Manifest A Pain-free Life

Aches and pains can make it difficult to get through the day. Suffering from joint pain, muscle pain, or any other type of physical pain can be incredibly frustrating and debilitating.

It’s hard to know where to turn when you’re in pain. You may feel like you’ve tried everything, and nothing has worked. However, you shouldn’t have to suffer from pain when there are treatments available that can help you feel better.

Archer St Physiotherapy Centre is a clinic that offers treatment for joint pain, muscle pain, and other physical ailments. We provide a variety of services, including physiotherapy, massage therapy, and dry needling. Our team of experienced physiotherapists will work with you to develop a treatment plan that meets your needs.

Plan To Conquer Your Muscle and Joint Pain

Bones, muscles, joints, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue make up the musculoskeletal system. It provides structure to your body and allows you to move. As we grow and change, so do the parts of the musculoskeletal system. Injuries and illnesses can damage bones, muscles, and joints.

Joints: Joints are the connection between bones. In addition to providing stability, they allow movement. They come in a variety of types:
Synovial Joints: Joints in the arms and legs are synovial joints. Bone ends are covered with cartilage, while the joint cavity is filled with a thick gel called synovial fluid. The synovial fluid lubricates the cartilage and nourishes it.
Cartilaginous Joints: A cartilaginous joint is located in the spine and pelvis, and a cartilaginous joint is located between the ribs and sternum - it provides more stability than mobility. In this type of joint, cartilage connects the bones.
Fibrous Joints: Fibrous joints allow no movement. Their role focuses on providing stability between several bones. Connective tissue holds them together. Skull joints consist of fibrous tissue.

Muscles: The muscles of the body have different types, but they all work to produce movement or stabilise the body. The skeletal muscles also generate heat to maintain body temperature and control blood sugar levels.
Skeletal Muscle:Muscles that you can consciously control are skeletal muscles. Skeletal muscles pass through at least one joint on their way from one bone to another. Muscles are made up of muscle tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and tendons.
Smooth Muscle: Within blood vessels and organs, such as the intestines, is smooth muscle. Smooth muscle cannot be controlled consciously. As it contracts, it helps move substances through the organ, helping to regulate your blood pressure, airways, and digestion.
Cardiac Muscle: Your heart is made up of a special muscle called cardiac muscle. It cannot be controlled consciously. The heart's inbuilt pacemaker - the sinoatrial node - controls it to make your heartbeat.

Causes

Typical Causes Of Muscle and Joint Pain

Common causes of musculoskeletal pain include:

Common Symptoms Of Muscle and Joint Pain

Depending on the cause of your musculoskeletal pain, you may experience different symptoms. Some common symptoms include:

Treatments

Physiotherapy Treatments For Your Muscle and Joint Pain

01.

Hydrotherapy

Facilitate a decrease in swelling with the overall compression of full-body immersion

02.

Ultrasound treatment

Reduction of chronic pain is noted along with improved conditions of chronic inflammation thanks to the increase in blood flow.

03.

Real-time Ultrasound Scanning

Improve exercise feedback by allowing visualisation of deep muscle structures.

04.

Hands-on Therapy

Increase joint mobility to bring back normal range of motion

05.

Electrical Stimulation

Tire out tense muscles to provide relief from aches and spasticity.

06.

Heat Therapy

Allow better reception of therapeutic treatments when using heat to improve tissue extensibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ's about Muscle and Joint Pain

When should musculoskeletal pain worry me?

If you have back pain with the following symptoms, you should contact your physician immediately.

Having a tingling sensation in your genital area or buttocks
Experiencing trouble peeing
Peeing or pooping yourself due to loss of bladder or bowel control
Angina
Fever
Unexplained weight loss
Back swelling or deformity
Difficulty sleeping

It is important to get these problems checked as soon as possible as they could be a sign of something more serious. Other times where characteristics of the pain may also require you to seek medical help. These include:

If pain persists or worsens at night
If symptoms began after a serious traumatic event, like a car accident
If pain is worsened by either sneezing, coughing, or pooping
If the pain radiates from the upper back near the neck and shoulders

How do you identify the type of pain felt?

When the body is at rest, joint pain is more common than muscle pain, where the pain is felt when the body is in motion. The causes of joint and muscle pain are unique to each individual, but it is often possible to distinguish between them. Frequently, muscle spasms are accompanied by muscle pain. The pain goes away when you exercise because the activity releases lactic acid and toxins that have built up. This type of pain typically takes longer to heal because swelling usually occurs around the affected joint.

What are the four types of musculoskeletal injuries?

Common musculoskeletal injuries can be divided into four categories. Among them are:

Strain.
An injury to the muscles or tendons caused by overstretching or overexertion.
Sprain.
Ligaments supporting a joint are partially torn or stretched during an injury.
Dislocation.
This causes the ligaments around the joints to be abnormally stretched because the bone ends are displaced from the joint.
Fractures.
A partial or complete break in a bone. Depending on how the bone fragments are arranged, there are different classifications.

How long do injuries take to heal?

Based on how severe the tissue damage is, muscle strains are graded one through three. It can take only two weeks for minor injuries to heal, whereas severe injuries might take three months or longer to heal with physiotherapy. Surgery can sometimes be necessary, which can also prolong the healing process.

An injury to a tendon is classified as a strain and heals in a similar amount of time as an injury to a muscle. In contrast, if surgery is necessary, recovery can take between four months and a year. Tendons enter the final phase of healing after seven weeks, but it can take up to a year for this process to complete. The tendon can worsen over time if too much stress is put on it, or it can re-rupture. Attending physiotherapy is a key element of rehab so that the right amount of stress and motion are applied, and the tissues are able to heal to the best of their ability.

Less severe ACL injuries do not require surgery, even when they are suffered by athletes. A mild ligament sprain may take two to four weeks to heal, and a moderate sprain may take over ten weeks to recover. If surgery is required, the healing time can increase from six months to a year.