The effect of pre-operative physiotherapy for total hip and knee arthroplasty candidates has been controversial, despite its widespread practice in major orthopaedic hospitals in the US, a review study in 2004 found inadequate evidence to support the use of pre-op …
Proprioception refers to your body’s internal awareness of the position of your limbs in space. It’s extremely important to motor task performance, and essential in sporting performance. It’s linked intrinsically to our ability to balance, to walk on uneven ground …
Total hip replacement is an extremely common orthopaedic surgery, with the procedure taking place every day in orthopaedic hospitals throughout the country. Key to the successful outcome of your surgery is that you follow a strict post-op physiotherapy regime. In …
Robin McKenzie, a New Zealand born physiotherapist, pioneered and practiced his treatment techniques extensively prior to its widespread teaching in physiotherapy programmes and integration into day to day treatment of lower back and neck pain. McKenzie therapy requires an identification …
