Tendinopathy is a painful condition affecting the tendons and the fibrous structures beneath the muscles and the bones; these two anatomical parts work together, assuring our body movements. Tendinopathy is a generic term covering a series of different injuries, but all of inflammatory or traumatic origin or due to overload. The most common tendons at […]
“Sporting injuries” refers to a series of unforeseeable and sudden injuries that occur when performing physical activity. Sporting injuries may be related to the muscles, joints or bones, involving one or more anatomical structures. Sporting injuries: which are the most frequent The most frequent sporting injuries, divided by the affected part of the body, are: […]
Knees, just like hips, are the joints most at risk of arthrosis, a degenerative disease of the bone, caused by the progressive wear of cartilage protecting the ends of bones in a joint. Osteoarthrosis (not to be confused with osteoarthritis!) is the most common joint disorder in the past 50 years, above all among women, […]
Frozen Shoulder is a painful inflammatory disorder that causes joint stiffness and difficulty in movement. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to establish the cause, but in most cases it subsides over time. However, a prompt identification of the early signs and starting physiotherapy and rehabilitation is useful in considerably reducing both the pain and […]
Swelling, pain, difficulty in moving the joint: these could be signs of bursitis, a very common inflammation which appears mainly in the elbow, knee, shoulder, hip or foot. In this article, we illustrate the most frequent types of bursitis and understand how to intervene and what the recovery times are for returning to full joint […]
After a day at work, many of us, particularly those who perform repetitive manual jobs or use a mouse and keyboard for many hours a day, will have felt pain or tenderness in the hand, especially at the base of the thumb. The pain in the hand becomes acute when closing the hand to grip […]
Ankle sprains are one of the most frequent sporting injuries. They usually occur during a sudden change in the body’s centre of gravity while the support foot remains firm on the ground, or when landing after a jump. In this article, our physiotherapists will explain: The consequences of an ankle sprain Symptoms and diagnostic tests […]
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the fascia covering the muscles on the sole of the foot. The first symptom of this inflammation is pain, particularly in the posterior insertion area, around the calcaneus, and in the centre of the sole of the foot, with consequent difficulty in walking and general functional weakness of the […]
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease that affects the musculo-skeletal apparatus and consists in chronic widespread pain, stiff and aching muscles, tendons and joints. 90% of patients suffering from this disease also experience chronic fatigue and sleep disturbance. To date, little is still known of fibromyalgia, above all with regard to the causes. Diagnosis is also […]
A dislocation is one of the most frequent and painful joint traumas, not to be confused with a sprain. A dislocation is in fact a traumatic displacement of the joint, which occurs when the two bone heads in the articulation shift permanently beyond the physiological articular range. When there is a total separation of these […]