Pt. Serdar Mataraci

Started running and the front of your knee or your shin began to hurt by week three? We explain how to build up your load, which pain you can run with, and how to tell shin splints from a stress fracture.

Pain running from the neck into the arm with tingling fingers does not automatically mean surgery. How we tell nerve root pain from ordinary neck pain, why an MRI alone does not decide treatment, and which symptoms need a doctor without delay.

Is the back of your heel stiff as a rock every morning? We explain why Achilles tendinopathy is a load problem rather than inflammation, how progressive loading is built, and which signs mean you should see a doctor the same day.

Waking up with a tired jaw, a click just in front of the ear when you eat... Why does the jaw joint hurt, when does clicking matter, and how do clenching and neck posture fit in? What physiotherapy does, and when to see a dentist first.

Your MRI report says "meniscus tear" - does that mean surgery? We explain the difference between a sports injury and a wear-related tear, catching versus true locking, and when exercise-based rehab is the sensible first step.

"My hip hurts" can mean the groin, the outer side or the buttock, and each points somewhere different. What the location suggests, what we check in the examination, how treatment works and when to see a doctor straight away.

Rolled the same ankle for the second or third time? A physiotherapist explains sprain grades, the signs that call for an X-ray, what really helps in the first days, and why an ankle can keep giving way even after the pain has gone.

Does "disc herniation" on your MRI report mean surgery? We explain why scans and pain often don't match, what we test in the examination, where physiotherapy helps, where it falls short, and which symptoms need A&E the same day.

A band tightening around the head, a dull pressure starting at the base of the skull, pain that builds through the day. We explain how neck and shoulder muscles feed tension headaches, how painkillers can make them permanent, and what we examine.

How much should you move after an operation, what happens in the first week, and which symptoms mean you call the surgeon instead of us? Our approach to rehabilitation after joint replacement, ligament repair, rotator cuff and fracture surgery in Antalya.

Most people we see with outer elbow pain have never held a racket. The problem is not inflammation but a worn tendon, which is why rest and ice alone rarely fix it. Here is what we check, why loading the tendon heals it, and when you need a doctor.

Sciatica is not a diagnosis — it is the name of a pain pattern running from the buttock down the leg. What it means when pain drops below the knee, which signs are emergencies, whether you really need an MRI, and what physiotherapy can honestly do.

Most shoulder pain comes from the rotator cuff. What the painful arc between 60 and 120 degrees means, why the ache wakes you at night, how we tell it apart from frozen shoulder, and why an MRI that says "tear" is rarely a verdict.

What separates the patient who wakes at night and shakes the hand awake from the one who waited eight months until the thumb muscle wasted? The symptom map, the little-finger clue, night splints, and the point where surgery beats physiotherapy.

Is an uneven shoulder scoliosis or just posture? How to do the forward bend test at home, what the Cobb angle thresholds mean, where bracing and exercise part ways, and what exercise honestly changes — from our clinic in Antalya.

Home physiotherapy in Antalya: who it suits, what happens in the first visit, the family's role in transfers and positioning, making a home fall-safe, and when to call a doctor.

The pain that stabs into your heel on the first step of the day usually does not come from the “spur” on your X-ray, but from overload where the plantar fascia attaches to the heel bone. Here is the difference, the home stretches, and how we treat it.

In frozen shoulder the problem is not the muscle but the capsule around the joint. The three stages and how long each lasts, why stretching harms in the painful stage, the role of diabetes, the examination finding that sets it apart, and three home exercises.

Not all knee pain comes from osteoarthritis, and the grade on your X-ray does not decide how much you hurt. We explain how the knee joint works, how meniscus and ligament pain differ from arthritis, why walking does not wear the joint out, and four exercises you can start at home.

Most lower back pain comes from how the spine carries load, not from a disc. From our clinic in Muratpaşa, Antalya: how mechanical pain differs from disc-related pain, the warning signs that send us to a doctor first, and what actually helps with sitting, lifting and sleeping.

The further your head tips forward, the more load your neck muscles carry. The mechanics behind tech neck, six things you can change at your desk and in bed tonight, three exercises that take ten minutes a day, and the signs that mean it is time to see a physiotherapist.

Most injuries come from habits that build up over months, not from one unlucky movement. Our Antalya clinic shares an 8-minute warm-up, separate routines for desk workers and regular trainers, recovery rules, and the signs that mean it is time to see a physiotherapist.

What manual therapy actually involves, which complaints it helps, how a session goes and how many sessions are usually needed, explained by our physiotherapy clinic in Antalya.