Musculoskeletal physio involves the treatment of injuries or dysfunction in our joints, muscles, bones and/or nervous system. This may be in relation to your spine (back and neck), your pelvis, your thorax (ribs, sternum and thoracic spine) your shoulder girdle or your limbs. At The Pinnacle Physiotherapy Clinic our musculoskeletal physiotherapists see patients with a wide variety of conditions such as:
- Neck pain (disc, facet joint, muscular)
- Back pain (disc, facet joint, muscular)
- Thoracic spine, sternum and rib pain
- Neural pain (e.g. sciatica)
- Pelvic girdle pain (SIJ, coccyx, pubic symphysis)
- Knee pain (patellofemoral, meniscal tear, shin splints, compartment syndrome)
- Hip/groin pain (femoroacetabular impingement, labral tear, adductor tear, sports hernia)
- Hand & wrist (De Quervains tenosynovitis, carpel tunnel syndrome)
- Foot and ankle (plantar fasciitis, ligament sprains, Morton's neuroma)
- Bursistis (trochanteric, retrocalcaneal, subacromial)
- Tendonopathies (patella, lateral/medial epicondyle - tennis/golfer's elbow, achilles)
- Overuse injuries (RSI)
- Shoulder pain (AC joint, impingement, rotator cuff)
- Pain and dysfunction associated with osteoarthritis
- Pre and post operative management (spinal surgery, joint replacement surgery - knee, hip & shoulder, ACL/PCL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, arthroscopy)
- Post fracture rehabilitation
Our treatment approach is evidence based and individualised. We aim to rehabilitate through correction of joint stiffness, poor posture, muscle imbalance and non-optimal movement patterns. Depending on your condition, treatment may include a combination of the following:
- Evidence based manual therapy such as joint mobilisations, muscle energy techniques and massage
- Techniques to facilitate healing and restoration of normal movement and muscle function such as taping, bracing and dry needling
- Use of real time ultrasound to help clients view their muscles and learn how to activate them.