Pain on the inside of the ankle may be due to tibialis posterior tendonitis, midfoot arthritis, or a navicular stress fracture. A less common cause of inner foot pain is accessory navicular syndrome, also known as os naviculare. So what is accessory navicular syndrome, and how do we manage it? What is an accessory [...]
If you're a runner with tightness in the groin or lower tummy, you might have osteitis pubis, or pubic overload. It's also common in change-of-direction sports such as football, rugby, netball, and hockey. So what is osteitis pubis, and how can we treat it more effectively? What is osteitis pubis? Osteitis pubis is an [...]
Wrist pain and popping, or clicking, are common complaints. Wrist injuries with popping usually result from overuse during activity or sport, or from trauma after a fall. The wrist's anatomy is complex — many bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments — so many structures can be damaged. What causes wrist pain and popping, and how [...]
Upper arm pain is common, and it doesn't always come from the arm itself. The pain can arise from the shoulder, the elbow, or even the neck — which is why pinning down the cause matters. So what are the causes of upper arm pain, and how do we treat them? A quick word [...]
Should you have an ultrasound-guided cortisone injection? Most cortisone injections are still done "blind", relying on the doctor knowing the anatomy. Increasingly, doctors guide them with an ultrasound. So why have an ultrasound-guided cortisone injection, who should do it, and how much should it cost in London? This page covers cortisone specifically. For ultrasound [...]
Chest pain is often assumed to be a heart problem. Although a heart attack should always be excluded, a common cause of chest pain is chest wall and rib pain, such as costochondritis. So what causes chest and rib pain, and how do we treat it? Important: if you have sudden, severe, or crushing [...]
Snapping elbow syndrome, also called snapping triceps syndrome, is a rare cause of elbow pain. Because it's uncommon, it's often misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly — and not all elbow snapping or popping is due to it. So what is snapping elbow syndrome, and what should you do about it? What is snapping elbow syndrome? [...]
Pseudogout, also called CPPD disease, occurs when calcium crystals form in the joints. These crystals cause joint pain and swelling, and the condition is often misdiagnosed as gout or rheumatoid arthritis. Telling pseudogout vs gout can be tricky. So what is pseudogout, and what should we do about it? Pseudogout is closely related to [...]
CrossFit enhances fitness using functional exercises — running, gymnastics, rowing, and plyometrics. The exercises vary day to day, but they're high-intensity, with high repetition and speed. Although CrossFit emphasises controlling power, that intensity isn't always well controlled, which creates potential for injury. The elbow is one area that takes a lot of load and [...]
CrossFit is a high-intensity programme of functional exercises — running, gymnastics, weights, rowing, and plyometrics. So it's no surprise that the wrist takes a considerable beating during CrossFit. So what causes CrossFit wrist pain, and what should you do about it? Causes of CrossFit wrist pain The wrist joint (the radiocarpal joint) connects [...]
