Conditions We Treat

We deliver personalised physiotherapy care for a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, and age-related mobility issues. Using evidence-based treatments and rehabilitation programs, our experienced physiotherapists help you recover faster, move better, and achieve lasting results.

Back Pain

Guide to Understanding Back Pain

Back pain can result from problems affecting the spine, muscles, joints, discs, and nerves.

Common Conditions

Common conditions include lumbar spondylosis, sciatica, slipped or herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, muscle strain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, and posture-related back pain.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include pain, stiffness, numbness, tingling, or pain that spreads to the buttocks and legs, affecting daily movement and activities.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Spinal Decompression Therapy

📌 Manual Therapy

📌 Core Strengthening Exercises

📌 Postural Correction

Neck Pain

Guide to Understanding Neck Pain

Neck pain is a common condition can be caused by various conditions affecting the cervical spine, muscles, joints, discs, and nerves.

Common Conditions

Common conditions include cervical spondylosis, cervical disc problems (bulging or herniated discs), neck muscle strain, cervical spinal stenosis, facet joint dysfunction, nerve compression, and posture-related neck pain.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include dull or sharp pain, stiffness, tightness, reduced neck movement, and discomfort when turning the head or looking down. Pain may also radiate to the shoulder, arm, or upper back, and may be associated with headaches, numbness, tingling, or difficulty with daily activities such as working, driving, and sleeping.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Spinal Decompression Therapy

📌 Manual Therapy

📌 Stretching & Strengthening Exercise

📌 Ergonomics education 

Frozen Shoulder

Guide to Understanding Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a condition causing shoulder pain, stiffness, and reduced movement due to tightening of the tissues around the shoulder joint.

Common Causes

Frozen shoulder may develop due to inflammation, injury, or prolonged immobility of the shoulder joint. Common risk factors include shoulder injuries, surgery, long periods of reduced shoulder movement, and age-related changes in the shoulder tissues.

Sign & Symptoms

Common symptoms include persistent shoulder pain, increasing stiffness, and limited range of motion. Many people experience difficulty raising the arm, reaching behind the back, sleeping on the affected side, or performing daily activities. Symptoms typically progress through painful, stiff, and recovery phases.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control 

📌 Joint Mobilization

📌 Mobility & Stretching Exercise

📌 Progressive Strengthening Exercise

Knee Pain

Guide to Understanding Knee Pain

Knee pain is a common condition affecting the bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, or muscles around the knee, making movement and daily activities uncomfortable.

Common Conditions

Common conditions include knee osteoarthritis, meniscus tears, ligament injuries, patellar tendinitis, bursitis, runner's knee, and cartilage damage.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include pain, swelling, stiffness, reduced movement, clicking or locking of the knee, instability, and difficulty walking, climbing stairs, or squatting.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control

📌 Mobility & Stretching Exercise

📌 Progressive Strengthening Exercise

📌 Balance & Knee Stability Training

Arthritis

Guide to Understanding Arthritis

Arthritis is a condition that causes inflammation of the joints, leading to pain, stiffness, and reduced movement.

Common Causes

Common causes include ageing, joint wear and tear (osteoarthritis), autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis), previous injuries, genetics, and obesity.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include joint pain, stiffness, swelling, tenderness, reduced range of motion, and difficulty performing daily activities.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control

📌 Joint Mobilization

📌 Stretching & Strengthening Exercise

📌 Activity Modifications

Plantar Fasciitis

Guide to Understanding Plantar Fasciitis

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a condition causing shoulder pain, stiffness, and reduced movement due to tightening of the tissues around the shoulder joint.

Common Causes

Frozen shoulder may develop due to inflammation, injury, or prolonged immobility of the shoulder joint. Common risk factors include shoulder injuries, surgery, long periods of reduced shoulder movement, and age-related changes in the shoulder tissues.

Sign & Symptoms

Common symptoms include persistent shoulder pain, increasing stiffness, and limited range of motion. Many people experience difficulty raising the arm, reaching behind the back, sleeping on the affected side, or performing daily activities. Symptoms typically progress through painful, stiff, and recovery phases.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control 

📌 Stretching & Strengthening Exercise

📌 Balance & Ankle Stability Training

📌 Custom Insoles & Orthotics

Sports Injuries Management

Guide to Understanding Sport Injuries

Sports injuries affect the muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons, or bones during sports, exercise, or physical activity.

Common Conditions

Common conditions include sprains, strains, ligament tears, tendon injuries, muscle tears, dislocations, fractures, and overuse injuries.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include pain, swelling, bruising, stiffness, reduced movement, weakness, instability, or difficulty returning to sports and daily activities.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control

📌 Sports Specific Rehabilitation

📌 Balance & Functional Training

📌Return To Sport Protocols

Diabetic Foot Complications

Guide to Understanding Diabetes Foot Complications

Diabetic foot complications are problems affecting the feet due to diabetes, often caused by poor circulation and nerve damage.

Common Causes

Common causes include uncontrolled diabetes, poor blood flow, peripheral neuropathy, foot deformities, infections, and poorly fitting footwear.

Sign & Symptoms

Symptoms may include numbness, tingling, foot pain, slow-healing wounds, ulcers, skin colour changes, swelling, or signs of infection.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Foot Pressure & Gait Analysis

📌 Custom Orthotics & Footwear

📌 Activity Modifications

Post Surgical Rehabilitation

Guide to Understanding Post Surgical Rehabilitation

Post-surgical rehabilitation is a structured recovery program that helps restore movement, strength, and function after surgery.

Common Conditions

Rehabilitation is commonly needed after joint replacement, ligament or tendon repair, fracture fixation, spinal surgery, and shoulder or knee surgery.

Sign & Symptoms

You may need rehabilitation if you experience pain, stiffness, swelling, weakness, reduced mobility, or difficulty returning to daily activities after surgery.

🛠️ Treatment approaches :

📌 Pain & Inflammation Control

📌 Scar Tissue Mobilization

📌 Mobility & Strengthening Exercise

📌 Functional Recovery Training

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SJMS Physio manages a wide range of conditions. Get in touch with us to discuss your symptoms and find the right treatment for your recovery.