I came across a great article by Greg Nuckols about using perfect form, The myth of perfect form. and what it might be. It’s a great piece on why the perfect form that is often talked about really doesn’t exist as it is generally described. He uses the back squat as an example and talks about how chasing the mythical dream of squatting like an elite weightlifter might not be either desirable or even attainable. So lets look at how it might apply to other activities. Continue reading “The myth of perfect form.”
The week in review
There have been quite a few good articles and blog posts I’ve come across this week, too many to cover here but if you keep an eye on our Facebook page you can see them all there. Continue reading “The week in review”
Changes to Performance Sports Therapy’s opening hours
The opening hours for the clinic will be changing from next week. My wife comes to the end of her maternity leave and returns to work so I will be taking on some of the child care duties for our wee boy. The new hours will be;
Tuesday 13:00 – 20:00
Thursday 08:00-20:00
Friday 08:00 – 20:00
Saturday 09:00 – 16:30
Playground or classroom?
I came across this posted on Facebook which I thought was quite interesting. The post talks about how time spent playing is perhaps more important to a child’s brain development than time in the classroom. This is not to say that children shouldn’t be spending time learning to read and write but that there are great benefits to having young children playing as part of the learning process. A benefit of this would be that the children are encouraged to exercise more in an informal way as the playing of games etc will see them running around. Encouraging the children to play more also helps with performance in the classroom as I noted in this post. Continue reading “Playground or classroom?”
Strength training reduces injury rates
I picked up this link to this paper on the BJSM sebsite which looks at the effectiveness of exercise intervention in sports injuries. The conclusion from the paper was;
“In general, physical activity was shown to effectively reduce sports injuries. Continue reading “Strength training reduces injury rates”
Are you drinking enough or too much?
I picked this one up this morning from Active Therapy’s daily update. For sometime now the importance of being properly hydrated in general and in sporting activities in particular but there is a big difference in consuming enough water and pouring the stuff down your neck with any thought. The effects of dehydration are well covered but the effects of over hydration aren’t spoken of with anything like the same frequency.
More moving in the morning
A few weeks ago I mentioned Ryan DeBell at The Movement Fix putting together a simple set of movements/exercises to help you prepare for the day ahead. Taking nothing away from the ideas that Ryan put on the video but perhaps building on them we can, in some ways, simplify things further. Rather than looking at a set of different movement drills we can look at the simple act of getting up and down off the floor and the different aspects of it. As it provides a rich variety of movements getting up off the floor, and back down, provides great stimulation to the brain and how it is involved in helping us move well. Continue reading “More moving in the morning”
Does your patient have a tissue problem or a pain problem
I thought this was worth posting for the little video at the end of the post which explains some of what is happening when we are in pain brilliantly.
Ice bucket challenge
I was nominated by my friend Jason at the weekend to do the ice bucket challenge. So I figured that a few seconds of discomfort for a good cause was worth it and took him up on it. Continue reading “Ice bucket challenge”
August visitors
It’s a busy month in Edinburgh during August with The Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Book Festival going on and its been no exception in the clinic. This August we’ve had quite a number of the performers from the Fringe and the Tattoo along with touring cricketers. Continue reading “August visitors”