Postural Survival at the Office
So many of the pathological conditions we’ll collectively see clinically are the result of poor control of static, translational and/or dynamic posture. More and more people are increasing the time spent in a seated position, working on computer-assisted projects. (Does this sound familiar to the web-based student?) This prolong ...continues
SMR - why the muscle spindles become overactive due to poor posture.
Deb, As always, I liked your post - a great summary. Let me throw something out at you This has always confused me. As you stated, the muscle spindle lies within the muscle fibers (Intrafusal fibers) and act as a protective mechnism, activating the muscle to prevent it from being overstretched and causing damage. Like you sa ...continues
Integrated Performance Paradigm
The Integrated Performance Paradigm describes a model to maximize performance enhancement and injury prevention. This model suggests that concentric muscle actions are preceded by eccentric muscle actions. And for optimal performance, the amount of time to switch from the eccentric-to-concentric contraction is one of the most de ...continues
Exercise Progression and Regression
Hey Deb, Could you please give me your opinion on this matter (see attachment). You do not have to do any workout or facilitate any workout to any client. Just give me your opinion. It should be obvious that some exercises are more difficult to perform than others. Thanks. Let me know if you have any question. I ...continues
Sport hernias in sport or active people
1. From the article, what are some of the signs and symptoms of a sports hernia? 2. In your opinion how can you use this information in you profession? 3. How would you help someone with this condition return to sport or their prior level of function? What precautions would you use with post-surgical patients?
1. In your opinion why is the prevalence of oblique strains continuing to increase? 2. What can be done to decrease the incidence of this injury? 3. How can you apply this information to your profession? 4. In your opinion is this type of injury only related to throwing athletes? P.S. I will be sending you an article soon ...continues
Corrective Exercise Case Study
Putting all together and working with a client to identify movement compensations is the approach to develop an individualized corrective exercise program, implement the program, and finally perform a re-assessment to see if your program was successful. What are your thoughts about this subject matter. I have a lot ideas but ...continues
Deb, We have being working with the OPT MODEL for a while, which integrates several interdependent components of performance enhancement and injury prevention programs. Could you provide some feedback on the following questions. See attachment 1. Application 1. In your experiences, which training components have been the ...continues
What kinds of problems can lead to a program having a poor evaluation?
What kinds of problems can lead to a program having a poor evaluation?
What types of observations are useful when deciding whether or not an organization or a work group is ready to make a change? Thank you
