by rocktapeuk | Oct 8, 2020 | Medical, Studies
By Fred Braithwaite (Rock Doc & Owner at www.stronglines.co.uk) The human body is remarkable. It has the ability to adapt and change to the stimulus we place on it day to day, what is more, it actually super compensates to the stimulus we place on it. This... by rocktapeuk | Aug 21, 2020 | Studies
Have you made some post-pandemic predictions and found like-minded souls in a Facebook echo-chamber? Yep – me to! Well one of my predictions is: Working from home will not be good for our long term physical and mental health. Appreciating the situation can be very... by rocktapeuk | Aug 21, 2020 | Studies
Manual therapy has been challenged over the past few years but is it the clinical outcomes or the suggested mechanisms that have been challenged? I don’t think we are really adjusting, breaking and releasing in the manner we were taught but patients continue to be... by rocktapeuk | Aug 21, 2020 | Studies
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... by rocktapeuk | Aug 21, 2020 | Studies
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... by rocktapeuk | Aug 21, 2020 | Rocktape Kinesiology Tape, Studies
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...