Active Allied Health Australia

Common Conditions- The following is a list of conditions commonly treated by physiotherapists.. 

Foot and ankle

• Plantar fasciitis/heel spurs
• Mortons Neuroma and stress fractures of the toes
• Acute, chronic and recurrent ankle sprains
• Achilles tendonitis/enthesitis
• Sever’s Disease

Shin and knee

• Shin splints
• Compartment syndrome
• Osgood Schlatters condition
• Patella tendonitis 
• Patella femoral syndrome/retro-patella pain
• Bursitis of the knee

Hip, pelvis and abdomen

• Trochanteric bursitis
• Osteitis pubis 
• Conjoint tendonopathy 
• Recurrent and acute groin injuries (muscle and tendon injuries)
• Hip joint pathologies – Perthes condition, osteoarthritis, slipped upper femoral epiphysis 

Lumbar spine

• Disc herniation/bulge/prolapse
• Sciatica/piriformis syndrome
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Facet joint arthropathy 

Thoracic spine

• Costovertebral arthropathy 
• Scheuermann’s disease
• Degenerative disc disease/facet arthropathy

Cervical spine and head

• Whiplash
• Headaches
• Migraines
• Cervical disc bulge
• Cervical facet arthropathy

Shoulder

• Subacromial impingement/bursitis/supraspinatus tendonitis
• Frozen shoulder/capsulitis
• Osteoarthritis – glenohumeral and acromioclavicular
• Rotator cuff and biceps injuries

Elbow

• Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylalgia
• Golfers elbow – medial epicondylalgia

Wrist and hand

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cartilage injuries of the wrist
• Common finger fractures in the athlete

Neurological conditions

• Stroke
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuropathy
• Neurological Physiotherapy

General conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Painful joints in children – Septic arthritis, reactive arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Vertigo
• Falls