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18/01/2020

10/09/2019

🤕 MID BACK PAIN ⚡⁣⁣
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⭐⭐⭐ PART 1 ⭐⭐⭐⁣⁣
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The thoracic spine, most commonly known as the ‘Mid back’, is located above the low back (lumbar spine) and forms the foundational support for the neck (cervical spine) above. ⁣⁣
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📏 The thoracic spine is the longest region of the spine⁣⁣
🏠 It houses 12 vertebrae numbered T1-T12⁣⁣
🦴 Each vertebra has an attachment to a rib either side. ⁣⁣
⚔️The thoracic spine is less mobile than the other regions of the spine due to its attachment to the rib cage which is protecting your organs.⁣⁣
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A Danish study in 2012 surveyed 34,902 people to find out if they had ever experience back pain (Leboeuf-Yde et al., 2012):⁣⁣
📚 17% or 5,966 people of the people surveyed had experienced mid back pain, with 76% of them suffering mid pain in the last year.⁣⁣
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“WHAT CAN I DO?” ⁣⁣
Spinal Manipulation can be a great way to reduce the mid back pain! ⁣⁣
📃 Studies have shown that adjusting the spine has positive effects on the pain, with participants reporting less pain and disability. A decrease in spine stiffness and an improvement in mobility were also noted (Pagé & Descarreaux, 2019; Pecos-Martín et al., 2017; Walser, Meserve and Boucher, 2009; Takatalo et al., 2016)⁣⁣
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But that’s not all, there are also some exercises that may help too, but we’ll save that for part two 😉 @ FightFit Boxing Centre

04/09/2019

🏋🏻‍♂️ PALLOF PRESS⁣⁣ 🏋️‍♀️
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The Pallof press is an anti-rotational exercise. When performing a Pallof press the athlete must resist the force from the cable or resistance band rotating them to one side. Preventing this rotation requires strength from the abdominal, oblique, low back and gluteal muscles (Dewar, 2019). As the person presses out the resistance becomes further away from the persons centre of gravity and therefore becomes harder to resist the rotational force.⁣⁣
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There are many variations of the Pallof press, the video shows a single leg Pallof press. This is a progression of the standard Pallof press, as the base support is a lot narrower when standing on one leg requiring more balance and stability.

03/09/2019

Check out my new post!

" 🤕 ACL INJURY ⛹️

ACL injuries are some of the most commonly seen in sport, often with a substantial impact on the persons activity levels and quality of life (Yu and Garrett, 2007). Non-contact ACL injuries occur during a sudden deceleration, land and pivoting action, especially when performed repetitively (Yu and Garrett, 2007).

Sadly, after an ACL injury the likelihood of re-injury is elevated. Even the uninjured knee is at an increased risk of injury following an ACL rupture (Paterno et al., 2012). Therefore, the need for a screening to identify those who are at risk is imperative for the prevention of repetitive and “first-time” ACL injuries. (Fox, Bonacci and Saunders, 2018)

The single leg squat (SLS) is a commonly used assessment for overall visual of lower limb function (Fox, Bonacci and Saunders, 2018). Biomechanically the way someone performs a SLS has been linked with a number of biomechanical risk factors leading to increased ACL loads and injury risk during landing movements (Fox, Bonacci and Saunders, 2018).

A study showed that a person that could achieve at least 22 repetitions of a SLS at 1 year and 3 years post ACL reconstruction had a better quality of life (less knee symptoms and better function) than those that couldn’t (Culvenor et al., 2016)"

https://www.instagram.com/p/B18UhGFnFja/?igshid=1dvvr66cbifam

28/08/2019

Head over to chiro.conor on Instagram to see more!

"🤕 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 🏃🏻‍♂️⁣
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Unfortunately, I injured my hamstring whilst playing football last weekend. It goes to show that even practitioners get injured too!⁣
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Whilst this is annoying and "not part of my plan" I thought it would be a great chance to bring you guys along on my journey back to full strength and fitness.⁣
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I have started with:⁣
1. Banded hamstring iso at 90°⁣
2. Banded hamstring iso at 120°⁣
3. Weighted hamstring iso at 170°⁣
2. Banded marching⁣
3. Glute Bridge⁣
4. Hamstring dominant glute bridge⁣
5. Straight leg glute bridge⁣
6. Single leg hip hinges⁣
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Whilst the exercises may vary depending on the case, capability and needs of the individual, these are some great ideas to get started."

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tCQmRHBgJ/?igshid=1309v9c6wqen9