Kevin Shapiro

EASTERN SUBURBS PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE

0423 458 889

Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm

Bondi Junction

'OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE'

Physiotherapy Treatment Of Groin Pain

Adductor tendonitis

This common injury occurs in athletes and is an overuse injury causing inflammation over the musculo-tendonous insertion to the pubic bone.

How is ADDUCTOR TENDONITIS treated by Physiotherapists?

The physiotherapy management is rest from the provoking sport for 1 week, electrotherapy modalities, deep transverse friction massage and stretching techniques. Lumbar-pelvic stabilisation exercises are taught by the physiotherapist.

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TREATMENT FOR FOOT PAIN

Metatarsal stress fractures are a very common overuse injury in active young people related to running on hard surfaces. The neck of the second metatarsal is usually the site of the stress fracture

Foot Pain

TREATMENT FOR GROIN PAIN

This common injury occurs in athletes and is an overuse injury causing inflammation over the musculo-tendonous insertion to the pubic bone.

Groin Pain

TREATMENT FOR HIP PAIN

Trochanteric bursitis and gluteal tendonitis are the most common soft tissue lesions around the hip. The other cause of hip pain is Osteoarthritis of the weight bearing joint in the elderly person.

Hip Pain

TREATMENT FOR ANKLE PAIN

The outer ankle ligament complex prevents the foot from rolling in (inversion). The inversion type sprain is the most common injury (90% of ankle cases). The injury is usually sustained while running or jumping on an uneven surface.

Ankle Pain

TREATMENT FOR KNEE PAIN

The knee is the only soft tissue (synovial), weight bearing joint in the body. It is a common site for traumatic, degenerative and inflammatory disorders.

Knee Pain

TREATMENT FOR ELBOW PAIN

Tennis/golfers elbow (lateral and medial epicondylitis)

These are chronic overuse injuries in the elbow tendons. Pain is made worse with gripping actions.

Elbow Pain

TREATMENT FOR LOWER BACK PAIN

The most common injury treated by physiotherapists is lower back pain. Lower back pain occurs mainly from disc protrusions/prolapses at the L4/5 and L5/S1 intervertebral levels.

Lower Back Pain

TREATMENT FOR SHOULDER PAIN

Shoulder pain is a very common problem as the shoulder joint was built to allow 360° mobility with stability being compromised. The rotator cuff is made up of four strap-like muscles which pass from the shoulder blade to the arm bone.

Shoulder Pain

TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN

Neck pain is caused by trauma to discs, joints, muscles and ligaments. Common causes of injury are acute trauma and poor prolonged head forward ‘poking’ posture whist sitting at the computer.

Neck Pain

TREATMENT FOR HEADACHES

Cervicogenic (muscle tension) headaches are commonly caused by trauma (whiplash) to muscles that attach to the skull, compression of nerves and arthritic stiffness in the upper neck.