Articles Of The Week September 13, 2020
In a pandemic world, stress can leave us worn down and with less energy to carry on our day-to-day lives. This article looks at the syndrome, which some of us may have once called “adrenal fatigue” and analyzes the actual mechanism at play.
Do you have Stress Bod? The surprising science of feeling awful – and what to do about it. – Ryan Maciel et al.
Are you still blaming a weak tranverse abdominus or multifidus muscle for your patients’ low back pain? It may be time to take a new look at better interventions.
Why We Need To Stop Blaming Tranverse Abdominus For Back Pain – Brandon Mouatt
We have long-since agreed that DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) is likely the result of microdamage to muscle fibers during exercise. However, there’s a very interesting new theory that points out possible neuropathic origins instead.
Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage – Balazs Sonkodi et al.
Many of us have treated frozen shoulder in patients and can probably agree that our understanding of the condition is still thin. Here’s one more interesting piece of the puzzle regarding a factor that may predispose to the condition – that being diabetes!
Frozen shoulder and diabetes: What’s the link? – Kelly Wild
Putting together exercise programs can be challenging; not because we don’t know enough, but often because it’s easy to overthink it! Here’s a great article with tips that can be applied to exercise-planning for anyone from elite athletes to elderly patients.
5 Strategies to Avoid Overthinking Strength and Conditioning Programs – Eric Cressey
Jon is an Athletic Therapist and private practice owner in Victoria, BC. He has work experience in numerous contact sports settings but enjoys focusing his clinical work on lifestyle wellbeing. Jon sees the importance of combining mental and physical healthcare together for the benefit of clients and constantly works toward adding new concepts of pain science into practice.
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