Have you recently been diagnosed with knee Osteoarthritis by your GP?
Or been told that your knee joint is “bone-on-bone”?
This can all sound quite scary if you’ve not been given adequate education on your knee condition.

What is Knee Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a chronic condition characterised by the degeneration of the cartilage on the ends of bones in joints. Your knee cartilage helps the ends of the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone) glide across one another so you can comfortably bend and straighten your knee. Cartilage also acts as a shock absorber, force transmitter and key stabiliser of the knee joint!
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in Australia, with an estimated 9.3% of Australians (2.2 million) have this condition, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Osteoarthritis represented over half (62%) of all arthritic conditions in 2017–18 (ABS 2019) and although osteoarthritis affects people of all ages, the prevalence increases from the age of 45 years.

How can a physiotherapist help?

The good news is, our physios have many different tricks up their sleeves to help ease your pain and increase your joint function.
Movement and physical activity is a great option for people suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Land-based exercises are ideal for most people and are strongly recommended by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Aquatic exercise, stationary cycling, and walking are also safe and effective activities that do not cause undue stress on the knee joint.
Exercise has also been found to be beneficial for other co-morbidities and overall health such as walking, resistance training, cycling, yoga and Tai Chi.

An individualised exercise program will be set by one of our physiotherapists, taking into account your goals and hobbies to support long term exercise compliance.

Book an appointment online at aushealthphysio.com.au or give us a call on (02) 9905 0048 to get your personalised exercise started today.

Normatec compression pants are a type of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) device. The device uses cuffs around the legs to provide and release pressure throughout your legs. Its goal is to improve the circulation of blood flow within the veins in the legs. Veins carry de-oxygenated blood from your body back to your heart.

One of the most common things that we hear patients say is that they injured themself because they didn’t stretch properly, or they think they haven’t stretched enough. This may not always be the case.

Do you know how many times per week we hear people say: “I just have arthritis in my knee, there’s nothing I can do about it” or “The surgeon just said to wait until it gets bad enough and then have a knee replacement”?

Our team of Physiotherapists at Aushealth Physiotherapy run a knee arthritis program for anyone with knee pain due to arthritis. This program gets great results for our patients, often helping them put off or avoid surgery altogether. 

Are you a dancer, field sport athlete or just enjoy going for a run? Have you ever had pain in your lower leg around the shin bone that impacts on your ability to do your sport? Pain in this area is commonly caused by Shin Splints (Or Medial Tibial Stress syndrome) and it could be affecting you. So……. what are Shin Splints?

Shin splints are a result of fatigue and trauma to the muscles, tendons and fascia of the lower leg around the tibia (shin) bone. The pain you feel is a result of these structures partially pulling away from the bone, as well as the inflammation that occurs secondary to this.

Do you get heel/ foot pain with your first few steps of the day?

Or does your heel start to ache after walking for a prolonged period?

If so, you could have plantar fasciitis or heel spurs!

What does this mean?