Life Fit Physio

25/06/2021

Well written clear as day.

A healthcare practitioner's guide to diagnosing sciatica, covering the definition of radicular pain / sciatica, common presentations, causes, and conditions to consider in your differential diagnosis.

22/04/2021

Personal experience of this!

120. Pec minor - a major cause of shoulder pain? Physio Edge Shoulder success podcast with Jo Gibson

Pec minor cops the blame for shoulder pain, scapular dyskinesia and all sorts of upper limb pain and “dysfunction”. Is pec minor shortness or “tightness” really responsible for shoulder pain?

In this podcast with Jo Gibson (Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist), you’ll discover whether the latest evidence supports pec minor as a major cause of shoulder pain, or whether pec minor is an innocent victim. You’ll also explore:

- Is pec minor responsible for shoulder pain?
- Does pec minor truly become “shortened”?
- Is there a link between a shortened pec minor, scapular dyskinesia and risk of developing shoulder pain?
- Should the Pectoralis minor be stretched in patients with shoulder pain?
- Review of pec minor attachments & anatomy
- Measurement of pec minor length has been shown in the literature to be reliable, but do we need to measure it?
- What is the most effective way of increasing length in pec minor? Stretching, self release, taping or strengthening the rotator cuff?
- Does pec minor stretching help to improve shoulder function, mechanics or prevent injury in overhead athletes?
- How long do ROM improvements following pec minor stretching last?
- If patients have a clear history of trauma, is pec minor shortness relevant?
- Is pec minor shortness relevant in thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?
- Can weightlifters develop pec minor tendinopathy?
- Is it worth assessing pec minor length in shoulder pain patients?
- Does the evidence support treating PM shortness in shoulder pain patients?

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23/02/2021

23/02/2021

12/02/2020

Cauda equine syndrome!

By DrLindaDykes👍🏻

29/11/2019

Check the big toe, check the ankle check the hip

Great stuff here from .physiotherapy
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It’s about the POSITIONS you can get your joints into
• Positions allow for efficient movement PATTERNS, where the right muscle tissue can do the job it needs to
The GLUTES:
• This quote by Gray Cook sums it up nicely
• Your glutes DO activate, but can you get into a position where you can use them within a movement pattern?
• This is the bigger question. Having mobility issues in key regions is one primary reason why the glutes can be become disconnected from the patterns where you need them
• For example, if you lack hip extension and ankle dorsiflexion joint mobility, it makes it much harder to get into terminal stance and push off in gait or running patterns. Terminal hip extension is where the glute plays a BIG part in helping thrust you forward and in stabilizing your pelvis, working along with your Posterior oblique sling, etc
↪️ So yes, your glutes are probably firing. But if you can’t get good functional use out of them due to mobility restrictions, then prioritizing joint mobility may be a necessary element of being able to train or use them effectively
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18/11/2019

Abstract Background and aims To systemically review the literature to compare freestyle lifting technique, by muscle activity and kinematics, between people with and without low back pain (LBP). Methods Five databases were searched along with manual searches of retrieved articles by a single reviewe...

28/10/2019

Plyo power, apply it after a solid 8 weeks strength training for better running quality.

The Plyometric Continuum 🏃‍♀️

Absolutely love this from Athletes Authority 👏

A great progression system for plyometrics.

A few principles behind this continuum:
-force absorption before projection (learn to brake before learning to accelerate!)
-low intensity to high intensity (extensive to intensive)
-simple to complex

This is a great system to follow for anyone beginning plyometrics. And also during long term rehab cases e.g. after ACL injury.

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21/10/2019

Evidence is piling up.

