What is a Mallet Finger?

Have you ever been playing with the kids and get hit on the tip of the finger? You could have a mallet finger or thumb. Mallet finger is an injury to the tendon that straightens the end joint of a finger or thumb. Although it is also known as “baseball finger,” this...
Patient Information

Patient Information

Patient Information- What to Know Before Coming for Your Appointment Before your appointment Please bring your referral, x-rays, doctors’ reports and any other information with you to your appointment. Do not remove dressings or bandages that were applied during...
Dry Needling

Dry Needling

In May, Katie attended a two day dry needling course in Melbourne. The course was provided by the Global Education of Manual Therapists (GEMt). Dry needling involves the use of a fine filament needle that is placed into “trigger points” which elicits a local twitch...