Lily Parrott

Had a knee replacement and wondering what recovery should actually look like? You’re not alone. It’s one of the most common surgeries for advanced knee arthritis — but the rehab afterwards is where a lot of the progress really happens. Here’s what you need to know. What is a knee replacement? A knee replacement, also called a total knee replacement or total knee arthroplasty, is surgery where the worn joint surfaces of the knee are replaced with artificial components. Most people have it...

A hamstring tear is an injury to one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. The hamstrings help bend the knee, extend the hip, control running stride, decelerate the leg, and absorb force during sprinting, jumping and change of direction. In simple terms, a hamstring tear happens when the back thigh muscle is stretched or loaded beyond what it can tolerate. In technical terms, a hamstring tear involves disruption of muscle fibres or the musculotendinous junction, commonly affecting...

Have you ever felt a sharp, electric pain shooting from your lower back down through your buttock and into your leg? That means you have probably experienced "sciatica" Sciatica is one of the most misunderstood conditions in musculoskeletal health. So let's clear the air. Here at Urban Physiotherapy we are here to genuinely help, and give you the right physio approach sciatica can get you moving again. What is sciatica? Sciatica describes pain that travels along the path of the sciatic...