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You get out of bed. You put your foot on the floor. And the first few steps are surprisingly painful. Then, after walking around for a few minutes, the heel starts to feel better. This pattern is strongly associated with … Read More

Pain at the back of the ankle or just above the heel is commonly caused by the Achilles tendon. You may notice pain when: The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone and is heavily loaded whenever … Read More

You twisted your ankle. It swelled up. You rested it, iced it, perhaps wore an ankle brace and waited for it to recover. But several weeks later, it still hurts. Maybe: Ankle sprains are extremely common, and many improve without … Read More

Pain on the inside of the elbow is commonly blamed on golfer’s elbow. But that is not the only possibility. The ulnar nerve also passes very close to the inner elbow, and irritation or compression of this nerve can produce … Read More

If you have already spent several weeks or months doing physiotherapy for elbow pain but still struggle with: it is reasonable to ask: Why am I not getting better? Physiotherapy is commonly used for conditions such as tennis elbow and … Read More

If your elbow hurts whenever you: the problem may involve one of the tendons connecting the forearm muscles to the elbow. Two particularly common possibilities are: Despite their names, you do not need to play tennis or golf to develop … Read More

If you have already spent several weeks or months doing physiotherapy for hip pain but are still struggling with walking, stairs, sleeping, getting out of a chair or exercising, it is reasonable to ask: Why am I not getting better? … Read More

Hip pain that becomes worse when you lie on one side is very common. You may notice: When the pain is mainly on the outer side of the hip, the problem is often related to the soft tissues around the … Read More

Hip pain when walking can make even simple activities difficult. You may notice pain when: The cause depends partly on where the pain is located. Pain in the groin or front of the hip is more likely to come from … Read More

Frozen shoulder and rotator cuff problems can feel surprisingly similar. Both may cause: But there is an important practical difference. Frozen shoulder is primarily characterised by marked stiffness. A rotator cuff tear is more likely to produce pain and weakness, … Read More