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A trend that I have noticed very often in my time as a Physiotherapist is the belief that if we wait long enough our pain will go away. So often a patient makes an appointment because they are desperate and in a lot of pain and I listen to the patient’s history and they have had the pain for weeks or months before they come for Physiotherapy treatment.

Being a Physiotherapist in Ballito and in private practice for 15 years I have come across overuse injuries too often. Most of the time overuse injuries occur when there is change in a patient’s exercise routine such as if a patient has not been exercising, takes an extended break from exercise or starts a new form of exercise. They then go from zero to hero and begin with the maximum number of repetitions, weight or duration they can

There is a space between two bones of the shoulder that the rotator cuff tendons pass through. Depending on your shoulder blade positioning while doing housework, working on the computer with a mouse, DIY or sport especially golf and tennis

have so many patients coming to me and finding relief after spending months or even years struggling with their headaches. Headaches can become chronic if you leave them for longer than 3 months and why live with something that effects your quality of life when Physiotherapy can really help!

Trying to keep the correct posture can seem impossible especially when you have a job where you are sitting at the computer for 8 hours or more a day! And that is why most people just give up and end up slouching for most of the day.

Padel has taken off at such a rate around the world as well as in South Africa. And I have been seeing so many patients with padel injuries this year! When I watched a webinar which covered padel injuries in particular I realised I’m not alone.