Archive for September, 2013

Stretching – What does it actually do?

Stretching – What does it actually do?

I was always taught that stretching improved the flexibility of the muscle group. This occurred by changing the muscle structure, for example a structural change to the myofibril. The following three studies I recently read have been enlightening regarding this: Law et al (2009) A RCT investigating the effects of a 3 week stretching program […]

By September 30, 2013 0 Comments Read More →
Diagnosis of Spinal Pain – Research Evidence

Diagnosis of Spinal Pain – Research Evidence

For this post I wanted to continue the trend of posts regarding the usefulness of clinical tests to diagnose specific “structural” dysfunctions. The previous post being about the hip, this post being about “spinal” clinical tests. How useful are our clinical tests in the diagnosis of spinal pain? I think the article by Cook and […]

By September 23, 2013 3 Comments Read More →
Centralisation, Part 1: Mechanical pain, mechanical diagnosis and the Wrasse bite

Centralisation, Part 1: Mechanical pain, mechanical diagnosis and the Wrasse bite

Another great post from this blog by Louis Gifford. A blog well worth following.

By September 2, 2013 0 Comments Read More →