Author: Matt Hislop

Exercise Induced Bronchospasm (EIB) is defined as a transitory ↑ in airway resistance that occurs following vigorous exercise. EIB represents…

Scaphoid Fracture Aetiology: Most common fracture, occurs after fall onto outstretched hand. Examination: Have tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox. Also have pain…

Overhead Athletes Upper Limb Problems in Overhead Athletes People of all ages are heeding the advice to become more active…

(possibly should be renamed ‘Pubic stress injury’) The pathophysiology in OP is contentious. Theories include: stress reaction of the pubic…

Femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) FAI is the pathologic abutment of bone & cartilage of the femur to the acetabulum. The two…

Types of pain: Somatic pain is evoked by noxious nerve ending stimulation. This pain is broad and poorly localized. Somatic…

Definition: This syndrome describes pain in and around the patella (knee cap). It was formerly known as ‘chondromalcia patellae’, but…

Stress # of the pars interarticularis (Spondylolysis) This affects 4-6% of the population and predominantly occurs in young people involved…

The primary physiologic insult in ascent to high altitude is hypoxia. Acclimatization describes the adaptive processes that ↑ the availability…