Category: Exercise Prescription
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Why Every Kid Should Play Multiple Sports
If you’ve been paying attention to youth sports over the last few decades, you’ve probably noticed a similar trend. Winter rolls around, and Little Johnny,…
A Review of Core Stability Training in Rehab: Facts, Fallacies and Future Directions
Over the last two decades one of the most popular forms of exercise in the health and fitness industry is core stability training. While the…
Physiotherapy for Hypermobility…and some personal thoughts
When I was still a physiotherapy student almost ten years ago, I don’t remember being taught much about hypermobility. At most we were shown a…
Principles > Methods – The 6 Key Ingredients of Rehabilitation
The following blog was written by Jarred Boyd (PT, DPT, ATC, SCS, CSCS) and Anthony Iannarino (PT, DPT, PRC, CSCS). INTRODUCTION There is not a…
Why should exercises be pain-free? Part 2: Pain & philosophy
MIND-BODY DUALISM The first part of this blog discussed how traditional thinking often attributes improvements to pain to changes tissues structure and function. This historical…
10 Phrases to Teach a Parrot to Recite to Injured Runners
​I’m strongly considering buying a parrot. Not only would a parrot be fun to have as a pet, but it would also prove invaluable in…
Rescheduling Part 2 of the 11+ reduces injury burden and increases compliance in semi-professional football
Background & Objective Football (soccer) is the most popular game in the world however injury incidence and burden is an ongoing problem. To address this…
Why should exercises be pain-free? Part 1 – pain and biomechanics
Introduction The blog aims to take a look at exercise prescription for MSK pain. Why do we prescribe exercises the way we do? What does…
The REAL Truth About Pain Science & Body Mechanics: A Response to Criticism
Joel Seedman, a personal trainer, recently wrote an article called the The Truth about Pain Science and Biomechanics, which presents a lengthy attack on “pain…