Occupational Therapy

The supinator muscle is a smaller muscle located at the back of the forearm, as its name suggest its responsible for just one movement – supination (or turning the hand palm upwards). A tight or spasmed supinator muscle may cause...

Your thenar eminence, also commonly known as your “thumb pad” is the soft fleshy area that is located at the base of your thumb. It consists of 3 major muscles, which all assist with making your thumb opposable, and allow...

What is a Muscle Spasm? A muscle spasm is a sudden, forceful and involuntary contraction of one or more muscles. They occur from an abnormally sustained muscle contraction and can be very painful. Muscle spasms can occur in any smooth...

The flexor digitorum longus is a long, thin muscle found in the lower half of the leg. The movements produced by the flexor digitorum longus include plantar flexion, or pointing your toes; inversion of the foot, or tilting the sole...

The brachialis muscle is the primary flexor of the elbow, it lies deep below the biceps muscle in the anterior upper compartment of the arm. Injury to this muscle can result due to a number of factors, if the pain...

Rib sprains are a pain in the back! You might question if it’s a muscle or your back or even a nerve? In reality it could be a rib sprain! Rib sprains hurt and they’re a lot more common than...

Lower back pain and spasm is one of the most common reasons people see a healthcare professional. The good news is that lower back pain is often short lived, provided you seek  the right treatment. Before we discuss the Number...