The Research Titans seem determined to knock Orthopedic special tests off their pedestal. Here I give my opinion on the latest article titled: It Is Time to Put ‘Special Tests’ for Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain Out to Pasture. (Salamh & Lewis 2020) This means...
Touch a hot plate and your arm immediately withdraws before you feel the pain. This withdrawal reflex is protective and faster than the brain issuing a pain response and then moving which would be a much more damaging scenario. The withdrawal reflex occurs...
Did you know it is impossible to stand still? Standing upright on two feet without consciously moving is scientifically referred to as ‘quiet stance’. It is called quiet because your nervous system is not challenged by this activity – however, it is far from...
Gemma Griffies is one of the UK’s leading Physiotherapy instructors for RockTape. Gemma delivers all of our courses including Pods, Blades and the New Movement Specialist course. Gemma is also a certified Pilates instructor with the APPI. With all Pilates exercises,...
Lockdown, in theory, meant less but living in Dartmoor National Park it meant more and moor. With races cancelled I had no goals or aims. I was recovering from a tendon injury and was determined to rehab properly which meant building up slowly. As I recovered I turned...
It’s well known that regular exercise is good for our immune system and overall health but there is a commonly held misbelief that an acute bout of exercise can temporarily suppress the immune system. For example, many coaches and athletes believe that a...
Some advice from our Physio and Educationalist Daniel Lawrence. Daniel worked in Education for 10 years and holds a Post Graduate Certificate of Education. The pendulum has swung very quickly from an online CPD hunt to an online CPD extravaganza, with some of us now...
Persistent low back pain is a very common problem worldwide costing millions of pounds with a huge variety of interventions being used, often without much success. Kinesiology taping is a relatively cheap, non-invasive modality that can be used as an adjunct to...
Knee pain and the effects of kinesiology tape have been well studied with many articles showing a benefit in pain levels and daily function with tape applied. There have been two recent articles that have added to the evidence base for using kinesiology tape for...
For most people working from home for days at a time is simply not the norm, check out this series of videos which covers off how you can set up to be as happy, healthy and productive as you possibly can be. Stu Wilson, MS, PT is a master RockTape Instructor and...
