Star Excursion Balance Test & dynamic postural control
The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is one of my favourite dynamic balance assessment tools and this blog covers the construct and current literature existing around it's use.
Read MoreThe Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is one of my favourite dynamic balance assessment tools and this blog covers the construct and current literature existing around it's use.
Read MoreWhat exercises do you give a player to return them to change of direction sports? This blog shows some examples of end-stage knee rehab, with a focus on change of direction and single leg control.
Read MoreRecently I published a blog about current approaches to treating chronic pain and in that blog I discussed the Explain Pain approach to managing pain and used my personal story of chronic hip pain as an example. This blog is a follow up post to outline what current rehab I am completing for my hip. It is not a program for acute hip pain but an outline of long-term rehab goals. It is a fusion of Pilates, Yoga, Functional strengthening and more physio-centric exercises. We all know the initial exercises for restoring function at a joint in the acute phase of injury, however when thinking about managing the regions above and below that joint, I would encourage you to use exercises that link these regions rather than addressing them in isolation. Everything is connected to everything.
Read MoreGrimaldi and colleagues have published several articles which outline the muscle synergies around the hip and the changes in muscle function associated with hip joint pathology. A previous blog has outlined the changes associated with osteoarthritis. This blog goes into further detail about these muscle synergies.
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