Now, if there was to be one thing I would stress with all Gluteus Medius drills where the tendon or the hip is sore, is to begin in an inner range position. Question for you then: Which of these two positions (left…
So - Knee Pain…and specifically when you have a really sore to touch Patellar tendon (but I think many other types of knee pain also), one of the best starting points is Isometric Holds for the Quadriceps. Pain levels on…
So we have the last of the Rehab Combos for you today…especially useful for ALL running sports as a warm-up….and if you are carrying niggling injuries from your running! Loosening the TFL (hip flexor and internal rotator) comes first ……
Be prepared as this video may be controversial for you - and anyone in the fitness (and maybe Physiotherapy) industries who are still teaching that the knees should never go beyond the toes in the squat! Consider that “old-school”! Rehab…
Today Chris and I will touch base with last year’s Grumpy Knee Series as we dive deep into the Patellar Tendon and why / how it gets compressed and painful. The concept we are looking at for six weeks (last…
Today - myofascial and trigger point releasing for Gluteus Medius / Maximus and Piriformis. We said last week that triggers and hypersensitivity in these muscles muscles will keep your Hamstrings overactive and on high alert…affecting the Grumpy Knee. I remember always having…
What’s the difference from the still image of the woman stretching (A), and the moving image (B) (nearly inappropriate)? Can you see how one may make anterior tilt worse, and the other (yes it's B) will slowly but surely create…
Today why not enjoy a little taste of the video series I have been creating with the Functional Training Institute - as part of our up and coming new online product named the “Injury Prevention Kit”. Our drill today is…
Overactive Hamstrings really mess with human biomechanics, and need to be deactivated via as many different channels as possible. One of them will be the best switch for you; for your client. So far we have simply said that Trigger…
Do you struggle to grow your Glute Max? Perhaps you have some of what last week I affectionately called "No Ass Syndrome”? It is a fun way to describe the effect of having (probably) too much posterior tilt in your…
If you haven’t seen it before let me introduce you to the decline board for patellar tendon pain - an idea developed specifically for the purpose of eccentrically loading degenerative patellar tendons, in order to create positive changes in the…
Unedited teaching time from a few years back! Teaching in jeans?? Hahahaaa
In all my Physiotherapy days treating knee pain, I was never more grateful for any piece of equipment than for the Leg Press they had in the massive gym next door to our Sports Medicine Clinic at Lutwyche in Brisbane.…
Thank you if you sent in your personal experiences for Switching ON your own quadriceps! Really, really appreciated some of the insights and superb ideas from you. To begin, here is a small selection that the whole group offered (some very smart Personal…
The most powerful on-going effects on your upright posture come from tightness somewhere in your Anterior Chain (these myofascial tissues include Quadriceps, TFL - Tensor Fascia Lata - and your anterior Adductors, to Abdominals and Psoas, right through to your…
We’ve all heard of “Growing Pains” … well, finally you will learn a bit more about them in this the 5th of our Musculoskeletal Conditions PT’s Need to be Aware Of. With any serious pain / injury in teenagers, you…
HOLDING PATTERN #8 FOREFOOT DOWNWARD PRESSURE Our lucky last “Holding Pattern” - where we find clients suffering with all manner of lower limb injuries from achilles to knee problems - is Forefoot Pressure into the Ground.Subconscious tension in their muscular system reveals itself…
THE "BROOKLYN BRIDGE" FOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS How was the “Double Ball Wrestle” for you last week...If your Glutes aren’t burning yet, then you might need a Total Hip Replacement!! ;0 OK, Progression #3 for Gluteus Medius is a little more involved, with…
THE "DOUBLE BALL WRESTLE" FOR GLUTEUS MEDIUS Have you tried the incredible “Donkey Clam” from last week yet?? It’s Progression #1 for starting very weak clients on Gluteus Medius hip stabilisation training. You’ll get left behind as Chris Mallac progresses you through…