, why the chest pain?
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
