Rugby is a fun, fast-paced sport that is as exciting to play as it is to watch. But, the price of competing in such a high impact contact sport is that rugby players are at particularly high risk of injury. In fact, rugby has the highest risk of injury per player per hour of any…
In the second of our blogs to mark National Arthritis Awareness Month, we are exploring the range of treatments available for people with elbow arthritis. This type of arthritis is one of the less common forms and you can find more information about the causes and what symptoms to look out for in our blog…
To mark Arthritis Awareness Month, we are looking at the causes of one of the less common forms of arthritis – elbow arthritis. Although elbow pain is a common problem it is rarely caused by arthritis and is more normally due to soft tissue problems, such as tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, or the result…
Your shoulder is the most mobile joint in your body. It is made up of a ball and socket joint called the glenohumeral joint which is surrounded by a fibrous sleeve called the capsule.
Shoulder osteoarthritis is a painful condition which can affect any of the joints making up the shoulder girdle. Eventually it results in the wearing away of the cartilage in the joint.
Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common. Nearly three quarters (roughly 70%) of all visits to the doctor by UK patient with shoulder pain are due to rotator cuff problems. Your rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons around your shoulder joint. Their role is to stabilise the shoulder and keep the ball at…
Your collarbone connects the shoulder blade to the upper part of your breastbone. The medical name for this bone is the clavicle. At the outer end it makes a joint known as the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The bone acts as protection to the nerves and blood vessels below as they transit from the neck to…
Golf is the fifth largest participant sport in England, according to England Golf’s biannual club membership report, last published in 2018. The report stated that more than two million people are playing golf at least twice a month. The average number of members per golf club has risen to 484 compared to 460 in 2016.…
This is a question we often get asked, along with “How quickly can I get back to the gym after elbow surgery?” We understand what motivates patients to ask, particularly those with active lifestyles who are eager to continue training.
Tennis is one of our favourite summer sports and it’s not hard to see why. The fast-paced, exciting game, played on grass, clay or other hard courts, requires physical fitness and great hand-eye co-ordination. Players need to be fast and have good technique and physical endurance to run, position, swing and hit the ball throughout…
