Thigh & Knee

What the meniscus does, how it gets injured, why surgery is not the automatic meniscus tear treatment option, and recovery times.

We demonstrate 23 exercises and stretches that are typically prescribed for early as well as later stage meniscus tear rehab.

Drawbacks of using anti-inflammatories for muscle pain, whether it’s for an injury or to deal with muscle soreness during or after sport.

In this article, I discuss the three most common causes of knee pain when running and how you can prevent it. If your knee pain persists or you think you may have a full-blown injury, you may want to check out our quick guide to diagnosis and treatment of knee pain in runners . Remember, if you need more help with an injury, you're welcome to consult one of our physios online via video call. Some of the links in this article are to pages where you can buy products or brands d

Some everyday movements that may be to blame if your patellar tendonitis pain persists in spite of a good rehab programme.

This article explains how MCL sprain treatment will depend on how the injury happened. Also: MCL sprain symptoms and recovery times.

The most common causes of knee pain in runners and how to distinguish between them. Also, the top three treatments for each.

We are often asked about running after a knee replacement. People are mostly concerned about two things: “Will I be able to run after a...

Patellar tendonitis treatment can involve various options. In this article, we explain which options we mostly use and why.

What exercises you should include in your treatment plan for patellar tendonitis, and why a one-size-fits-all plan is not a good idea.

When discussing what exercises you should do for iliotibial band syndrome (IT band syndrome), a good place to start is to look at what...

The current research shows that, while stretches should be an important part of the treatment plan for iliotibial band syndrome (IT band...

In this article, we’ll explain what muscles you should foam roll when your iliotibial band (IT band) feels tight and why foam rolling the IT band itself isn’t that useful. We’ll also point out what areas of the IT band you should best avoid when foam rolling. Remember, if you need more help with an injury, you're welcome to consult one of our physios online via video call. Some of the links in this article are to pages where you can buy products discussed or mentioned here.

In this article, we explain what puts you more at risk of a hamstring injury or re-injury and what you can do to avoid a hamstring strain.

We answer your questions about foam rolling quads. When can it help for knee pain? When is it best not to foam roll your quads? And more.

In this article we'll answer some of the most common questions we get asked about the healing of stress fractures. We also made a video...

Your hamstring strain's healing can be much quicker if you understand the body's natural processes and how to work with them.

If you’ve injured your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), someone may have told you that you’ll likely need surgery to fix it. Or someone...

Quad tears are quite common in any sport that involves fast running or sprinting, e.g. football and rugby. In this article, I’ll...

As with most injuries, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that applies to everyone when it comes to running with IT band syndrome. In...