background preloader

Physiotherapy

Facebook Twitter

Fascia lines for treatment - Atlasbalans. We use cookies to make sure we give you the best experience on our website. What is Fascia? - Atlasbalans. About Anatomy Trains - Company History By Tom Myers. Tom says: “I developed the Anatomy Trains during the 1990’s, as a game for students to play when I was teaching Fascial Anatomy at the Rolf Institute. I was inspired by Ida Rolf, and have been practicing the deep fascial work I learned from her since 1976. “But when I came to try to teach, all the books you can find put forward the ‘single-muscle’ theory. Ida Rolf kept saying, “It’s all connected through the fascia.” Other than invoking the image of a grapefruit or a loofah, how do you make this real?

“Just as an exercise to cement the students’ knowledge, I began stringing the muscles together through the fascia. D Alexander Technique student) linking the muscle in the trunk in a double-spiral arrangement (which shows up here as part of the Spiral Line). “My reaction was, “Why stop there?” “After a few teaching iterations, the whole project became so interesting that I started to systematize these connections. “Moving toward publishing happened as a happy coincidence. Conclusion. What is Fascia? - StudyMartialArts.Org. What do you think is more important, Strength and Power, or Coordination and Flexibility? It depends on the goal I hear you cry! Plus, how strong or how flexible are we talking here?

There is a big difference between achieving box splits when compared with touching your toes or bench pressing 200kg’s vs nailing a pull up. These are fair comments so let me put this another way. In the absence of specific goals, the way I’d answer this question is to consider which of the movement qualities are the most difficult to acquire? Note that I said simpler and NOT easier. The pursuit of high levels of strength is hard work but if you utilise a progressive training system that involves the manipulation of intensity (load) and volume, over time, you will get stronger. Flexibility, mobility and coordination are a little more complicated to acquire. In the world of body weight training, people who are coordinated and flexible require less strength. Stuntman Olympics Acrobatics Fascia Fascia, what is it?

Abdominal Dysfunction Test. Home > Dysfunction Tests > Abdominal Dysfunction Test Setup Lie on the ground on your back with the bottom of your feet flat on the floor, knees bent at 90 degrees, hips at 45 degrees, knees together If your lower back is not already flat against the ground (i.e. you can’t get your hand under it), flex your abs and tilt your pelvis back so your lower back is in contact with the ground Straighten both legs and lift your legs until both of your feet are directly above your pelvis (at 90 degrees) Execution Legs together and knees locked straight, slowly lower both feet simultaneously all the way to 1 centimeter above the ground Analysis If at any point your lower back arches (come up off the ground), you fail.

Correction Do lower intensity abdominal exercises, like crunches (which hardly work your lower abs at all, and work your obliques only slightly more) until your pass the test. If your back arches like this, you fail Background Further Reading: Related Floota.com Articles References. Runners Knee Pain. ByManu Kalia Update on Kerala Ayurvedic Hospital Panchakarma (Ayurvedic Detoxification and Rejuvenation) trip…Today I’m at half-way point. The first 2 weeks the treatment involved 3 main therapeutic methods. I’m going to share with you one of these treatments in this post. Pizhichil (Thailadhara) – This therapeutic massage is a combination of two classical Ayurvedic treatments, Snehana (oleation) and Swedana (sudation). The whole body is bathed in streams of warm herbal oil with simultaneous massage.

The warm oil and massage opens the pores and drives the herbal oil deeper into the tissues. [click to continue…] This is a recent lecture given by me and Lisa Bell (also a Physical Therapist) on “How to recover from knee injury and build stronger healthier knees” Pushup plus position is a great exercise to strengthen core muscles. [click to continue…] Plank position is often used to strengthen core muscles. [click to continue…] What a pleasure it was being interviewed by coach Shane. Iliotibial Band Syndrome. ITB. ITBS. ITBFS. Runner’s Knee. Call it what you want, issues with the Iliotibial Band can be a bugger to treat. What is ITBS? The ITB is a thick fibrous band that runs from the iliac crest down the outside of the leg and across the knee joint, connecting to the outside of the patella on it’s route. The terms Iliotibial Band Syndrome and Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome obviously mean the same thing but there has been some debate about whether this condition involves “friction”.

What causes ITBS? So many treatments aim at symptom relief for the ITB but to get rid of an ITB issue long term you need to examine the cause and deal with that. Common causes 1. It’s a common story for runners, “I’d just done my first 18 mile run when…[insert injury]…” The increase in mileage places a stress on the legs that they aren’t capable of dealing with.

