Can Physiotherapy Help With Hip Pain?

Hip pain often affects your mobility and one of the best ways to regain it is to participate in a physical therapy program. This will also help relieve or eliminate the pain while increasing strength and motion and helping you return to your normal activities as soon as possible. The hip is basically a ball […]

Can Physiotherapy Help With Tendonitis?

When it comes to constant pain and loss of function in the elbows, knees, shoulders, heels or wrists etc, one of the most common causes is Tendonitis. This condition is the result of inflamed tendons, which are the tissues that connect your bones to your muscles. You can suffer from tendonitis anywhere tendons are present […]

What Is Ultrasound Used For In Physiotherapy

Therapeutic ultrasound has been around since the 1940’s and is just one of many effective and common techniques used in modern-day physiotherapy. This process provides deep-heating effects to different soft-tissue parts of the body such as tendons, ligaments, and muscles. The process increases blood circulation to these tissues, which in turn helps the body’s healing […]

Physiotherapy for Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy can cause the muscles of the body to progressively weaken over time and this results in reduced mobility. However, those who suffer from this inherited disease can get some relief from physical deterioration by undergoing physiotherapy. Our specialist physiotherapists Fit Physiotherapy fully understand how muscular dystrophy can affect a person’s life as well […]

Physiotherapy For Neck Pain

While calling somebody a pain in the neck is a common phrase, an actual pain in the neck shouldn’t be taken so lightly. Neck pain should be taken seriously since it can interfere with everyday normal tasks while you may also lose some range of motion. In addition, neck pain can sometimes cause discomfort in […]

Physiotherapy for Plantar Fasciitis

One of the most painful and common foot conditions is plantar fasciitis as it’s often difficult to treat. The pain is centered in the heel and treatments are designed to decrease both inflammation and the discomfort. In addition, the possible causes of the condition should be identified and corrected. After that, patients need to improve […]

Physiotherapy for a Herniated Disc

Recovery from a herniated disc can be helped immensely by a physiotherapy program. The right type of treatment is designed to offer immediate relief from back pain and to teach you how to avoid a recurring injury. There are several physiotherapy techniques which can be utilized to treat a herniated disc including hot and cold […]

Is Physiotherapy Effective for Osteoarthritis

One of the most common ways to cure torn knee cartilage over the years has been with surgery. However, experts now agree that physical therapy may be just as effective. Everybody’s knees are basically cushioned with small shock absorbers known as a meniscus. However, a meniscus can sometimes tear or simply wear out over time. […]

Do I Need Custom Orthotics?

Perfect feet are actually hard to find as research has shown that fewer than 10 per cent of people across the world have normal feet. This is often referred to as having neutral feet, which means they don’t require any type of support or special care to handle the person’s body weight. For the other […]

What is Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy?

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy is also known by its short form of ESWT and it’s a type of treatment for multiple tendonopathies which are derived from lithotripsy. ESWT is becoming more common in various medical areas including wound applications, cardiology, and urology, mainly for erectile dysfunction and is offered at FIT Physiotherapy of Newmarket. In addition, […]