Do I Have Rhabdomyolysis?
If you’re wondering if you have Rhabdomyolysis, you need to check if you have any signs and symptoms of the condition. These include, muscle pain and weakness, specifically difficulty straightening the arms from the elbows, or delayed onset muscle soreness that is more than normal after a workout. Check your urine, One of the hallmark signs of rhabdomyolysis is dark, reddish-brown or tea-coloured urine. This discolouration is due to the presence of myoglobin in the urine.
Affected muscles may become swollen, tender, and painful to the touch. Fatigue and a feeling of overall weakness can accompany rhabdomyolysis, often making it difficult to perform everyday activities. This is a big sign that something is wrong, as usually the patient notices a sudden drop in energy levels.
Do I have a Hip Labral Tear?
The signs and symptoms of a hip labral tear can include pain in the hip, groin, buttocks, pain during walking or pain running and pain at night when lying down and trying to sleep. Furthermore, stiffness or inability to move the hip joint, especially after being inactive for a period such as sitting down for an hour or so. Clicking or locking in the hip joint which is specific to that hip and hasn’t been there before. Finally, some hip labral tears may be asymptomatic.
Can you tell if you pulled a hamstring?
Identifying a hamstring injury typically involves recognising symptoms and physical sensations. Firstly, one of the most common signs is a sudden, sharp pain in the back of the thigh. This pain often occurs during activities that involve running, sprinting, or sudden changes in direction, which put significant stress on the hamstring muscles. You might also feel or hear a popping sensation during injury. Immediately after the incident, swelling and tenderness in the hamstring area may become noticeable, with some individuals experiencing bruising around the injured site.
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that focuses on helping individuals improve their physical function and mobility, manage pain, and prevent or rehabilitate injuries or disabilities. Physiotherapists are highly trained healthcare professionals who use various techniques and modalities to assess, diagnose, and treat a wide range of musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiorespiratory conditions.
In private physiotherapy, physiotherapists utilise various skill sets to treat injured patients. Firstly, they assess and evaluate a patient’s physical and mental condition using their detailed knowledge of anatomy and their excellent observational skills built through training and studying for four years at a university in Australia whilst working with a range of patients in private and hospital systems.
Should I see a Physio for my Neck Pain?
It’s best to see a Physio as soon as you have neck pain. Even though it may be acute and not improve drastically, a Physio will be able to give guidance on what to do and what not to do with your neck pain. This will speed up your recovery from your pain and also prevent it from coming back again.
How do I Train for the Splits?
In order to train for the splits, first figure out which muscles or joints are actually tight, versus which ones need to be strengthened. This will determine what you need to work on and focus your attention on.
Working with a Physiotherapist can help you understand your body, and what each soft tissue needs. This will help set you up for success and help you avoid the monotonous stretching of hamstrings and hip flexors with no improvement in your splits.
Is it worth paying for Private Physio in Australia?
Physios are definitely worth the money in Australia. Here’s why. Physios not only help you with the physical limitations of your injury or pain, by helping alleviate pain and discomfort through hands on treatment such as massage or dry needling. Physios are also worth the money because they help with the psychological effects of an injury on your lifestyle, relationships and work, by calming you and guiding you through the process of injury, including determining how long your pain will take to dissipate. Furthermore, private physios are worth their weight in gold, as they can communicate with your coaches, General Practitioner, Employer and partners/parents, in order to communicate with them what is going on, or what has occurred and its likelihood of recovery.
Why You’re Unable to Hit Depth in your Squat
I’m now officially (and always have been) the oldest person working at Evolutio. Safe to say I’ve been around the physio block a couple of times and have seen and worked with a range of peeps, made a few mistakes, learnt from those mistakes and had a few wins too.