PERSONAL TRAINERS BEWARE! #2 In our second of 10 musculoskeletal situations that are important to have in your background knowledge, let us look at Hypermobility. Perhaps it is a bit harsh to say “Beware!” about this common condition, rather we could say…
I’m delighted to introduce you to Adam Floyd (see BIO), my buddy and fellow Rehab Educator and Physiotherapist in Perth, Western Australia - he runs a Physiotherapy Clinic and a Gym! The next 10 newsletters will include his Conference presentation that YOU voted for! He…
HOLDING PATTERN #7: CLOSING THE GROIN This week's subconscious Holding Pattern is "Closing the Groin" - perhaps weird when you first hear it, and I am not talking about an over-active pelvic floor! Rather, the Anterior Hip joint is being held closed at the…
HOLDING PATTERN #2 TRUNK HYPEREXTENSION Hi, Today I am keen to discuss something I see a lot in fit muscular bodies - especially those who do overhead lifting a lot, e.g. Crossfit and Olympic Lifting. (I’m convinced that too much…
HOLDING PATTERN #1 ABDOMINAL AND LOWER BACK PAIN Hi, I’m looking forward to creating a bit of new content for you over the next few months, while we finish creating Rehab Express Online, and also for the new eBook I mentioned last…
THE "BROOKLYN BRIDGE" FOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS How was the “Double Ball Wrestle” for you last week...If your Glutes aren’t burning yet, then you might need a Total Hip Replacement!! ;0 OK, Progression #3 for Gluteus Medius is a little more involved, with…
THE "DOUBLE BALL WRESTLE" FOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS Have you tried the incredible “Donkey Clam” from last week yet?? It’s Progression #1 for starting very weak clients on Gluteus Medius hip stabilisation training. You’ll get left behind as Chris Mallac progresses you through…
THE "DONKEY CLAM" FOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS So what’s the take-home message coming through from all our newsletters and videos from the last couple of months? All the running technique errors, lower limb muscle imbalances, and weakness on testing, leads us to….…
The APA Physiotherapy conference devoted a small amount of time to a topic that fascinates me - hip muscle strength ratios; and the speaker was a Specialised Sports Physiotherapist who now is full-time doing research in the UAE with International…
We are staying with finding Gold Nuggets from the the Australian Physiotherapy Conference for this week and next (even though all the Physios have actually long gone home by now!)…. Our material this time comes from an extremely highly regarded…
RUNNING CASE STUDY CHALLENGE #2 It’s been a monster weekend around the world for Rehab Trainer - three Dubai Rehab courses, a Rehab Fx in Brisbane, to GOIFEX Conference in Jakarta and Rehab Express workshops… so if you are new…
HOW'S YOUR POSTERIOR TILT? Today we are facing off against one of the biggest challenges in our advanced societies: Low Back Pain (LBP). For many it is a slow creeping monster that gradually tightens its hold as we sit for…
LET'S CURE NO ASS SYNDROME! Hi, I am here to alert you to the presence of a deadly disease that lurks in the fitness centres, work places, and school yards across the whole world: "No Ass Syndrome" ;) You know…
LET'S LOOSEN THOSE HAMMIES! Hi, Did you know that one of the main reasons Hamstrings so often feel tight on you or your clients is not because they actually are tight? Should we just do more stretching like the picture above to help…
Wow thoracic spines are a juicy hot topic for Rehab Trainers around the world! The “backbone” of so many issues (geddit? c’mon, smile with me), and that's not even thinking about digestion / gut issues, breathing mechanics, cardiac disease and…
I want to encourage you to stop for a minute, take a deep breath, straighten your spine, and think… how tight is my mid-spine, my thoracic region? Stiffness in this region is one of the most common sources of upper…
So, how’s your lower back feeling? Any aches and pains? We live in a world where a lot of people don’t practice what they preach. They know the good stuff, the right way to move, the best way to get…
Passive Stretching R2 Mobility for Grumpy Quads 8 Hahaha I love bringing some fun into the rather serious world of Rehab - I’m hoping R2D2 might be feeling a lot looser since last session of Myofascial release ;))…. how about…
Myofascial R2 Mobility for Grumpy Quads 7 R2 mobility? WTF? Sounds like a technique on a certain Star Wars character ;) All it means is the very limit of a tissue’s extensibility; its true passive end range. Probably some discomfort associated…
THE SERRATUS PLANK WITH EXTRAS This a very cool Serratus drill that turns the simple plank (which I normally think is a pretty poor exercise in itself, personally because it is so static) into an “Iso-Integration” drill for excellent rotator…