Blogs
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COVID-19 Coronavirus
- 30 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Uncategorised
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COVID-19 Virtual clinics These are challenging times. COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is sweeping our planet and as a result we find ourselves in near total isolation. The UK government, and particularly the Department of Health, are battling to “flatten the curve” and avoid us all getting this new virus at once… the result being an overload
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“Shoulder pain: the importance of getting the correct diagnosis”
- 6 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Shoulder
Shoulder pain can be debilitating and can leave you feeling miserable, particularly if your sleep has been affected. Most of us will suffer with shoulder pain at some point in our lives, either due to previous injuries or simply due to the “wear and tear” of getting older. Many problems will settle down with rest,
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It’s the time of year for skiing injuries
- 2 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Hands
At his time of year I see a steady stream of patients coming back from their skiing holiday with a fracture or other injury. I’m an enthusiastic skier myself and always interested to know where the person had been skiing and how their injury had occurred. This season I saw my first patient injured skiing
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Skiing Knee injuries
- 2 March 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Knee Injuries
Winter is very much here and for many of us that means a well-trodden trip south for our annual dose of fresh mountain air, dramatic scenery and (hopefully) tons of the white stuff. Ski season is undoubtedly a very bright spot in winters that are fast becoming wet and wild here in the UK. For
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“Mummy, my legs hurt!”
- 28 February 2020
- Posted by: invicta_ortho
- Category: Bone and Joint
When I was still training, my Mum said to me, “I hear rickets is coming back, do you see any kids with it”? As I looked around the kitchen for her copy of the Daily Mail, “No, not at all” I replied, rolling my eyes. She’s laughing now as rickets, or vitamin D deficiency, is