by Dan Williams | Jul 13, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There is no doubt what-so-ever that technique is important, and poor technique is dangerous. What I would like to propose is that poor intensity is just as dangerous – just on a different scale. Poor technique causes immediate and acute damage. Damage to...
by Dan Williams | Jul 11, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Complex movements require certain anatomical allowances. Few are as important as thoracic extension. The thoracic spine is the portion of the spine referred to as the upper back. The inherent stiffness of the thoracic spine is no evolutionary accident. It serves a...
by Dan Williams | Jun 17, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
You’re injured. The next few hours are critical to your long term recovery. What do you do? You have no time to waste… so let me give you a super fast recipe for injury care, and the justification behind each initiative. Compression and elevation: Bandage...
by Dan Williams | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | May 20, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Psychology
Sleep apnoea is a condition characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep and intermittent cycles of sleep and arousal. The condition is caused by a sleep related decrease in muscle tone in the upper airway. This causes a collapse of the upper airway –...
by Dan Williams | May 6, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health
Examining the vast body of research on factors aiding in the prevention of all forms of cancer reveals some common themes. Reviewing the literature tells us that the following methods are supported for cancer prevention: Consuming healthy foods. Maintaining a healthy...
by Dan Williams | May 5, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Psychology
Researchers have delved deep into the links between exercise and sleep. The results are relatively simple, and provide steadfast recommendations to improve sleep quality, and sleep patterns through targeted exercise. Intense exercise before sleep delays sleep onset....
by Dan Williams | Apr 25, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
The hamstrings muscle group has been plagued by injury, injury recurrence, improper rehabilitation and impaired performance. Bahr and Holme (2000) proposed that injuries result from a complex interaction of multiple risk factors and events. In terms of prevention and...
by Dan Williams | Apr 21, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
There is a close relationship between stress and performance. This relationship can exist in both a negative and positive way. Stress is a stimulus that causes a physiological or psychological effect. Good stress is termed ‘eustress’, while bad stress is...
by Dan Williams | Apr 18, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
It’s beginnings are all too familiar. An ankle rolls. A knee gives way. An muscle starts to hurt when it shouldn’t. Welcome to inflammation. For the sake of this post, we discuss the inflammation caused by injury or trauma (mechanical inflammation)....
