Category: Practical

Tennis elbow (often referred to as lateral epicondylopathy, lateral epicondylitis, or lateral epicondylosis) was originally thought to be inflammation of the tendon, bone tendon junction or muscle tendon junction on the outside of the elbow. Runge (1873) is usually credited for the first description of the condition but the term ‘tennis elbow’ first appeared in an 1883 paper…

In recent years, the pattern of musculoskeletal injuries has been changing. Some authors say this is due to advances in technology and computers in the work place with subsequent changes in occupational tasks (Kenareh et al. 2021). Neck pain has become the second most common cause of musculoskeletal disability after low back pain (Saadat et…

Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequent self‐reported type of musculoskeletal pain. It is often recurrent and has significant psychosocial and socioeconomic consequences. Estimates of the prevalence of LBP vary considerably between studies and reach 33% of population at any given time, 65% for any individual in one‐year and 84% for lifetime prevalence (Henschke…

Shoulder pain is not as common as back or neck pain (7% to 26% in the general population according to Luime 2004). The most common cause of shoulder pain is thought to be disorders of the rotator cuff (Linsell 2006; Ostor 2005), Like many other problems many diagnostic terms have been used to describe rotator…

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of OA, with an estimated prevalence between 12% and 35% in the general population (Pop et al. 2007, Quintana et al. 2008) and is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in the elderly population worldwide Zhang and Jordan, (2010). Physiotherapy is often recommended for the management of painful…

Plantar fasciitis (also known as plantar fasciopathy or jogger’s heel) is a common painful disorder affecting the heel and underside of the foot. According to League (2009) 50% of patients will progress to bony heel spur if the problem is longstanding and at the origin of the fascia.  Plantar fasciitis got part of it’s name, ‘itis’, as…