Physio Treatment in Ankylosing Spondylitisby Jonathan Blood SmythAnkylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory arthritic disease or spondyloarthropathy, classified with reactive arthritis, bowel disease arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The underlying relationships between these diseases are complex but they are connected by enthesitis (inflammation of the ligament/bone junctions) and by possession of the HLA B27 gene on white [...]
Entries Tagged as 'sciatica relief'
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Physiotherapy
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Shoulder
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Joint Examination and Physiotherapy
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Shoulder
Our ability to participate in functional activities is greatly dependent on the state of our body joints, from the knees and hips which bear weight and allow walking to the jaw joints which aid speaking and eating. Our joints are exceptionally well designed to allow us to move about and accomplish tasks and mostly they [...]
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Rehabilitation of a Colles Fracture â?? Physiotherapy
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Shoulder
Colles’ fractures, named after Abraham Colles who first described in 1814 the common fracture of the last inch of the radius and ulna near the wrist, is a very common consequence of a fall on the outstretched hand (FOOSH). Typical treatment is immobilisation in a plaster of Paris or similar material for five to six [...]
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Back Exercises and Performance
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Shoulder
Another article has covered the goals and rationale behind setting and observing a lumbar exercise programme and in this article I go over the specifics of lumbar exercises and their performance. Exercise performance varies greatly between patients but the aim is smooth movement with steadily timed motions, moving through the full ranges and holding at [...]
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Gallbladder Surgery â?? Part 2
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Shoulder
Care after the operationStitches and clips If the surgeon has used sub-cuticular clips then they do not need removal but if skin clips or stitches are employed then removal will be required at about a week after insertion. The small incisions are often controlled by using adhesive strips which gradually come off in whilst showering. [...]
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