The Overhead Shoulder
Shoulder pain affects 18-26% of adults in their lifetime, making it one of the most common regional pain syndromes. Risk of shoulder injury in the workplace increases especially with repetitive overhead work, heavy lifting, vibration and working in awkward positions.
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Rehabilitation in Sport. There is no ‘One size fits all’
I was recently asked to give a 1-hour online talk on Rehabilitation in Sport. At first I wondered what to do with this topic. It’s so broad & ill-defined. There are so many different sports, so many different levels of competency and competition. There is no ‘One size fits all’ approach. But there are some key points to structure the best management and prescriptive rehabilitation program for each specific athlete.
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5 of my Favourite Abdominal Strengthening Exercises
Optimal functioning of the muscles of the Abdominal Wall are essential for many daily tasks such as breathing, rotational activities and transference of loads. Let’s look at 5 of my favourite Abdominal exercises; ones that target the whole system and effectively work the ‘Core’, both the Upper as well as Lower Abdominals, and the Obliques.
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Simply the Thorax
Better known as the big bit above the abdomen in a beetle, good quality research pertaining to the thoracic spine is in short supply, with most proposed managements and exercises being more prevalent on various social media platforms than in randomized controlled trials. Often described as a ‘Cinderella’ region (Heneghan et al, 2018) due to the sparsity of research compared to other regions of the spine, astute clinicians are realizing that this area has been under-explored and may be a silent contributor to various clinical presentations, both proximal and distal as well as visceral and neural.
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Scapular vs Glenohumeral Dysfunction: Which is the Chicken and which is the Egg?
Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain (RCRSP) is an umbrella term for a wide variety…
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Elbow assessment 2020
See the elbow assessment below: Download the Elbow Assessment Form
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Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Patient Info-graphic
This insertional degenerative tendon injury typically presents as pain on the side (lateral) or…
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Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome - Recommended Exercises & Progressions.
PART 2: In Part 1, we discussed the downsides to using the Clam exercises…
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Calf Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Posterior Calf pain in runners is a recurring problem. In this article, we look…
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Tennis Elbow - Where we are in 2018 for the Best Management
Tennis Elbow (or Lateral Epicondylagia) is one of the most common overload injuries that…
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Are you a Heavy Breather?
When you are riding at pace, are you breathless and wheezing like a fish…
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Why is Cycling such a pain in the neck?
Studies show that 45 per cent of cyclists suffer from chronic neck pain, which…
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The problems with the Clam Exercise: An Emphasis on Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome 2018 Update
Traditionally, the Clam exercise & the Figure 4 are used to strengthen the hip…
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The 'SWAY BACK' posture: Identification, correction and its effect on injuries and sports performance
Posture and Postural Types are a source of constant debate, with some authors saying…
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The association between loss of ankle dorsiflexion range of movement, and hip adduction and internal rotation during a step down test
A pattern of excessive hip adduction and internal rotation with medial deviation of the…
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The Groovi-SI-Belt: Info for the practitioner
Over the past 15 years, the use of a Pelvic compression belt has become…
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