by adpraxiz | Dec 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Answer: FICTION. The devil is in the detail! The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles that aid in providing stability through range for the shoulder joint, particularly overhead. There are multiple risk factors for RC tears, but most are down to overactivity of the...
by adpraxiz | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
ANSWER: FICTION (Mostly – stay with us here) 🙊 Do you keep getting injured when you get back into your usual training after a period of rest 😤? The first graph shows a 65-day cycle of an Olympic athlete. The red lines indicate when the athlete was injured....
by adpraxiz | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
SUMMARY: Stingers are essentially a tractioning of the neural system This can cause pain, movement and sensation changes Chronic traction to the nervous system can have a cumulative effect on nerve function The more damage to the nerve, the more serious the outcome We...
by adpraxiz | Dec 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Answer: FICTION 🙊 Progressive strength training in the elderly (>60 years) is efficient, even with higher intensities, to improve bone health, pack on muscle and retain function. And not surprisingly, side effects are rare! Strength training increases muscle strength...
by adpraxiz | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Answer: FICTION 🙊 “Osteoarthritis” is a common term that gets used by our patients as an explanation of their knee pain. But is this always the case 🤔? 🔍In a recent systematic review estimates of osteoarthritis feature prevalence on MRI among asymptomatic uninjured...
by adpraxiz | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you have a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ shoulder? Have you been putting up with that grumbly shoulder for weeks, months or even years? Shoulder pain can but a real dampener on your activity levels – but it doesn’t need to! We at Praxis,...
by adpraxiz | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sharp catch of pain? Ongoing aches? Trouble getting out of bed or with long car rides? Stiff and sore when you are bending over to pick things up? Referred pain into you legs? If you’ve experienced any of these symptoms recently you are not alone. Lower back...
by adpraxiz | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you a weekend warrior who is plagued by injury or an aspiring athlete trying to find that extra 1% or somewhere in between? We know how frustrating it can sitting on the side lines and not being able to be involved in the things that make you happy. All the Praxis...
by adpraxiz | Nov 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
SUMMARY Shin splints are essentially an overuse injury Numerous factors contribute to symptoms but mainly involving the poor control of force through the lower limbs Important to stop symptoms to avoid developing stress fractures, which require lengthier time away...
by adpraxiz | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Answer – FACT With preseason training just around the corner, this blog is a timely reminder that turning up to preseason training consistently will give athletes the best chance of being able to play most games next year. Murray et al (2017) reported that AFL...
