Articles on musculoskeletal conditions

All articles are written by Dr.Dropin Fysikalske and attributed to the clinician who contributed professionally. They are based on guidelines, research and recognised sources, with a list of sources at the bottom of each page. The articles give general information and do not replace an examination by a healthcare professional.

• Back pain: when should you see a chiropractor?
• Acute low back pain (lumbago): causes, course and what you can do
• Back pain in office work: what do the sources say?
• Low back pain in athletes: prevalence, assessment and exercise
• Sciatica: symptoms, assessment and treatment
• Sciatica: back pain that radiates down the leg
• Acute stiff neck and wry neck: causes, course and what you can do
• Neck pain in students and working adults: causes and what the sources say about measures
• Neck pain that radiates to the arm, and headache from the neck
• Arm pain: do the symptoms come from the neck or the shoulder?
• Ultrasound of peripheral nerves: when can it be relevant?
• Tailbone pain: causes, examination and outlook

• Shoulder pain: causes, assessment and exercise
• Shoulder pain from tendon impingement: symptoms, assessment and exercise
• Shoulder pain in people who train: loading and rehabilitation
• Frozen shoulder: stages and course
• Calcific shoulder: calcium deposits in the shoulder tendons
• Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow: course and loading
• Carpal tunnel syndrome: symptoms, assessment and treatment

• Groin pain in athletes: causes and assessment
• Pain on the outside of the hip in runners: causes and exercise
• Knee pain during exercise: causes and gradual loading
• Meniscus tear: exercise or surgery?
• Return to sport after an ACL injury: criteria, rehabilitation and timeframe
• ACL injuries in handball: prevention and injury prevention training
• Achilles tendon pain: causes, assessment and loading
• Ankle sprain: first aid, rehabilitation and return to activity
• Plantar fasciitis: symptoms, assessment and treatment
• Forefoot pain (metatarsalgia): causes, assessment and offloading
• Sever's disease: heel pain with activity in children and adolescents
• Sever's disease: load and activity in children and adolescents
• Diagnostic ultrasound of the foot and ankle: what can the examination show?
• Insoles for foot pain in adults: what does the research say?
• Foot analysis and custom insoles: who may it be relevant for?
• Foot analysis in children and adolescents: when is it relevant, and when is it not?
• Dancers' overuse injuries in the foot, ankle and hip

• Headache: common types, assessment and when to see a doctor
• Dizziness: causes, assessment and BPPV
• Vestibular rehabilitation for dizziness: what does it involve?
• Jaw pain and TMD: symptoms, causes and treatment

• Pelvic girdle pain and low back pain in pregnancy
• Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: symptoms, assessment and exercise
• Pelvic pain after childbirth: course, self-care and when to get help
• Exercise after childbirth: a gradual return to activity
• Scar tissue and pain after caesarean section

• Sports injuries: first aid, rehabilitation and prevention
• Gradual return to load after injury: principles of loading
• Rehabilitation of athletes: from injury to full load
• Rehabilitation of tendon problems: gradual loading and exercise
• Tendon pain (tendinopathy): what happens in the tendon and how is it loaded?
• Muscle strain: course and gradual return to activity
• Follow-up after a fracture: cast, rehabilitation and course
• Training load management: how training volume can be increased gradually
• Football injuries: common injuries, risk factors and prevention
• Female athletes: common injuries and prevention
• CrossFit and injuries: occurrence, injury sites and training load
• Running analysis: what can it be used for, and by whom?
• Strength training for runners: what does the research say about why and how?
• Strength training for beginners: getting started and progression
• Strength training during weight loss: what does the research say?
• Strength and balance training for older adults: recommendations and what research says
• Exercise with rheumatic disease: recommendations, safety and getting started
• Physical activity after cancer treatment: what does the evidence say?
• VO2 max test: what it measures and how it is carried out
• Lactate testing and lactate threshold: what the test shows

• Persistent pain and a sensitised pain system
• Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT): what is it, and what does the research say?
• Psychomotor physiotherapy: what does a session involve?
• Psychomotor physiotherapy for long-lasting pain: what it is and what the research says
• Dry needling: what is it, and what does the research say?
• Shockwave therapy: what it is and what the research says
• Ultrasound or MRI: what are the examinations suited for in musculoskeletal problems?
• Diagnostic ultrasound for tendon problems: what can the examination show?

• Chiropractic: education, assessment and what the research says
• Chiropractic: education, treatment and research
• Osteopathy and joint manipulation: what does the research say?
• Cranial osteopathy: what is it, and what does the research say?
• Naprapathy: education, methods and what the research says
• Physiotherapy: education, treatment and what happens at the appointment

Also read about individual conditions, symptoms and treatment on the page Conditions.