Treatments
Getting you back on track to enjoying life – pain-free.
Sports Injuries
We are well versed in sports injury treatment. We service any type of injury, from slight niggles to more serious conditions.
Neck and Back Pain
We treat patients who suffer from neck and back pain, whether the cause is trauma or other.
Muscle Spasms
GP Physio specialises in diagnosing the cause of the spasm and treating the source.
Fibromyalgia
We also offer treatment of Fibromyalgia and related issues that may arise from the condition.
Lung Conditions
We treat lung conditions such as Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia and other lung infections.
Headaches
GP Physios set out to find the root of the problem, instead of immediately opting for the headache tablets.
Sinusitis
We are also qualified to treat Sinusitis and other forms of respiratory infections.
Joint Pain
We relief pain and help the body move more freely.
Plantar Fasciitis
We offer treatments that will help with pain relief, as well as exercises to improve the flexibility of the plantar fascia.
Lymph Edema
Our treatments are aimed at improving lymphedema and helping with lymph drainage.
Identify Your Pain
Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprains
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Avulsion Fracture
- Stress Fractures
- Ankle Pain
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Inability to Bear Weight
- Weakness
Knee Pain
Knee pain is a common complaint that affects people of all ages. Knee pain may be the result of an injury such as torn ligaments or as a result due to medical conditions like arthritis, gout and infections.
Leg Pain
The region between the knee and the ankle is most commonly referred to as the leg. Leg pain is a common complaint among sportspeople, especially long distance runners. The most widely used term “shin splints” refer to a variety of pathologies in the leg, referring mostly to medial tibial stress syndrome. The major pathologies causing leg pain is: medial tibial stress fracture, anterior tibial cortical stress fracture, medial tibial stress syndrome, chronic compartment syndrome. A problems as simple as muscle spasm in the lower leg can also cause severe leg pain.
The main cause for most of the previously mentioned pathologies is biomechanical dysfunction leading to overuse of certain muscles.
Examples of these biomechanical problems are:
- Increased pronation (flat feet) which puts more strain on the soleus, and deep compartmental muscles.
- A ridged foot causes decreased shock absorption which in turn leads to more impact pressure on the bone.
- Muscle imbalance also cause stress injuries in the leg.
- Ankle instability after repeated ankle sprains would lead to overuse of peroneal muscles.
Other external factors such as training surface and training error also play a role. Intrinsic risk factors such as gender, high BMI, greater internal or external hip rotation, previous injuries or use of orthotics, would make certain athletes more susceptible to leg pain than others.
To diagnose and treat leg pain symptoms such as weakness in certain muscles, impaired or increased range of motion, trigger points in overused muscles, ligament laxity etc. is taken into consideration. Each pathology could have unique or overlapping symptoms and each patient’s should therefore be evaluated and treated as an individual for their specific complaint.
Hip Pain
Hip pain is a general term used for pain in three different areas of the pelvis: buttock pain, lateral hip pain and groin pain.
The pelvis is a major weight bearing bone and the connection of the upper and the lower body. Pain in this area could be referred pain or cause referred pain. It also has a complex biomechanical chain leading from and to it, making diagnostics complex.
The hip joint has deep socket to support the weight of the body. Therefore, it is a very stable joint not commonly susceptible to ligament or bone injury without severe trauma.
Since the pelvis and hip region is a prime connection point, various muscles have their origin or insertion in or around the hip.
Buttock pain
Sport that requires kicking and sprinting often cause buttock pain as result of overuse of the gluteal muscle group, SIJ pain or referral pain from the lower back or posterior thigh. Localised pain on the ischial tuberosity indicate bursitis or tendonitis of the hamstring tendon. Pain in the middle of the buttock is caused by piriformis stiffness.
Hip joint pain
The most common cause of pain in the hip joint in the older patient group is osteo arthritis. This cannot be cured, but pain management and regular activity can decrease pain. In a younger person, bone deformation could cause hip pain as result of certain pathologies (Perthes disease, slipped femoral epiphysis). In sport, where repetitive hip flexion, adduction and rotation is required, hip and groin pain is caused by various hip labral or acetabular rim pathologies, anatomic variants such as femoral acetabular impingement or developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Groin pain
In sports that require rapid change of direction and kicking the load on the groin region is very high. Acute injury of the groin is often a partial tear of one of the adductor muscles of the hip. Long standing groin pain is most commonly caused by muscle imbalance. The main places of dysfunction leading to groin pain as result of public bone overload is: hip add muscle weakness and/or stiffness, abdominal weakness and/or stiffness, decreased lumbo-pelvic dysfunction and stability, limited hip range of movement, decreased illiopsoas muscle length. As mentioned above, groin pain is also caused by certain hip pathologies.
Buttock pain symptoms would be more posterior in the pelvic region. Lower back pain or discomfort could relate to buttock pain. Pain radiating down the leg is also often referred from the buttock region.
Hip arthritis is longstanding pain often worse after rest or content movement. Inflammation type pathologies are also worse in the morning. Femoral acetabular impingement pain is triggered by full flexion adduction/abduction and rotation of the hip.
Other types of pain relating to the pelvic region is pain with weight baring, pain radiating down leg, pain with hip flexion, abduction, adduction or extension, pain at end of range of motion.
Back Pain
- Severe pain in the back
- Numbness in the leg,
- Numbness around the buttocks
- Inflammation and swelling around the back or
- Urinary incontinence
Arm Pain
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Shoulder Pain
The shoulder consists of 3 bones, the humerus, clavicle and the scapula.
- Pain in and around shoulder (dull or share)
- Decreased mobility I’m the shoulder
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Swelling
- Stiffness
- Weakness of the shoulder or arm
- Deformity
Front Pain
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Neck Pain
- Pain around the neck and shoulders
- Headaches
- Muscle spasms
- Pain or numbness radiating down the arm
- Or decreased range of motion