The subjective examination is the most crucial aspect of the examination as it determines the severity, irritability and nature of the patient’s condition. Good questioning leads to the formation of primary and secondary hypotheses and helps in prognosis of the injury. you should have a solid understanding of the patient’s condition and reduce the […]
Tight garments could influence intestinal transit time and increase urinary excretion. They also contribute to the rising rate of esophageal cancer and digestive problem. Studies have shown the effect of tight garments on the human body, and most of these have included physiological investigations; a tight garment can irritate nerves as well as restrict blood circulation and lymph […]
At some point in our careers, we have all given the exercise prescription of 3 sets of 10. But why do we always default to this brainless, no good evidence, an arbitrary number of sets and reps? Simple, because we are lazy and its a simple enough number to remember. Some people will argue that […]
Nerve mobilization techniques have been recently used as a method to adjust radiating pain related to disk disease, and in particular, mobilization techniques for the sciatic nerves improve the mobility of the sciatic nerves, decrease mechanosensitivity of the nervous system, and heighten compliance of nerve tissues, relieving low back pain. Through such mobilization techniques, damages […]
Consider this: a tight and even painful muscle is that way it is for a reason.stretching or releasing it may be the worst thing you can do. Let’s take an example, The body gets additional support from the tight and painful muscle. It is perhaps keeping a joint stable, compensating for another muscle in the […]
Our views for this article: Drawing in,” also known as, transverse abdominis (TVA) activation is often the first cue given by a Physiotherapist when guiding an patient through an exercise or movement pattern. “Bracing” is an alternative approach to lumbar stabilization involving an isometric contraction of both deep and superficial trunk musculature. This article provides evidence […]
What we concluded from the study? Bowden et al. (2017) observed the fluid flow within intervertebral discs as an indicator of health in 26 participants betwen 25-55years of age and found the following:⠀✔Participants with any amount of daily vigorous physical activity have better disc health than those without vigorous activity.⠀✔Participants with greater than 30 minutes […]
This is the third in a multi part series. If you missed part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. Let’s rewind, There are two phases of gait: stance and swing. Stance consists of: 1) Heel strike2) Loading response3) Midstance4) Terminal stance, 5) Pre-swing Swing consists of: 1)initial (early) swing2) mid swing3) terminal (late) swing […]
When the tone of suboccipital muscles falls, it has been reported that the tone of knee flexors such as the hamstrings also decreases due to relaxation of the myofascia. This is because the hamstrings and suboccipital muscles are connected by one neural system, which passes through the dura mater, whihc has been called Super ficial […]
The piriformis is an external rotator of the hip that attaches proximally to the anterior surface of the sacrum and inserts onto the superior aspect of the greater trochanter. The near horizontal alignment of the muscle which is primary rotator. Also, the insertion at the top of the greatnction of the piriformis. Certainly, it is […]