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Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects approximately 1 in 9 people assigned female at birth, which equates to 830,000 people in Australia and 190 million people world wide.

Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT)

Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) involves low load exercise, placing a cuff above the targeted muscle group and restricting blood flow to the muscles. It is a brief and intermittent occlusion of blood flow.

Modalities Used to Manage Spasticity in Physiotherapy 

‘Spasticity’ or more correctly ‘muscle overactivity’ is a motor disorder associated with lesions of the central nervous system (CNS) including stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and other neurological diagnoses.

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition where extra bony growth occurs at the hip joint; either on the side of the femoral neck (top of the thigh bone) or at the acetabulum (hip socket) which then causes an irregularly shaped hip joint.

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint between your jaw bone and your skull and is involved in all movements of the jaw. Sometimes, this joint doesn’t function well, causing temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD).

The Shoulder – Part 2: Rotator Cuff Tears

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that act as stabilisers of the shoulder. The rotator cuff is made up of supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis.

The Shoulder – Part 1: Anatomy

The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body. It is a ball and socket joint which allows for large range of motion. The shoulder girdle is composed of the clavicle and scapula which articulates with the humerus to make the glenohumeral joint.

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