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Tag Archives: hip replacement
Lateral hip pain
Wed,Feb 21, 2018 at 10:23AM by Douglas Wilson
Lateral Hip Pain We often hear people come to us and say “I’m having trouble sleeping at night” or have trouble walking because of pain in the side (lateral ) of my hip. The general term for this lateral hip pain is Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). There could be a variety of reasons why the…..
Pilates exercises for multiple sclerosis
Wed,Sep 28, 2016 at 02:50PM by Carla Mullins
The exercise of the week has a focus on helping improve range of motion in the ankle and hip, generally known as dorsiflexion. It uses the traditional pilates apparatus known as a Wunda Chair. The exercise was modified for a pilates client with multiple sclerosis. For whom does the exercise apply? The exercise modification can…..
Labral tears and hip pain
Fri,Feb 12, 2016 at 05:15PM by Carla Mullins
Labral tears and hip pain Labral tears are a common cause of hip pain and associated dysfunction. When we walk, run and move our femurs (thigh bones) move in and around the hip as if there was a mortar in a pestle. The precision of the rhythm is essential in order to minimise injury and…..
Pilates exercises for hip replacements
Wed,Oct 21, 2015 at 05:18PM by Carla Mullins
Hip replacements are more common than many think In 2012-13 there were about 32,000 hip replacement procedures within Australia alone. Obviously this means it is quite a common procedure affecting a substantial number of people, people who could be walking or limping into a typical pilates studio about to have a hip replacement or having…..