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Joint Swelling - What does it mean and what should I do?
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Joint Swelling - What does it mean and what should I do?

Joint swelling, also known as effusion, is a common issue that occurs when excess fluid accumulates in the spaces surrounding your joints. It can happen in any joint, from your fingers to your toes, but the most common culprits are knees, ankles, and wrists.

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Achilles Pain and Good Weather - How can they be related?
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Achilles Pain and Good Weather - How can they be related?

Your achilles tendon is the structure that transports force from the ground to your lower limb

muscles. Once your foot strikes the ground, the achilles is in charge of accepting and delivering force and power.

Does this mean that when the sun comes out, you stop training instantly?

Definitely not!

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Neck Pain: 3 Steps to Resolve Chronic Neck Pain
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Neck Pain: 3 Steps to Resolve Chronic Neck Pain

Chronic neck pain or a stiff neck is something that we see at Fixit A LOT. They can be frustrating. When you wake up in the morning it feels tight, when you go to bed at night you can’t seem to get comfortable and worst of all, it distracts you at the desk during the day.

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Runner’s Knee
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Runner’s Knee

No matter what level of running you are at, I think we will all agree that there is nothing worse than having an injury stop us in our tracks.

Runners Knee also known as patellofemoral pain, is a very common knee injury for runners.

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Back Pain - Should I get an MRI?
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Back Pain - Should I get an MRI?

Should I get an MRI for my back pain?

We explain what warning signs you should look out for with your back pain and why our most common back pain patients does not need any sort of imaging

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Is Bad Posture Causing Your Pain?
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Is Bad Posture Causing Your Pain?

There’s nothing worse than having to sit at your desk all day with a discomfort in your back.

Desk raisers, posture supports, chair cushions, lower back braces… you’ve tried them all and yet your back pain is still persisting!

Do you find yourself asking if your ‘bad posture’ is the reason behind your pain?

It depends what you call bad posture.

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