One of the outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic is that more people than ever before have taken up running as a hobby. As sports go, it’s easy to see why running is so popular. You don’t need to join a gym or buy expensive equipment (although you do need a good pair of running shoes),…
The menisci are crescent-shaped pads of cartilage within the knee joint, positioned between the thigh bone and the shin bone. You have one meniscus on each side of your knee – the medial on the inside and the lateral on the outside. They act as shock absorbers cushioning the joint as you walk or run…
It’s logical when you think about it that getting a diagnosis is the vital first step to effective treatment. After all, how can you hope to treat an injury without knowing precisely what it is? Yet, it’s amazing how many cycling-related injuries we see (particularly at this time of year) that have gone undiagnosed and…
With Wimbledon fortnight due to get underway soon – albeit looking a little different this year due to Covid restrictions – we are taking tennis injuries to the lower limbs as our theme for this blog. We know when you head out on a sunny summer’s day for a game of tennis that the last…
As orthopaedic consultants, we routinely carry out total hip replacement surgery (also referred to as total hip arthroplasty) to treat severe osteoarthritis or serious hip fractures. For keen sportsmen and women, one of the first question we get asked is ‘how quickly can I get back to playing sport?’ Of course, there isn’t a single…
It’s getting close to the start of rugby season and with many players being less active in recent months due to Covid-19 restrictions, extra care needs to be taken to minimise the risk of injury. If you do get injured, when should you get a diagnosis and seek treatment?
Our knees are particularly prone to injury and sports that involve running or jumping put us at greatest risk. It’s not surprising, when you think about it, because walking exerts a pressure equivalent to three times a person’s body weight on the knees and running exerts a pressure of up to five times a person’s…
