A hip replacement can be daunting but with the right information and preparation, you can make the recovery very smooth. In this blog we’ll describe the essentials you should know before, during, and after your surgery, and the importance of Physiotherapy Treatment throughout the process. If you are worried about your upcoming surgery, read on to ease your fears! What is a hip replacement? A total hip replacement, or Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), is a procedure that replaces damaged bone and cartilage and replaces it with prosthetic components. Specifically, there are two techniques. Cemented: For more elderly populations or patients…

What is DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis? Diagram showing the 2 inflamed tendons (extensor pollicis brevis and extensor pollicis longus) DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis is inflammation involving 2 of the tendons in the thumb and along the side of the wrist. The names of these 2 muscles are the extensor pollicis brevis and the extensor pollicis longus, as depicted above. First, to break down the naming, the Latin name of the thumb is pollex, hence pollicis, while the “extensor” refers to the movement that the muscles create at the thumb, extension! Lastly, brevis and longus refers to how short (or brief!) or long the muscle…