Preventing injuries is a difficult feat because there are so many different factors involved. Increasing the tissues capacity to tolerate load can help reduce the risk of injury. This blog post will define what tissue capacity is and the role it plays in rehabilitation and preventing injuries. Tissue capacity is the amount of load that …
Core strengthening has become an area of increasing interest in fitness and rehabilitation circles because of the rising rate of exercise-related low back injuries. In fitness, we emphasise abdominal exercises to achieve a defined or toned stomach, but with little or any consideration of spinal stability. Yet, the core is a major stabilizer of the body …
The intrinsic foot muscles are often weak with common foot conditions such as metatarsalgia and plantar fasciitis. Tactile sensitivity within the foot has a strong influence on maintenance of postural stability. Prolonged use of arch supports only weakens the arch of the foot and prevents sensory information to the central nervous system for stability and …
Can we change our posture? Can we improve ‘skeletal alignment’? To answer the first question…yes, but it takes a lot longer, and a lot more work than you (and many other’s think). Regarding the second…I really dislike the term ‘skeletal alignment.’ Your skeleton is aligned in the precise position(s) governed by genetic predisposition and millions …
Changing posture and skeletal alignment – it’s not as easy as you think… Read More »
Preventing injuries is a difficult feat because there are so many different factors involved. Increasing the tissues capacity to tolerate load can help reduce the risk of injury. This blog post will define what tissue capacity is and the role it plays in rehabilitation and preventing injuries. Tissue capacity is the amount of load that …
What exactly is proprioception? You could call it body sense or kinesthetic awareness – it is the brain’s ability to sense the relative positions and movements of the different body parts. Because of proprioception, you know exactly where your hand is in space as you move it around, even though your eyes are closed. All …
Wolff’s Law was developed by a brilliant German anatomist and surgeon, Julius Wolff (1836–1902). It states that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed. If loading on a bone increases, the bone will remodel itself over time to become stronger to resist that type of loading. …
Wolff’s Law: Teaching Us How To Keep Our Bones Strong Read More »
On taking a step, the foot normally flexes approximately 54 degrees at the ball on the bare foot. But all shoes flex 30 to 80 percent less than normal at the ball. This obviously creates flex resistance for the foot by the shoe. The foot must now work harder to take each or its approximately …
“The further humans stray from what they were naturally selected to do…the more their health suffers.” An entire industry has been built on trying to treat and/or “prevent” foot pain and dysfunction in humans. We are constantly being told that our feet need ‘support,’ and our arches need to be ‘maintained.’ Products abound with promises …
Shoes were NOT part of the evolutionary process… Read More »
I am writing this short message because I feel that you are owed an apology. For years you have come to us with your problems of lower back pain, sports injuries, weight loss issues, performance goals, etc., and for years you have likely been offered several different (and often conflicting) ‘solutions’ for your ‘problems.’ Each …