by Dan Williams | Aug 10, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Neoprene knee sleeves are used extensively in Olympic and Powerlifting. We explore one of the possible benefits – proprioception. Proprioception is the information we receive from our muscles informing us of joint position. Lephart (1997) suggests the mechanism...
by Dan Williams | Aug 8, 2012 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Guest author Nina Jurak explores her experiences with compartment syndrome and discusses effective treatment. What started off as numb toes and shin pain was later diagnosed as compartment syndrome in both my lower legs by a doctor, physiotherapist and podiatrist....
by Dan Williams | Jun 19, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
A pre- competition taper acts to allow the recovery of central (nervous system) and peripheral (muscular) fatigue. We examine the literature to explore the fine balance between over-tapering (and thus a drop in performance) and under-tapering (leading to over...
by Dan Williams | Apr 9, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
If you run with a tight illio-tibial band, you’ll eventually end up with knee pain. If you do 1000 jumping pull-ups after a six month break from training, you’ll get rhabdomyloysis. If you go overhead without sufficient scapula stability, you’ll...
by Dan Williams | Feb 29, 2012 | Blogs, Exercise, Kids, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Breaking a mirror causes seven years bad luck. You’ll find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Strength training in children causes growth abnormalities. These three statements are all equally supported by research. I’ve got no idea where the strength...
by Dan Williams | Feb 14, 2012 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Weight Loss
Range of Motion works closely with Prac Students from Perth’s Universities. as part of this, we require further research into areas of interest. Matt Utley, from The University of Notre Dame tells of his experiences with MACI, a new procedure restoring cartilage...
by Dan Williams | Jan 28, 2012 | Blogs, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Winging Shoulderblades’. ‘Unstable Scapulae’. Common problems. But what are they, and how can they be fixed? One of the primary functions of the scapulae (shoulderblades) is to provide a stable base from which to create movement in the upper body....
by Dan Williams | Aug 29, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
The eccentric hamstring lower is a rarely used, though highly effective method of strengthening the posterior chain. Its applications in improving strength, speed and power are extensive. In terms of performance improvement, the benefits of this exercise can be...
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...
