Shoulder Labral Tears: Do You Really Need Surgery?
Q1: What is a shoulder labral tear? A: The labrum is a ring of cartilage that stabilises the shoulder socket. A tear causes pain, clicking, and instability in the joint.…
What’s a bursa and what’s bursitis ?
If you’ve ever had shoulder or hip ultrasound its probable you’ve been told its bursitis, you might be wondering, “What on earth is a bursa and why do I…
Shoulder Pain Sufferers: Let’s Talk Rotator Cuff Tears
Let’s Talk Rotator Cuff Tears So, you’ve been dealing with some serious shoulder pain, huh? It’s a common tale, especially when it comes to those pesky rotator cuff tears. They’re…
What is calcific tendonitis and what can you do for it ?
What is calcific tendonitis ? Calcification in a tendon occurs when calcium deposits accumulate within the tendon structure. The exact cause of tendon calcification is not fully understood and is…
Frozen Shoulder and how you can “let it go”
Frozen shoulder is one of the conditions that is a bit misunderstood about why it happens and what you can do about it. It is not uncommon to see people…
What’s causing your shoulder pain? [2022]
Shoulder pain diagnosis If you have shoulder pain and have had a scan its not uncommon to find you have been given the diagnosis of one of the following conditions:…
Get a grip for stronger shoulders & 5 simple exercise hacks to get you there.
Judging by the picture good ole Popeye understood that a strong grip was not only important in the ability to open a can of Spinach with a good squeeze, but…
Stuck in the middle with you … Exercises for pain between shoulder blades [2022].
Pain between shoulder blades or upper back A very common issue that we see in the clinic is people who either have stiffness or pain in their upper thoracic spine.…
Tennis elbow and the exercises to give it a serve
Tennis Elbow, or Lateral Epicondylalgia is the most common elbow injury that we treat here at Arana Hills Physiotherapy. It can be quite a stubborn condition to treat and does…
How to strengthen the scapula for shoulder and neck pain
What’s in a shoulder? To take a step back your shoulder is the joint that is formed by your upper arm bone, (humerus) and a triangular shaped bone sitting on…
Exercises for shoulder pain: how to begin and what to do [2022]
Continuing on in our shoulder series we look at our top exercises to help you recover from shoulder pain related to the cuff and its associated soft tissue structures. Exercise…