Blog Posts
Do I really have to do these exercises?
November 23, 2016 Physiotherapy
Some advice if you want to make sure your exercises get done as suggested by your therapist.
Healthy, Happy and Not Injured: The Injury Shetland Blog
November 2, 2016 Healthy, Happy and Not Injured: The Injury Shetland Blog
Healthy, Happy and Not Injured: The Injury Shetland Blog
The Injury Shetland story: the first 5 years
June 24, 2016 Physiotherapy
Injury Shetland has grown bigger and faster than we ever thought possible. To celebrate our fifth birthday at Injury Shetland, we will have various offers and we want to say a huge thank-you to everyone who has been involved along the way.
Developing young people. How much sport is too much?
March 16, 2016 Physiotherapy
As young people get older their body changes a lot. These changes can increase the risk of injuries or pain at different ages and stages of development.
Osteopathy for Mum and Baby
December 11, 2015
Osteopathic treatment can help the body adapt to the changes that occur during pregnancy as your baby grows.
Physiotherapist, osteopath or chiropractor?
September 11, 2015 Physiotherapy
What is the difference between physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic?
Postural Dysfunction
September 11, 2015 Physiotherapy
Our bodies are designed for movement. We are not designed to be in one position for a prolonged period of time. Modern lifestyles often involve lots of sitting and we are in a flexed posture for much longer periods than we have been designed for.
Joint Pain
September 11, 2015 Physiotherapy
There are many different types of joint and each is designed to move in a particular way. Some joints move in one direction (for example a hinge joint like the knee or elbow), and other joints move in many different directions (for example a ball and socket joint like the shoulder or hip).
Cartilage tear
September 11, 2015 Physiotherapy
Cartilage comes in different forms. One type of cartilage is the shiny stuff on the ends of bones. That helps to protect the ends of the bone during joint movement.The other type of cartilage – the type we will discuss here – includes structures like the Meniscus of the knee and the Labrum of the hip and shoulder joints.
Tendinopathy
September 11, 2015 Physiotherapy
The word Tendinopathy basically means pathology of a tendon. It is an umbrella term for anything wrong with a tendon.
