Physio Fix

11/06/2019

Check out the “pop” as Kevin Durant’s Achilles tore! Wishing him a full and speedy recovery.

09/03/2019

Most of the time having a disc herniation does not mean that you need surgery, have a look at the images below!

This MRI shows 2 patients with herniated discs.

✅ One is small
✅ One large

Q: Who needs surgery?

A: Neither! Both had minor symptoms, and were doing well with Physiotherapy.

Great message here from Ali A. Baaj (Neurosurgeon).

Treat the person, not the scan.

When people have scans for low back pain, the report will always show “stuff”, but much of it can be poorly linked with pain. Research has shown that people who don’t have low back pain have disc bulges, disc degeneration, disc protrusions and facet joint degeneration.

Want to read a fantastic piece on back pain? Click the link below! All you ever wanted to know about back pain:

https://www.physio-network.com/all-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-back-pain/

By Dr Mary O’Keeffe, University of Limerick & University of Sydney, and Dr Kieran O’Sullivan, University of Limerick & Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Spine Centre, Doha, Qatar.

18/11/2018

Anyone out there with a hamstring injury?

Eccentric strengthening exercises have been proven in research to be the most effective way of recovering from a Hamstring injury.

Check out the exercises in the video and give them a try!

11/09/2018

It’s our first official birthday! Thank you to all of you who have supported us in one way or another over the last year! 🎈

09/09/2018

The theme for this Physiotherapy world day is “Physiotherapy and Mental Health”

Often debilitating injuries and mental health conditions go hand in hand.

Remember that anything you discuss with your physiotherapist is confidential!

21/08/2018

A groin injury is never fun! Here’s a good exercise for the sportspeople out there!

Preventing groin injuries with the Copenhagen adduction exercise.

We reviewed this RCT for the August issue of our research reviews. You can get access to it and 11 others here:

https://www.physio-network.com/memberships/

Graphic made by Kevin Wernli.

19/08/2018

Any runners out there?? 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃

Recommendations for running injuries. Zoom in to read!

17/07/2018

Are you a runner? Consider spending more time strengthening your calf muscles, importantly Soleus for optimum results!! (Try some weighted calf raises with your knees bent to 90 degrees)

Along with Gastrocnemius, Soleus is responsible for the action of plantarflexion of the ankle, as in the "push-off" phase of running.

“When it comes to running performance, it's not all about the GLUTES! Soleus produces far more force during running than any other muscle group of the lower limb.”

Great post by PN author Mick Hughes: Physiotherapist & Exercise Physiologist. He writes research reviews for us regularly. Find more info about them here: https://www.physio-network.com/memberships/

Hot tip from Mick: Heavy, seated calf raises 4x6-8 reps, 2x per week will do you and your running performance the world of good.

Thanks to biomechanics expert Rich W***y for this wonderful slide!

For more information on injury prevention, go to my website www.mickhughes.physio

30/03/2018

Ever wondered why your joints make that loud noise when they “crack”?

What's behind the snapping sound when we crack our knuckles? Scientists have the answer.

03/02/2018

Exciting technology!

24/01/2018

*Low Back Pain*

Another good research article! This one shows evidence that hip Abductor fatigability and recovery are contributing factors in the development of low back pain due to prolonged standing!

Therefore strengthening and improving endurance of your hip Abductor muscles may help reduce low back pain.

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Hip Abductor Fatigability and Recovery are Related to the Development of Low Back Pain During Prolonged Standing - Aug 2017

Objective: 'This study's purpose was to determine if hip abductor strength, fatigability, and recovery during prolonged standing were related to standing-induced low back pain. '

Results: 'Pain Developers (PD) hip abductors fatigued before Non Pain Developers (NPD) with similar perceived effort and force losses. Mean power frequency decreases with fatigue were similar between pain groups for all muscles measured after the fatiguing exercise. Unlike NPDs, PDs did not recover force losses after 120 minutes of standing.'

CONC: 'Hip abductor fatigability may be related to the development of low back pain in this population.'

Ref: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28836890

Pic ref: https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Backpain/Pages/back-pain-and-common-posture-mistakes.aspx

01/01/2018

Wishing you all the best for 2018!