Fall-proof Plans: Exercises to Keep You on Your Feet

Written by Nicky Deenik BPhysT (TUKS) Falling is common in the elderly population. A person aged 65 years and older has a 30 to 40% chance of falling each year. A study performed by Carter et al (2018) found that if participants took longer than 4.5 seconds to complete the 3 Metres Walking Backwards Test

2021-11-15T10:58:44+02:00November 19th, 2021|BRH Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy|

Acute Lateral Ankle sprains

Acute ankle sprains are the most commonly occurring lower limb musculoskeletal injury incurring in individuals who participate in sports and recreational activities.  The prevalence of ankle sprains in the general population has increased substantially with 70% of the population having incurred an ankle sprain during their life time (Deluhunt et. al, 2018). Read more: Acute

2021-06-11T11:40:14+02:00February 23rd, 2021|BRH Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy|

PHASES OF THE VIRUS IN A CONFIRMED COVID-19 PATIENT

Outcome Level 0: Acute Phase: Admission to ICU/High Care Outcome Level 0-1: Acute Phase: ICU/High Care stay Outcome Level 1-2: Recovery Phase: Discharge from ICU, hospital stay Outcome Level 3: Survivor short-term Phase: Discharge from hospital, home stay/isolation Outcome Level 4: Survivor long-term Phase: Home stay post isolation PHASES OF THE VIRUS IN A

2021-06-09T12:14:04+02:00July 27th, 2020|BRH Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy|

What is a Frozen Shoulder, and how can I defrost it??, with Jaime Crowie

What is Frozen Shoulder? Adhesive Capsulitis, or more commonly known as Frozen Shoulder, is a condition, with an insidious onset, and reported increase in pain and loss of shoulder range of movement. Causes of Frozen Shoulder are not clearly defined, but it occurs predominantly in females, aged 40-65 years, as well as patients with underlying

2020-11-17T15:17:38+02:00June 1st, 2020|BRH Physiotherapy|

Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave Therapy has actually been around for a while but is recently, an up and coming treatment modality mainly used in the multidisciplinary fields of orthopaedics, physiotherapy, sports medicine and even veterinary medicine. The main goal of Shockwave Therapy is fast pain relief and restoration of movement. It ultimately aims to speed up recovery and

2021-06-09T12:16:22+02:00January 13th, 2020|BRH Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy|

How to Identify Weak and Inactive Glutes

The gluteus maximus is the larger and more superficial muscle that forms part of the gluteul muscles (along with the gluteul medius and gluteul minimus). The gluteus maximus is the main extensor muscle of the hip and also helps to stabilize the hip joint as well as the knee joint. Even though the gluteul maximus

2021-06-09T12:18:10+02:00October 7th, 2019|BRH Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy|

Is There Really a Relationship Between Achy Joints and Cold Weather?

Does thinking about the cold weather and your associated body aches and pains make you want to run away or even relocate? Are you struggling to get out of your warm bed in the morning? Are you feeling stiff and sore before even moving? We all know an elderly relative who firmly believes that the

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