Sports Injuries
Golf After Hip Replacement: Can I Travel and Play Tennis Again?
Key Takeaways Golf after hip replacement often starts with putting and chipping from around six weeks, with a full 18 holes closer to four or five months. Tennis is usually reintroduced from about three months, with doubles the more comfortable entry point and singles worth an individual conversation. Short flights may suit some people from…
See MoreReturn to Golf, Hiking, and Cycling After an Anterior Hip Replacement
Key Takeaways Returning to golf, hiking and cycling is realistic for many patients, but readiness depends on healing, strength, balance and movement quality—not a fixed date. Progress gradually: build from putting to full rounds, flat walking to uneven trails, and stationary cycling to outdoor riding. A worsening limp, persistent swelling, increasing pain or reduced balance…
See MoreACL Reconstruction Recovery: Month-by-Month Timeline and Return to Sport
Key Takeaways ACL reconstruction recovery usually spans nine to 12 months, though your timeline may be shorter or longer depending on your graft, any extra knee damage, and how your rehabilitation progresses. Progress is judged by strength and function milestones rather than the calendar, so two people who had surgery on the same day can…
See MoreMeniscal Tears
“Unlocking the Mystery of Meniscal Tears: Diagnosis and Treatment for a Common Knee Injury” What are meniscal tears? The menisci are C-shaped pieces of cartilage in your knee that act as shock absorbers and help to stabilise the joint. A meniscal tear is a common injury that occurs when one or both of these pieces…
See MoreHamstring Tendinosis Part 1: Diagnosis
Key Takeaways Hamstring tendinosis is a chronic overload problem of the hamstring tendon, also called proximal hamstring tendinopathy or hamstring tendonitis. It can cause pain when sitting, through compression on the tendon, and when climbing stairs or walking uphill, through stretch. Diagnosis relies mainly on a physiotherapy assessment, with MRI used when the picture is…
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