The use of foam rollers has become increasingly popular in physiotherapy and in the fitness industry. It is believed that foam rolling (FR) is beneficial for releasing muscle tightness thus increasing athletic performance. Here is a quick report on the benefits of foam rolling.
The final part of my Pain series had intended to look at the current management approaches for persistent pain. I thought about this and decided against it. Why? Well teaching you to suck eggs is not the way. I could offer the same as everyone else - solutions, guidance, strategies to empower you, to aid in the management of pain which has, in part, been highlighted in this pain series journey, but I won’t. Instead I’ll share my thoughts on physiotherapy and how new evidence is paving to what I believe could be a more refined direction for Physiotherapy……
The turmoil of the unknown, living with pain, months/years of suffering, it’s a huge journey, something that I have never personally experienced for such a duration. Yet it is a common experience in everyday lives and is presented in many a clinical practice. Pain is the experience commonly presenting itself as a physical manifestation or disability to a persistent pain sufferer. It is fascinating how much pain can affect the human spirit, changing character, behavior and perceptions. This post reflects a clinical experience……
Since I am the naked physio I thought it was about time that I would bare all…….. on a topic that can be pretty sensitive for some people - Pelvic Health. I had the absolute pleasure (it was titilating) of interviewing the awesome Sarah Haag a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist (that’s physiotherapist for the rest of us :-p) based in Chicago in the United States. Sarah has been practicing for well over 10 years as a Pelvic Health PT. So without further ado lets get into talking private parts and water works.
The more and more research unfolds the realms of Pain science the more we are beginning to understand what can influence our perception of pain. We are bombarded every single day by information that can heighten our perception of threat towards pain and injury making us vulnerable and vigilant when exposed to related contextual experiences or information Click to find out more…….
“If the technique makes a difference and makes the person better then that’s what I’m after”, said the tutor at the one day course I attended recently. The course, a CrossFit Movement and Mobility course aimed to have participants be able to identify, prioritize, and begin to program for common movement dysfunctions like low back pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain by the end of the course. I was keen to attend a CrossFit course as this increasingly popular form of exercise is available and suitable to all willing participants. As with all sports, CrossFit has been known to cause a few injuries. Read on to follow my experience of this one day intensive course…..
If I said to you, “your spine is crooked” or “you have degenerative changes” What would you think? How would you interpret it? Although you may not think it the power of a word can have a significant impact on your pain experience. Part 4 of my pain series looks at the use of metaphors and language and how they can affect our beliefs and behaviors.
Part 3 you’re half way through my pain series!! Lets take a journey through the nerves and the spinal cord up to the brain. It’s a complex journey, which we know more and yet so little about but research is unraveling those mysteries. In part 2 I talked about pain being a sensory and emotional experience and…
Welcome to part 2 of my pain series. Would you sleep on a bed of nails? Why is standing on a tack more painful? In this post I want to share some pain stories with you that can help to uncover the mysteries of pain. So are you sitting comfortably, relaxed in your favorite armchair with a cup of tea, recording your favorite tv program on your sky box so you can read my short stories and watch your program after? Well perhaps not but if you have got this far I encourage you to read on……
Welcome to my 5 part pain series! Yep 5 parts! Why? To try to explain Pain in one post is too simplistic and pain is definitely not simplistic. So I’m gonna break this up into 5 small bite size posts and take you on a journey to understand pain. I intend to attempt to explain what pain is, how it enters the body, what happens in the nervous system and what can affect it becoming a persistent problem, a tough challenge I have set myself and indeed arduous!
