Performance Therapy — Trigger Point Therapy

Stretching for Pain Relief and Rehabilitation - Frozen Shoulder

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Stretching for Pain Relief and Rehabilitation - Frozen Shoulder

Exercise bands are highly recommended   It's so important to keep your shoulder moving! Frozen shoulder can last up to 30 months if left untreated. Transitioning through the full term of a frozen shoulder will take you through three distinct phases. Phase (1) is the "Freezing" stage during which the pain and restricted movement  It's so important to keep your shoulder moving! Frozen shoulder can last up to 30 months if left untreated. Transitioning through the full term of a frozen shoulder will take you through three distinct phases. Phase (1) is the "Freezing" stage during which the pain and...

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Sciatica

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Sciatica

Soft-tissue therapist, Stuart Hinds explains Sciatica as a symptom of an underlying problem. Sciatica is an umbrella term given to any sort of pain that is caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve; this can include leg pain, sometimes accompanied by tingling, numbness, or weakness.

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Treating Soccer Injuries

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Treating Soccer Injuries

Treating Gastro/Soleus - Stuart Hinds   Wherever you live or work as a therapist, you are probably surrounded by hundreds, or even thousands of youths who play soccer! Quite a number of massage/manual therapists have built successful practices by fine-tuning their skills to treat common soccer injuries. Soccer players are uniquely susceptible to muscle strains and ligament sprains due to the quick changes in direction, lateral movements, pivoting and the rapid accelerations and decelerations involved in the sport. The ankles, hamstrings, adductors (groin) and other muscles around the hip and thigh are particularly susceptible.    Most Common Soccer Injuries (Source: USYS /...

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Using the Sitting Slump Test to Assess Sciatic Pain

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Using the Sitting Slump Test to Assess Sciatic Pain

Soft-tissue therapist, Stuart Hinds explains the sitting Slump test. As a general rule, we apply the Slump test as a follow-up to the Straight Leg Raise test. We do not use the Slump test as the 'go-to' test when assessing sciatic pain. We will invariably start with the straight leg raise.

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Using the Pace Test to Assess Sciatic Pain

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Using the Pace Test to Assess Sciatic Pain

Soft-tissue therapist, Stuart Hinds explains how to perform the Pace test to assess sciatic-type pain. Sciatic pain comes in many forms and often involves a number of muscles. The Pace test (for Piriformis) is a good indicator of piriformis efficiency and involvement - and 'Piriformis Syndrome'.

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