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Foot Soft Tissues

Bones are not the only important structures in the feet, there are also the muscle, ligaments and tendons to consider. The ligaments, tough collagen bands or straps, connect the bony structures and stabilise the foot, allowing all normal movements to occur within their tight restrictions. Capsular structures are present between all the foot joints, giving structural stability to the foot joints ..read more

Many patients attend physiotherapy by self referral without medical review. The history and examination of a patient by a physiotherapist needs to cover the possibility that there might be an underlying condition of a more serious nature than a benign musculoskeletal one. Musculoskeletal conditions represent the vast majority of presenting conditions but a thorough and detailed review of the patient’s medical status is ..read more

The function of the human arm is to allow placement of the hand in useful positions so the hands can perform activities where the eyes can see them. Because of the huge range of positions required the shoulder is very flexible with a large motion range, but this is at the expense of some reduced strength and greatly reduced stability. A “soft tissue ..read more