What is normal cervical extension? Take this test.
Can you look up at the ceiling pain free? In today’s SFMA session we were looking at cervical extension movement. In other words can you tilt your chin up towards the ceiling, as far as 80° of extension if we are looking at the plane of the face from the forehead to the chin? This […]
Dealing with Wrist Pain: TFCC Injuries
Do you have wrist pain when gripping or rotating your hand? It could be a TFCC injury. The TFCC (or Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) is a common injury with gym goers (chronic repetitive rotational movement of the wrist), and in sports (falling on an outstretched hand). They can be frustrating injuries because they can affect your […]
What is De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis (Sore Thumb Pain)?
If you’ve ever heard anyone complain about a sore thumb from lifting, then they might be dealing with De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. It develops when the tendons of your thumb muscles are overused, leading the inflammation of the sheath around the tendon. In sports, it is commonly found in sports that require gripping of equipment (racquet […]
“Did you do your daily exercises?” 8 Tips to get your exercises done!
Injury, and pain can either lead to or arise from weaknesses, muscular imbalances, and/or poor movement patterns. An daily exercise program can be an effective way to address these issues, but they only work if you do them.
8 Tips To Help Ease Your Daily Exercise Program.
Don’t feel bad when your clinician asks you if you’ve done your daily exercises. Apply these tips to keep you consistent with your daily exercise program:
Waking Up with Neck Pain? It Might Be an Acute Wry Neck!
What is an Acute Wry Neck? Acute wry neck (also known as acute onset idiopathic torticollis) is that annoying pain that get when you feel normal before going to sleep, and wake up with a painful and stiff neck. It may possibly be brought on by prolonged abnormal postures, an awkward sleeping posture, or sudden […]
What is Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) Pain?
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. There is a layer of connective tissue surrounding the joint. Normally, this capsule is quite loose and allows for the shoulder joint to move freely. With frozen shoulder pain, the capsule becomes inflammed and tight resulting in joint stiffness, pain and limited range of motion. It […]
Add Isometric Exercises to Spice Up your Workout!
An isometric contraction is one where the muscle doesn’t change in length against a resistance. Isometric exercises can be done against a relatively heavy force to elicit a maximal contraction, a varying force with external perturbation to improve coordination of muscles, or at specific joint angles to improve weak points. Here are some ways that […]
Neck Pains: Whiplash-Associated Disorders
What are Whiplash-Associated Disorders? Whiplash-associated Disorders is an injury sustained by people who have had a sudden acceleration/deceleration injury to the neck. Neck pains are the most common during motor vehicle accidents. The rapid acceleration and deceleration can affect the different structures in your head and neck. Some of the structures affected are the intervertebral […]
Rotator Cuff Injuries – Shoulder Pain Physiotherapy
What is the Rotator Cuff? The rotator cuff consists of four muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Together, they help to hold the shoulder in place as the arm moves around. If you imagine the shoulder joint to be like a golf ball and tee, the rotator cuff muscles help to keep the golf […]
Common Gym Injuries: Tips On How To Recover
What are gym injuries? The gym is a place where we go to try to improve ourselves. Some of the common goals are to get stronger, move better, perform better at your sport / job, recover from an injury, improve your health and build self-confidence. However, not everything always goes to plan when training at […]