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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 of previously desc...
Elbow assessment 2020
See the elbow assessment below: https://www.groovimovements.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ELBOW-A...
VISA-G Questionnaire
This is the clinical and research version of the VISA-G It is a reliable and valid disability score ...
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Patient Info-graphic
This insertional degenerative tendon injury typically presents as pain on the side (lateral) or behi...
Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome – Recommended Exercises & Progressions.
PART 2: In Part 1, we discussed the downsides to using the Clam exercises as a method to strengthen ...
CALF PAIN- DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Posterior Calf pain in runners is a recurring problem. In this article, we look at possible differen...
TENNIS ELBOW- WHERE WE ARE IN 2018 FOR BEST MANAGEMENT
Tennis Elbow (or Lateral Epicondylagia) is one of the most common overload injuries that we see in t...
ARE YOU A HEAVY BREATHER?
When you are riding at pace, are you breathless and wheezing like a fish out of water? Do you suffer...
WHY IS CYCLING SUCH A PAIN IN THE NECK?
Studies show that 45 per cent of cyclists suffer from chronic neck pain, which is often worse after ...
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 muscles (Glute Me...
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 there is no rel...
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 knee has bee...
THE GROOVI-SI-BELT: INFO FOR THE PRACTITIONER
Buy the Groovi-SI-Belt Over the past 15 years, the use of a Pelvic compression belt has become recom...
CROSS-TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
So often you’ll read that spending time in the saddle gives you well shaped and toned buttocks. Al...
YOUR ANKLES MATTER
Reduced flexibility in cyclists predisposes to hip and knee injuries. In recent years, a wealth of v...
DON’T BACK DOWN
Cyclists are vulnerable to lower back pain, but you can protect yourself by working on your core str...
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR
Visualise a cyclist crashing and you’re bound to picture an outstretched arm trying to cushion the...
GLUTES MEDIUS FACILITATION USING KINESIO TAPING IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC LLIOTIBIAL BOND SYNDROME
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the leading overuse injuries in runners (Taunton et al, 20...
CORRECTING FAULTY BIOMECHANICS IN THE GROWING CHILD
So often we hear parents bemoaning their child’s posture. “Stand up straight”, “Get your sho...
THE ILIOTIBIAL BAND SYNDROME DEBATE: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO FIX IT
‘ITBS’ or Iliotibial Band Syndrome is described as a severe sharp or stabbing pain on the outsid...