It’s the truth. Your shoes caused your bunions
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It’s that simple. Not your genetics, not some other force you can’t control - the things you chose to cover your feet with are the root cause of your bunions
……but its not your fault. Modern footwear isn’t shaped like the human foot. Sounds weird but it’s true. The widest part of a natural human foot is the tip of the toes - look at a baby’s foot and you will see what our true foot shape should be
Almost every current shoe tapers at the toes into a point. Obviously high heels and mens dress shoes are the biggest example of this but the average running shoe or casual shoe does the same thing
When you wear shoes that taper to a point you end up with feet that taper into a point (aka bunions) and this makes perfect sense
The good news? Bunions can be cured without surgery. Switch to foot shaped footwear, use toe spreaders to restore space between the toes and be patient. It works
The sad part? The surgeon being paid to chop off the head of your first metatarsal (that’s what that bump is) isn’t going to tell you that. I like to think it’s not because he makes money from the surgery, but because he simply isn’t trained to understand this
Send this to someone that has bunions and help them get on the right track to permanently solving their issue by targeting the root cause
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20/10/2019

Another nice piece of research from Dr Kieren O’Sullivan.

Those who had personalised treatment were less disabled when followed up a year later

10/10/2019

Refreshing

Back pain isn’t caused by sitting or standing wrong, a group of physical therapists recently clarified in a journal article. We often talk about posture as if it were a thing we need to perform correctly, but that’s not what the evidence on back pain actually tells us....

08/10/2019

Hurray for the SIJ, the truth is surfacing at last:)

FACTS ABOUT THE SIJ 👇🏻✔️

Packed with over 20+ references...

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22/09/2019

There you have it!

Pronation isn’t bad (in fact it’s necessary) but being stuck there is a sign of problems upstream
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Your feet are a great indicator of what’s happening at your hips. Stuck with lifeless flat feet that can’t align themselves? - that’s a hip problem
When the hips get stiff from sitting we lose the ability to generate torque at the joint. Without torque we can’t effectively fight gravity and align our knee, ankle and foot in a stable position
Orthotics do nothing to help your hip which is the root cause. It’s a band-aid to cover up discomfort at the foot used at the expense of making the real issue worse
Spend time barefoot, sit less, restore optimal hip mobility, spend time working on your hip stability and you will see massive changes in your “flat feet”
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19/09/2019

Nice

12/09/2019

This will be shouted from the rooftops to the Ireland Masters Hockey teams as they prepare for their respective World Cup tournaments in 2020. I.e the need to properly rehab and prehab the hamstring muscle group.

50 % of hamstring re-injuries occured within 25 days after return to sport. 79 % of them were in the same muscle = same location.

Delayed or inadequate rehab? Too early return to sport? Load management? All of them? Let us know what you think 👇🏻

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08/09/2019

The gospel according to Chris!

28/08/2019

And this is how it works

Self Myofascial Release 🤔

A recent study looked into the mechanism behind "self myofascial release". It's neatly summarised here by the talented Kevin Wernli Physio 🗣️

Todd Hargrove reviewed this paper for the August issue of our Research Reviews, which is online now. Members: log in to access it 🔗

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28/08/2019

Nicely put.

Awesome sauce posted by .physiotherapy
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How strong and stable are you on one leg?
Running is a single leg activity. Many people underestimate the stability/balance/strength requirements of running, and this often catches up with them over time
It’s a series of single leg hops, while trying to maintain integrity and prevent gravity from doing its thing
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When assessing a runner, it’s common to see limitations in lower body control and strength
For example:
• Something as simple as balancing on one leg for 30 seconds can be a very difficult task for many. Being unstable and unable to maintain foot integrity on the ground is something to be strongly considered
• Inability to control the lower body (knee/ankle/foot position) in movements like a squat, lunge, single leg squat
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HIP CONTROL:
• The hips are responsible for controlling unwanted motion below them at the knee, ankle and foot. This is especially important when on one foot (which Running happens to be)
• As soon as you contact the ground, gravity wants to inwardly collapse you into the ground. It’s the job of your hips and postural integrity to prevent this and maintain the desired amount of rigidity in order to express the elasticity needed to run
✅ If single leg static movements are difficult (balancing on one leg, lunging, single leg squatting etc.), prioritize this in your training. Strength training is important as a runner, especially when it is focused on hip control
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