Most individuals, be they athletes or general population patients, understand that exercise is the most important factor in the rehabilitation of most musculoskeletal disorders. However, different types of exercises serve different purposes in the rehabilitation process, and we as health care providers (myself included) often fail to fully explain these purposes. Within our model, we talk about different types of load that can contribute to an injury and that need to be addre

The LIFTMOR for men trial The incidence of osteoporosis (defined as bone mineral density T score greater than -2.5) is thought to be over 200 million people globally. This condition, as well as osteopenia (defined as bone mineral density between -1 and -2.5) are thought to be a much greater problem in females than males. And while rates of these conditions are higher in women, morbidity and mortality rates associated with fractures that often occur conditions are actually hig

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Back and neck pain are the most common conditions we see in musculoskeletal practice, and are particularly common in sedentary individuals, including office workers. In a recent study, 1,500 office workers were randomly assigned to:A control groupAn active break group, who performed short active breaks (average of 32 times/day) throughout the course of the day, where they would get up from their desk and move around).A postural shift group, who performed small changes to thei

MANUAL THERAPY: WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY DOING? This post explores some of the mechanism behind the affects of manual therapy #fysiofriday #physiotherapy #rehabilitation #kneepain #illiotibialband #ITB #ITBS #ITBFS #physio #physicaltherapy #backpain #neckpain #sciatica #headaches #manualtherapy

The essence of musculoskeletal rehabilitation is taking a patient from where they currently are (often a state of pain, functional impairment, an inability to do the things that are important to them, a lack of confidence in their ability to perform their regular activities or a lack of understanding around the cause of their issues) to where they need to be. As famous Canadian biomechanist says “test the capacity, identify the goal, train the gap”. Therefore, in order for a

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is an umbrella term to describe a few different conditions whereby the brachial plexus (a network of nerves formed from the lower levels of the neck) becomes compressed at specific sites between the neck and the armpit. Common sites of compression are between the scalene muscles of the neck and under the pectoralis minor muscle Thoracic outlet syndromes are often misdiagnosed as neck or shoulder problems, and they frequently cause pain in this a

The ITB (illiotibial band) is a long, thick band of connective tissue that runs from muscles in the hip and pelvis and attaches to a number of bony landmarks around the outside of the knee The ITB has an important stabilising role at the pelvis and hip, and contributes to maintaining side-to-side control when standing on one leg Both ends of the ITB can become overloaded and start to cause pain, however this is more common at the knee end of the structure. Common causes of pa