If you are waiting for surgery, the delays caused by the pandemic may well have caused a worsening or your symptoms or deterioration of your condition. Unfortunately, there is now such a backlog of patients waiting for surgery that you may face further delays even though things are slowly starting to get back to normal.
Lockdown pressed the pause button on all of our lives and if you have been waiting for medical treatment this is likely to have been a major challenge. People with musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis, gout or osteomyelitis may have seen a worsening of their symptoms. If you were unfortunate enough to sustain a sprain,…
Ultrasound guided injections are being used increasingly in sports medicine to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and conditions affecting the muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments. There are a number of benefits of using ultrasound in this way. It is an imaging technique that uses sound waves rather than radiation to create dynamic…
One of the impacts of the pandemic is that many routine surgical procedures have had to be postponed. If you are waiting for knee replacement surgery, surgical repair for tendinopathy or other types of surgery for musculoskeletal problems, you may have found yourself with a far longer wait than normal. It can be frustrating to…
While our thoughts may be turning towards springtime, and the promise of lighter nights and warmer weather, it’s easy to forget that we are still in the depths of winter. At this time of year, the weather can quickly turn icy, snowy or stormy and these bouts of winter weather are often accompanied by an…
So, how are you doing with your New Year commitment to yourself to get fit and exercise more?
If you are having radiology tests and treatments, you might be wondering how you will feel afterwards and whether you will be able to resume your everyday activities straight away.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections belong to an emerging field of treatment called orthobiologics, which use new technologies to support the body’s natural healing processes.
