Bones & Joints

Arthritis - Osteoarthritis/ Rheumatoid

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints, usually accompanied by pain, stiffness, swelling, loss of function and over time, changes in structure. Arthritis is associated with many diseases including rheumatoid...

Back Care Problems

Back pain causes more people to seek professional advice than any other single complaint. Almost 80% of people in Australia will be victims of back pain at some time in their lives

Gout

Without warning and, for some reason, in the middle of the night, it strikes! An intense pain, most often in the big toe, that is unexpected and excruciatingly painful.

Osteoporosis

Seven out of ten Australian women, and a significant number of Australian men, aren't getting enough calcium. Calcium deficiency leads to osteoporosis, a crippling disease in which the skeleton becomes weak and prone...

Shin splints

If you're a jogger, you are probably familiar with the pain of shin splints - muscular pain that occurs immediately after the heel strikes the ground during running. The term "shin splints" is used to refer to pain in...

Sports Injuries

There's nothing more frustrating than being unable to play your favourite sport, but it's important that sports injuries such as sprain, strain and bruises are healed first.

Sprains & Strains

Sprains and strains are common injuries of the ligaments and muscles that usually occur after an accident.

Tennis Elbow

This complaint is common with tennis players, hence the name. Other groups of people who use their hands and arms a lot are also vulnerable, including machinists, sign-writers, painters, computer operators and builders.