If You Repeat Something Often Enough it Becomes the Truth! “The European Food Safety Authority recommends that women should drink about 1.6 litres of fluid and men should drink about 2.0 litres of fluid per day. That’s about eight glasses of …
90° raised hamstring bridge 30° raised glute bridge Nordic hamstring curls (eccentrics) NYTimes article layperson article on Nordic hamstring curls
The plantaris muscle runs from the back of the outside of the knee to insert on the inside of the heel bone. A recent study of 214 elite UK track athletes found 33 had plantaris injuries. Interestingly, a high number were on …
A recent study, found a connection between frozen shoulder and high cholesterol / lipoproteins. They excluded patients with thyroid problems and/or diabetes, which are known to be associated with frozen shoulder. Lazarus wrote a commentary on the article, in which he …
This post is intended for patients, here is a similar version for therapists with big words added. Researchers have found that after the pain of a hamstring injury (HSI) is gone that does not mean all is ok: strength is …
Graded exposure to exercise is a newish buzzword, being promoted as a named approach to exercise by therapists, many of whom are interested in pain science. The idea behind graded exposure is to exercise up to a level which is enough for adaptation (of the tissues involved) to occur, …
1. Do you suffer from chronic lower back pain? In a 2012 study, 205 patients who suffered from chronic lower back pain were assigned to one of three different treatment groups—spinal manipulation (chiropractic), individual physiotherapy, or back school—with a goal to …
A study of 40 healthy subjects who had either a single session of ART or the Mulligan Bent Leg Raise technique (video) on their hamstring. A previous study showed the Mulligan BLR increased hamstring flexibility one day after the intervention. Results: …
Efficacy and safety of steroid injections for shoulder and elbow tendonitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials 2009 review of 20 trials “Steroid injections for tendinitis of “shoulder and elbow) in the short-term were similar to NSAIDs, and no long-term benefit …
If you test the hip rotation of athletes (and non-athletes) you will find that internal rotation is often reduced on one side. Before I get stuck in and start working on structures I always perform some core activations and retest. …
For more fitness, rehab, and wellness news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Therapist guide to all things trapezius. Two recent studies Pizzari and Choi compared traditional shrugs with a modified shrugs. Upper and lower trap activity was greater with the modified …
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Think Twice Before Getting Knee Surgery -Huffington Post A May 2015, Huff Post article by Allen Frances Professor Emeritus, Duke University , discusses the following study. A New England Journal of Medicine Study was published last year: “Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham …
Rule #1: Don’t wait, the sooner you get ART started the better. If a Frozen Shoulder (FS) is treated before 3 months it is usually easier to improve it. You should rule out a FS when: your shoulder hurts when you …
The Globe and Mail wrote a nice piece about the merits of stretching. Stretching may be helpful if a muscle is much tighter on one side of the body than the opposite side, or if you need extra range of …
Your ribs should move sideways ( video) not up and down when breathing. I see unfit patients stop breathing while attempting a plank or side plank frequently. Others struggle to use the diaphragm when breathing under the stress of exercise. …
Diaphragmatic breathing improves neck range of motion. Read more →
