When I was growing up, I played volleyball in school. I was one of the poorer players in the team because I kept injuring my ankle. I would roll and sprain my ankle frequently. It prevented me from jumping higher and doing those leaps that my friends seemed to do with ease. After studying physiotherapy,…
Author Archives: Winsen Citra
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Do you have pain in and around the kneecap when you run, climb stairs, or are just being active? Or, do you have pain when you sit for too long with the knees bent? Is this accompanied with some feeling of weakness and instability? Do you hear grinding, rubbing, or clicking noise when you bend…
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Do you know that you can get tennis elbow from playing video games? I’m not even talking about playing your motion sensor enabled games like those VR games. Though these new “full body experience” games are the causes of most video gaming injuries, they’re not wholly responsible for them. You can still get injured just…
A friend of mine came to me a while ago complaining about having pain that radiates down her right leg. She was at her wits’ end because of her pain. Sitting for a long time and focusing on work was impossible. She has had her condition checked out and had an MRI scan which showed…
Have you noticed that your child has a tendency to lean to one side? Do your child’s shoulders appear uneven to you? Does your child’s waistline look uneven? If all this sounds familiar to you, then your child might be suffering from what is called scoliosis. In this article, we’ll discuss the different types and…
Did you wake up this morning with heel pain that prevents you from putting weight on your foot and make it really difficult for you to walk? Does your heel pain get worse at the end of most activity but not during the activity itself? If the above description sound familiar to you, then you…
A lot of runners suffer from a throbbing ache in the shin with each stride. This condition may be what is called shin splints. It is a condition that has caused a lot of runners to stop running due to the pain whenever they run. The question is, how do we overcome it or even…
In an earlier article, I wrote about runner’s knee which is a term that is used to describe any one of several conditions that cause pain around the kneecap. ITB syndrome is one of those conditions. It is the most common condition responsible for runner’s knee. This article will discuss ITB syndrome in further detail…
Have you ever seen someone who stands with their hip forward and their body seem to be leaning back? This is a particularly common posture when someone is feeling lazy or is waiting for something. This posture is called the sway back posture. It is one of the leading abnormal postures that cause back pain….
Swimming is one of the activities that I like to recommend to my patients. It is one of the best forms of exercise which works your whole body while not loading a lot of the joints. Unfortunately, this is just in theory. If you’re like me, then you are probably a poor swimmer. Even though…
