Author: C&P Health Expert

There are many problems that can occur in the shoulder that can make it difficult or too painful to lift or move your shoulder. More often than not this is due to an issue with the rotator cuff or the “bursa” which sits above the rotator cuff. However one of the most common causes of…

Ever experienced dull or sharp pain in the back? You could have gone to see a Physical Therapist and they tell you that your QL is tight. Typically when I say this to my patients it just comes out without much thought, probably in the assumption that the patient knows what I am talking about…

Ever had knee pain when going up or down stairs? Knee pain is the second most common chronic pain. So at some point we have all felt that twinge in the knees and asked ourselves if our joints have finally given in? Well fear not in most cases knee pain has a cause that can…

Like any good debate, there are pros and cons; the good and the bad. The debate on whether ice should be used to treat injuries is no exception. There is a new wave of research that has proposed that using ice could be potentially harmful to the healing process of injured soft tissue and interfere with the…

Pain located on the outside of the hip – which might also spread down the outside of the leg is a fairly common condition that sends folks limping to the physiotherapist’s office for treatment. Pain in this region; the outside or lateral aspect of the hip; is common enough that studies estimate 1 in every 4 to…

We often hear that running is bad for your knees and will end up giving you arthritis. A study (Esculier et al, 2018) asked the general public (a mix of both runners and non-runners) what their thoughts were about this: Interestingly, throughout all the questions, a much bigger percentage of non-runners thought running would do…

If you work in an office and spend the majority of your day sitting down, you are probably not a stranger to back pain. Sitting at a desk for eight hours a day can lead to stiffness and tension that causes serious discomfort while working. If your job requires you to twist or bend frequently,…

Exercising every day has proven health benefits, and running every day can be beneficial too under certain circumstances. Some of the benefits of running among others include: But repeated daily pounding on your legs without incorporating recovery days can increase the risk of injury and burn out. Often, after going for a long and thorough…

If you managed to score a set of dumbbells recently, here’s how to start a workout program at home. One of the most important aspects of any workout, but especially weight lifting, is practicing good form for each exercise you do. But that can be difficult to master when you don’t have someone watching you and showing you…