Coming Back After Knee Surgery

We have many patients who undergo knee surgery. You can see 2 of our patients tackling the agility ladder and mini hurdles in the first picture. We have a patient who is 1 week post ACL reconstruction on our stationary rehab bike while 2 others going through their rehab on the BOSU ball in the 2nd picture.

We have patients who are 2 days post ACL reconstrution to 6 months post op, while others even had stem cells, articular cartilage transplant operations.

All of them have the surgery so that they are able to return to the sport they love again after injury. After your operation, it's very important to participate in a rehab program that is targeted to your particular sport that you want to get back to. Hence it is important and even crucial to do sports specific rehab (or rehab specific to your sport), and not just general strengthening exercises before you return to your chosen sport safely. Sports specific rehabilitation is what we provide and are very good at at Sports Solutions (and which no one else really does at other physiotherapy clinics).

At Physio & Sports Solutions, we can help you from before your op to after the operation to facilitate your return to sport...safely.

We have the facilities and more importantly the expertise to get you to where you want to be. There isn't anyone else whom you'd want as your partner in recovering and returning to sport after your knee surgery. Our own staff too have suffered injuries and have been patients themselves after having  ACL reconstructions, articular cartliage operations etc and understand how you feel exactly.

Our staff will do their utmost to help you. Please come talk to us.

What You Need To Know About Ankle Sprains

It seems like a minor injury that many of our patients or even you may have experienced. Most of the time, we don't have to do much about it and it gets better .... in due time. The problem is that it happens again, yes people who sprain their ankles tend to sprain them again and again. Hence it's important that you visit us so we can check your ankle for any instability or anything sinister.

This is what the renown chronic pain physiotherapist (and our former tutor and friend) David Butler from Neuroscience Orthopaedic Institute wrote recently. He has novel ways of explaining pain. Knowledge about what is going on with your body when it is injured makes it a lot less scary. Here's what Dave said.

" An ankle sprain is no insignificant event and a bit of swelling and pain is normal as the brain tries to fix the final few problems. A peripheral nerve(that innervates the ankle) is a bit irritated and sticky in the swelling and maybe it has a slight sprain as well. There are little sensors in nerves and they "report" the chemicals (swelling), pulls, pressures, stress and even temperature change to the brain. These calm (or settle) down when the brain is satisfied that the ankle is fine. The whole central nervous system is aware of the ankle and is keeping an eye on it. This explains why most ankle movements may hurt a little. This is all normal and part of the healing process. In fact, you should thank your nervous system for looking after you, just that it (nervous system) needs a bit of help and advice." Here's where we as physios come in.

At Physio Solutions & Sports Solutions, not only do we manage your swelling and teach you how to strengthen your ankle to prevent a recurrence of ankle sprains. We will teach you how to mobilize the irritated nerves as well(something which most places won't). Most ankles will improve in a few days with your range restored in 2 weeks or less. Much can be done by you actively. Wriggle into the painful range a little and remember that this isn't harmful. It is likely and sometimes even normal to have some increased pain, swelling and sometimes disturbed sleep during the course of your treatment.

Please do not panic, this is normal as your brain is "checking out" what is happening and probably creating a bit of a response to seek more input and knowledge on which it will respond accordingly. At the ankle itself, there is a bit of excitement with the refreshment of new tissue movement as the sensors adjust. It will all be good, these "flare-ups" will only last a day or two.

Come talk to our physiotherapists to learn the best way to treat your ankle sprains. Don't put up with an ankle that keeps giving way, or is stiff and painful.

Aized

Our 2nd Location at 108 Amoy Street

We're happy that the signage for Sports Solutions was finally installed! Now it will be easier to spot the clinic :) We are a dedicated team of physiotherapists, sports massage therapists and sports trainers to assist you in reaching your goals of leading a pain free life while still doing the things you want..like running the Stan Chart Marathon, completing the Busselton Ironman or just getting through the day at work! Contact us at 62236078. We're open on weekends.

Sports Massage Available This Weekend!

We have sports massage available this weekend for the runners participating in the Nike Human Race today and North Face Run. Having a sports massage after your race hastens your body's recovery process. Call us at 63331211 to book your appointment.

Come Visit Us At Sports Solutions

Sports Solutions Opens

For all our patients who have been waiting patiently, our second branch, Sports Solutions will open to see patients from today 21 October 2009!

We have named it differently as it has a sports rehab space/ gym that we will be able to use to return our patients back to sports and /or after their injury or operations. Of course we will also have physiotherapy and sports massage therapy services there as well.

There will also be strength and conditioning, sports psychology and sports nutrition services available upon request as well. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Sports Solutions is located at 108 Amoy Street, Singapore 069928. Tel 6223-6078. Fax 6223-6079.

The New Clinic So Far

Some more pictures of our new clinic showing the reception area, patients' waiting area, room walls covered up now and a couple of shots from the back part of the clinic.