How effective is exercise in relieving myofascial trigger points?
8 January 2021
I’ve got a right knot in this muscle and the only way to get it out is to dig right into it! So what this
I’ve got a right knot in this muscle and the only way to get it out is to dig right into it! So what this
Oooh, nice warm water and movement helps my back pain. That sounds like hydrotherapy, which is exercises performed in a warm pool with a physio.
“I’m going to start on the treadmill before real running after my injury.” The common assumption is that treadmill running is a good early option
“The doctor was very positive so I think it’s the best idea.” Or “The doctor was very negative so I think I will avoid that
“It hurts to move so I’m not going to!” It is easy to think that all pain is bad and avoiding pain by this logic
“I get headaches and just have to put up with them until they pass”. Headaches can range from a nuisance to agonising and debilitating so
“The empty can test is best to activate the Supraspinatus” “No, the full can test is better” Basically, these are orthopaedic resistive tests to supposedly
You need to do your Rotator cuff exercise exactly like this to work it! We can sometimes get very precise with exercises but do we
“I can’t exercise because this just makes my pain worse.” I hear this a lot and it is true but this is the difference between
“I work in nursing and I have a bad back!” Yes, I hear this a lot! So, if you ask me my opinion I would
They just gave me exercises or they didn’t give me any exercises to do. So, unfortunately, the inconsistency of therapists out there is vast and
I can’t exercise because I have a bad back! Is this true and what type of exercise? Any type? All exercise? How intense? This is
That’s just a placebo! Placebo is amazing and weird. You would think if you used a fake painkiller it wouldn’t work but it does but
Injury is a pain! Literally! You want to get back to normal as soon as possible, this is obvious, but how do you get back
It’s common to see people’s posture change as they age. Is this normal and does this cause problems?
People are very focused on how they sit and they presume that they need to sit well otherwise they may get pain but is this
People often think that how we stand influences injury and pain but do we even stand in one way or do we stand differently throughout
We all want to get back to sport quickly again after an injury but how long does it take? In this video, we will discuss
We often blame muscle imbalance for the cause of certain injuries but does muscle imbalance cause injury risk to increase?
I get back problems so I want an MRI scan to show me how bad it is and therefore how bad it will get in
My back didn’t crack so it didn’t work! So this video is about whether a manipulation technique has to audibly make a noise to be
Many people talk about how they have bad posture and this is why they have neck pain but does poor posture cause neck pain?
How do you know when you are ready to return to sports? If you can run at 80% sprinting speed you might think that you
When you have a reoccurring bad back it is tempting to not lift and avoid things but is this the wrong approach? Does strength training
Put simply this is Physio done via either telephone or video over the internet. Skype and facetime are examples of this.
Contrary to popular belief online physiotherapy can be very effective and it can help the same injuries that face to face physio can help. I have helped many people with injuries such as disc prolapses, tennis elbow, neck pain and much more).
