What is Perthes disease? Perthes disease, also known as Legg Calve Perthes disease, is the disease caused when the blood supply to the...

What are Therapeutic Exercise Resistance Bands? Resistance bands are elastic bands used for strength training and rehabilitation...

What is Sever's disease? Sever's disease is named after Dr James Sever, an American Orthopedic Doctor who characterised it in 1912. It...

Niamh McLaughlin, one of our physiotherapists also plays football for her home nation, Ireland.  Earlier this year Niamh was selected to...

What is Osgood-Schlatters disease? Osgood-Schlatters is a painful condition at the front part of the leg around the bottom of the knee...

Wintry conditions – cold weather, hard and slippery surfaces, dark nights – can contribute to injuries if proper care is not taken. The...

What are Shin Splints? Shin splints is the common name given to Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). It describes pain at the front of...

Most parents of young children will be accustomed to them picking up bumps, grazes and knocks. It’s part of the learning/growing...

Football is quite easily one of the most popular sports in the world right now, being played by all age groups and all genders, from...

What is the Sinus Tarsi? This is a tunnel, or an anatomical depression between the talus and the calcaneus, in the subtalar joint....

If you have just completed the Great North Run, there's a good chance you'll have some very sore/stiff legs, hips and possibly your back....

Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic is adding extra-long opening hours for runners who need last-minute treatments ahead of this Sunday’s...

A leading Newcastle Sports Injury specialist is offering free advice sessions to charity runners struggling to make the start line of...

Discomfort in the shoulder while swimming is likely to be a condition more commonly known as “Swimmer’s Shoulder”. The shoulder is needed...

First set The shoulder sacrifices stability to be the most mobile joint in the body. The stability of the shoulder joint is provided by...

One of the biggest events in the North East's sporting calendar is just over a week away, and thousands of runners will be finishing off...

You can always tell when Great North Run season is in full swing: the number of runners you see out and about in the North East increases...

Whether you’re an avid golfer or just getting out on the course for the first time this year, it’s important to stretch the new muscles...

Participation in golf should go up with shorter rounds – but so could golf injuries. One of Golf’s governing bodies, The R&A, has...

The staff at Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic will be attending the Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge Event to help support cyclists. We're...