Orthopaedics Blogs

We discuss the common causes of hand pain including injuries such as wrist injury and how to find relief.

A common injury for sports players is a damaged or torn ACL – the anterior cruciate ligament. This fibrous band of tissue is found between your thigh and shin bone, joining them together at the knee joint. 

Here are some of the most notorious sports for increasing the risk of knee damage, and how best to minimise the risk.

It’s easy to fear the worst when you get back pain. There can be all sorts of reasons, from strained muscles to trapped nerves, but sometimes it could be a slipped disc.

Successful ACL reconstruction surgery allows you to return to your normal everyday activities and hobbies, but it can take 6 months or more to fully recover, find out more about the recovery process.

There are lots of reasons you might experience wrist pain, whether from muscle strain, poor posture, arthritis, and many other potential causes. 

Here are some everyday exercises that don’t put undue strain on joints, and which can actually help reduce joint problems.

Here are some ideas for how you can exercise with a bad hip. The first two entries in this blog feature exercises that will help with your hip problems while the remaining three are focused on keeping you fit without making those problems worse.

Back strain can be caused from lifting and carrying a baby or toddler on a daily basis. Find out tips on how to manage back pain from holding a baby.