Solution Obviously prevention is better than cure so train wisely. What if you can’t find any way to run without your pain coming on? Rest. 2. 3. 4. 5. Plantar Fasciitis Stretching Exercises. Exercises for Plantar Fasciitis (heel pain) There is plenty of research and studies which show that some simple daily exercises can really help relieve Plantar Fasciitis. Below are some useful exercises recommended by Physiotherapists and Podiatrists. IMPORTANT: When stretching you should feel some gentle pulling but you should NOT experience pain! It is recommended you do these exercises when you fist get up in the morning in the morning and again 2 or 3 times during the day. It is not necessary to do them all at once - you can space them out throughout the day. you may wish to do one when waiting for the kettle to boil or when you are on hold on the phone!

If these exercises, combined with wearing an orthotic do not provide any relief from your Plantar Fasciitis pain, you should consult a podiatrist. When you are suffering from Plantar Fasciitis it is best to avoid walking barefoot on hard floors, tiles and concrete/tarmac. Tennis ball exercise Towel stretch Calf Muscle Stretch. IT band stretching and rolling won’t relieve the tension. As a yoga therapist I create practices for students who are very physically active, students who are sedentary and everything in between. Students at both ends of the activity spectrum challenge and sometimes abuse their bodies in different ways. Next week we will talk about what prolonged sitting does to you, but this week we will focus on something that mostly plagues the active folks – iliotibial band issues.

The Iliotibial (IT) band is a thick band of fascia that runs on the side of your leg from the hip to just below the knee. If you are an active individual who runs or plays sports (or if you are working with one), at some point you’ve probably experienced some tightness on the side of your leg or full-blown lateral knee pain (called ITB syndrome). Two common solutions that are recommended for the IT band tightness are IT band stretching and IT band rolling (applying pressure over the foam roller). Yet neither of these might be a good solution for you. Why is that? Total Therapy Clinics and Home Visits. Our main two treatment rooms are in the Fighting Fit Gym approximately 5 minutes walk from Victoria station and are set out to cater for all of our therapies.

Our two treatment rooms are well laid out and designed for easy use and to facilitate hygiene. We follow the acupuncture code for hygiene as this is a much higher standard than for other therapies and we fully comply with Manchester's environmental department and premises licensing department. If you are a health therapy practitioner looking to find a work space in Manchester we can provide short or long term access to our treatment rooms which are available to hire for individual client practice, workshops and group work. The Rooms are clean, hygienic and furnished and our flexible terms are suitable for those just starting in practice, moving location and for more established practitioners requiring more regular hours.

Benefits include a therapy and personal web page on our highly-optimised website. Fascia lines for treatment - Atlasbalans. About Anatomy Trains - Company History By Tom Myers. Anatomy Trains - Dynamic Education for Body-Minded Professionals. Mplete Podiatry - Podiatry Chiropody, About Me | Complete Podiatry. My name is Louise Kenworthy and I am the Podiatrist here at Complete Podiatry in Stockport. I thrive on getting patients back on their feet. So if you have a sports injury, trouble with your nails, a painful corn or callus, or you are just suffering from sore feet, then you have come to the right place and I would love to see you in my clinic. About me. Since qualifying from the University of Huddersfield in 2003 after gaining my BSc Hons in Podiatry, I have worked within both the NHS and Private sectors, giving me a wealth of experience in all areas of Podiatry.

I love continued learning and am also currently studying the FIFA diploma in Football Medicine, and to help with the many runners I see I am undertaking a running repairs course, which looks at all aspects of the runner from the mechanical issues through to the psychosocial factors involved, which so far I have found a real eye opener and greatly benefited my practice and your care. See You Soon!! Current Treatments. Dr. Khan et al provided an excellent summary and analysis of current treatments for tendinosis in part 4.1 of the article “Histopathology of Common Tendinopathies” in Sports Med June;27(6):393-408, 1999. [18] Another great list of treatments with references to research articles for their efficacy can be found in full text form at Treatment of Tendinopathy: What Works, What Does Not, and What is on the Horizon from Clin Orthop Relat Res.

Jul 2008; 466(7): 1539–1554. I've included a similar list of treatments here, with some more recent additions (I will try to keep this updated). Ideally, tendinosis treatments would focus on promoting better healing of collagen and breaking the cycle of failed healing. Unfortunately, healing from tendinosis usually requires some time no matter what treatments you try, but you can increase your odds of success with the right approach. Physical therapy is probably the most useful and important treatment if you can find a good therapist in your area.