Category: Treatments
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GTPS
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), also known as trochanteric bursitis, greater trochanteric bursitis or hip bursitis, is inflammation of the trochanteric bursa, a sac of fluid protecting the prominent bony part of the hip. The bursa is at the top, outer side of the femur, between the insertion of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles into…
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Hand
This treatment is for scar tissue between the 3rd and 4th metacarpals following a fall over a year ago. The fall resulted in an unusual injury; a dislocation of the 4th carpo-metacarpal joint which was relocated manually the same day. The hand was not immobilised in plaster or a brace but still developed fibrous tissue…
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Tennis / Golfer’s Elbow
Lateral or medial epicondylitis, often referred to as tennis and golfer’s elbow, are conditions in which the outer or inner part of the elbow becomes painful. This can be due to acute or chronic inflammation of the tendons that join the forearm extensor/flexor muscles on the outside/inside of the elbow to the bone at the lateral or medial…
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Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis
Calcific tendinitis (also called calcific/calcifying/calcified/calcareous tendinitis/tendonitis/tendinopathy, tendinosis calcarea, hydroxyapatite deposition disease (HADD) and calcific periarthritis) is a form of tendinitis. It is a condition where deposits of hydroxyapatite (a crystalline calcium phosphate) form in a tendon of the body, most commonly in the tendons of the rotator cuff. It can easily be seen on xray as shown below: Success…