Nerve Injuries

Nerve Injuries

Nerve Injuries: The nervous system consists of both the central nervous system & the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system consists of the brain & the spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is everything that lies outside of the brain &...
Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft tissue is the term used to describe tissues in the body that are not hard or calcified such as bones and teeth. Soft tissues are muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, blood vessels, nerves, fat, fibrous tissues, lymph, skin, and synovial membranes. Therefore, a...
Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis Syndrome

A pain in the BUTTocks! Piriformis Syndrome is just that, both literally and figuratively. It is one of the conditions that falls under the umbrella of sciatica. As we previously discussed sciatica is the name we give to conditions where the sciatic nerve is affected....
Sciatica

Sciatica

I am sure you may have at one point heard this word before. Be it from a therapist, a friend or from that last google search when you last had pain on your buttocks. Yeap, we know you tried to fix it with google. Before we dive deeper into Sciatica let’s clear the air...
Back Pain

Back Pain

Back pain is a common complaint or reasons that people visit the Dr and/or physiotherapist. It is the leading cause of disability amongst adults globally and affects around 80% of the population at some stage in their life. It costs millions of rands yearly in...