Kamloops Physiotherapy Blog

Understanding Elbow Tears – Distal Biceps Tendon In last week’s post, we concluded our discussion of the most common tears we see in the lower body, focusing on the hip labrum. Today, we will move on to the upper extremity and begin with the elbow. The elbow contains...

Urine Leakage and Pelvic Floor Therapy: What You Should Know Urine leakage, or urinary incontinence, is something many people are embarrassed to talk about, but it's more common than you might think. More importantly, it's treatable. Is It Common? Yes. Approximately...

Understanding Hip Labral Tears: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment In last week’s post, we finished discussing the most common tears we see associated with the knees. Today we will continue this conversation with the hip joint. The hip is not usually associated with...

Understanding Knee Injuries: The Menisci Knee Meniscus Injury: How to Identify, Treat, and Recover from a Tear In last week’s post, we finished discussing the four major knee ligaments: ACL, PCL, MCL, and LCL. Today, we will continue to discuss knee injuries with two...

Understanding Knee Tears: Collateral Ligament Injuries In last week’s post, we began discussing knee ligament tears, starting with the cruciate ligaments, specifically the ACL and PCL. Today, we will be continuing with the remaining two major knee ligaments, the MCL...

Understanding Knee Tears: Cruciate Ligament Injuries  In last week’s post, we began discussing tendon and ligament tears, starting with the Achilles tendon. Today we will be moving up the leg to the knee – an area where we tend to see a lot of ligament tears. There is...

Achilles Tendon Tears Explained: From Injury to Rehabilitation In this blog post, we expand further on tendon tears, starting with the ankle. More specifically, we are going to discuss the Achilles tendon. In this post, we'll explore what an Achilles tear is, what...

How much running is too much? Are you about to start training? Running lots and want to run more? Don’t let injuries stop you. Even with the advancement in shoe technology and wearable devices, the risk of running related injuries remains high. Injury is the main...

Tendon and Ligament Tears: Causes, Symptoms, and Recovery In our latest post, we concluded our miniseries on tendinopathies, finishing at the shoulder. The most logical idea for our next miniseries is to discuss another common injury classification we see with tendons...

Understanding Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendonitis In our previous post, we continued our discussion on common upper-body tendinopathies that we see as physiotherapists, focusing on medial and lateral epicondylalgia. Today, we will be moving up the shoulder, directing our...