Jeanne Marais Physiotherapy

The Labrum is a ring of cartilage that follows the outside rim of the socket of the hip joint. In addition to cushioning the hip joint, it acts like a rubber seal to hold the ball at the top of your thigh bone within your hip socket. When part of that cartilage is torn from the socket it is known...

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People experience hip pain at different times and for different reasons. Most commonly, you fear that there is something wrong with the actual joint which could mean years of trouble or future operations which nobody wants! The first suggestion I make is to look at the location of the pain. Hip J...

Our aim is to always try and make sure our patients leave with less pain and discomfort they came in with!

Iliotibial band (friction) syndrome very commonly affects the knee and is associated with especially running, cycling, hiking and weight-lifting.

The symptoms commonly include a sharp, stabbing sensation just above the knee joint with possible swelling and thickening of the band. It can be painf...

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The spine of someone with Scoliosis may look more like an ‘S’ shape than a normal straight line. Up to 2% of individuals may have some form of scoliosis but a mere 10% of those are severe. These spinal curves, presenting mostly in adolescence, are usually more prominent where the upper back meets...

Thank you David for the vote of confidence!

The sciatic nerve is the main nerve running from the lower back to your leg and the irritation or pinching of this nerve can cause the severe leg pain, known as Sciatica. Long term compression of the Sciatic nerve can severely damage it and affect its function. These symptoms could even become pe...