Manual Therapy UK Therapist’s guide to all things trap 2015 study–The overhead shrug showed good upper trap activation and decreased lev scap activation, compared to traditional shrugs. I shot a video demonstration. Two recent studies by Pizzari and Choi compared traditional shrugs …
They say never meet your heroes. Years ago, I heard about the mad genius Paul Mort (update: check out Paul’s new 2021 audio book). I listened to loads of Paul’s podcasts, and soon after I met him. I expected a …
Hamstring Strain Injuries (HSI) have increased by 4% annually in men’s pro European soccer since 2001 source the increase in HSI have occurred in training not during games eccentric strength does not return, even after symptoms abate source short biceps femoris fascicles …
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For more muscle therapy articles, fitness and rehab news, follow us on Facebook. It can be difficult to determine the cause and to treat deep gluteal pain. The piriformis muscle is often suspected, but rarely the source of the pain. The …
For more fitness, rehab, and wellness news, follow us on Facebook. Patient guide to Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome My approach has evolved in how to treat and prescribe exercises to patients with lateral hip pain or greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). In …
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Every sports fan gets frustrated by that player on his/her favorite team who gets soft tissue injuries again and again. The cycle goes like this: muscle or tendon injury, rehab, comes back and lasts a few games, and then back to …
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Glute medius weakness lower back pain link: Two recent studies 1 2 found a weak gluteus medius was linked to lower back pain! This study found – Active Release Techniques (ART) soft tissue therapy of the glute medius was effective in treating …
Hamstring flexibility research Kage, Vijay. Immediate effect of ART versus Mulligan bent lag raise in subjects with hamstring tightness: RCT. Int J Physiother Res 201, Vol 2(1):301-04 A single session of ART is better as compared to MBLR technique to …
For the past year, I’ve been treating the employees of a large factory on-site using Active Release TechniquesⓇ (ARTⓇ) soft tissue therapy. Glanbia Performance Nutrition works hard to reduce worker musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), it has adopted an innovative approach borrowed …
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The evidence supporting the use of ART (Active Release Techniques) and MR (Myofascial Release) is growing: Scapular shoulder pain Wannapong- Immediate and short term effect of modified active release technique (mART) in patients with scapulocostal syndrome Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University …
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For more fitness, rehab, and wellness news, follow us on Facebook. After a hamstring injury, what is the best way to judge if an athlete is ready to return to play? Researchers have found that after the pain of a hamstring …
For more fitness, rehab, and wellness news, follow us on Facebook . The Obturator Internus (OI) is a deep gluteal muscle, which can cause pain that is often confused with hamstring pain. For pain either side of the ischial tuberosity (sit bone) …
I was talking with a pal who devotes a lot of her life to training others. I asked her how we would make any money out of a plan we were hatching. Her reply, “Oh there isn’t much money in …
Follow on Facebook. Shannon Turley, the Stanford University Strength Coach, was profiled in New York Times and Bleacher Report articles recently. When asked what N.F.L. scouts should focus on, he said, “ankle mobility, the ankle begins the chain of movement“. Ankle mobility is often limited in athletes …
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Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Therapist guide: Obturator Internus (OI) and Quadratus Femoris (QF) treatment, rehab exercises and more. Patients with deep gluteal pain near the ischial tuberosity are often told they have a high hamstring issue. Often the hamstring …
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