Christopher nour

Tennis elbow is one of those injuries that sounds like it only happens to tennis players. In reality, many people who develop it have never picked up a racquet. It can start as a small ache on the outside of the elbow, then slowly become more noticeable with simple things like lifting a coffee cup, opening a jar, gripping a dumbbell, using a mouse or carrying shopping bags. The proper clinical name is lateral elbow tendinopathy, also commonly called lateral epicondylitis. In simple terms, it...

Had your ACL reconstructed and wondering what the road back to sport actually looks like? You're not alone. It's one of the most common sports injuries we see - and one of the most commonly rushed. Here's what you need to know. What is ACL reconstruction? The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is a key stabilising ligament inside the knee. When it tears, surgery is often needed to replace it with a graft - usually taken from your own hamstring, patella tendon or quad tendon. The surgery is...

A quadriceps tear is an injury to one or more of the muscles at the front of the thigh. The quadriceps are the large muscle group that helps straighten the knee, control squatting, absorb landing forces, climb stairs, kick, run and jump. In simple terms, a quad tear happens when the front thigh muscle is stretched or loaded beyond what it can tolerate. In technical terms, a quadriceps tear involves disruption of the muscle fibres or musculotendinous junction, commonly affecting the rectus...