Posts Tagged ‘injury management’
What are soft tissue injuries?
Think strains and sprains to our muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Common soft tissue injuries include hamstring tears, calf tears, and ankle sprains. Soft tissue injuries are extremely common, particularly now that the holiday period is over and people are returning to sport. As a result, appropriate management of these injuries is essential. Several acronyms over…
Read MoreHamstring Strain
What are they? The hamstrings are a group of 3 muscles at the back of your thigh. A hamstring strain is when 1 or more of these muscles become injured, resulting in pain and loss of function. Hamstring strains can range from a simple over-stretching of the muscle (grade 1) up to a complete muscle…
Read MoreOsgood-Schlatter’s Disease
What is Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease? Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease is a common cause of knee pain in adolescents. Rather than a disease, it is technically a traction apophysitis. This occurs when there is inflammation where the tendon from the kneecap (patella) attaches onto the shin bone (tibia). This inflammation can result in pain at the front of the…
Read MoreMoveSAFE Injury Prevention Framework
Ethos Health uses our MoveSAFE injury prevention framework to help employers reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in their workplace.
Read MoreAnkle Taping Vs Bracing: Which is Better?
Knowing what ankle support to apply can be difficult, so Ethos Health asks – what is better? Ankle taping or ankle bracing?
Read MoreAcromioclavicular (AC) Joint Injuries: What you need to know
Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries – what you need to know about prevention, management and recovery!
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Shoulder Dislocations
The shoulder joint has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body. However, this range of motion comes at a cost to its stability… therefore it is the most dislocated joint in the body.
Read MoreHow to manage neck pain
With two thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives Ethos health discuss what potential treatments you may use to manage neck pain.
Read MoreShoulder Impingement Guide
Shoulder impingement is a condition that results from the tendons of your rotator cuff and the associated bursa being repeatedly compressed as they pass through a tunnel. Ethos Health has created a guide to recovery.
Read MoreHow to treat Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a common injury and can be treated through a number of rehab techniques. Ethos Health take a look at what they are.
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