by adpraxiz | Nov 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve been doing my exercises for two weeks religiously and I’m no stronger! This will never work! ANSWER: Fiction How long does it take to have strength gains? The answer is actually in two parts. Increasing muscle size (hypertrophy) takes a minimum of 6 weeks, and...
by adpraxiz | Oct 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
GROIN PAIN Groin pain, referred to also as athletic pubalgia, is a common problem for a number of athletes, particularly those who engage in sports that require specific use (or overuse) of lower abdominal muscles and the proximal muscles of the thigh. Predominantly,...
by adpraxiz | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
PODCAST Something a little different for Praxis Physio recently with our principal physio Stephen, having a chat with Matt from Back Yourself fitness. The latest episode is all about rehab, recovery, Praxis Pilates and physio assessments. Some interesting stories...
by adpraxiz | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
All meniscal tears need surgery 🤔🔪🔪🔪🔪 ??? ANSWER: FICTION In a recent meta-analysis (multiple studies combined), Kise and colleagues concluded that a small but inconsequential benefit is seen from treatment interventions that involve arthroscopy. However, this small...
by adpraxiz | Sep 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
That age old question in which the answers seems to be becoming increasingly more difficult to answer. We have looked over the research and tried to simply things for those who are unsure about what to do with their shoulder. SUMMARY: A rotator cuff (RC) tear is a...
by adpraxiz | Sep 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
FICTION! Stay with me on this one as it can be confusing. Pain = An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. The best way to sum it up is the above photo. This unlucky gent stuck a nail through his shoe. He was in...
by adpraxiz | Aug 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
We at Praxis think that patient education is the cornerstone of good physiotherapy. We particularly enjoy discussing people’s understanding of their injuries or the beliefs around certain activities. As such we are starting “Fact or Fiction...
by adpraxiz | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In part one, we unearthed that pilates has a role to play in reducing the severity of chronic lower back pain. In part two, we tackle a common question from our patients and delve further into the research to see if there is a difference between mat and reformer...
by adpraxiz | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
With our 30 day pilates challenge starting today, we thought we would take a look at why we love pilates so much for our patients, and what some of the benefits are. Part 1 looks at how pilates affect those with chronic lower back pain. Part 2 looks at the difference...
by adpraxiz | May 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
KICKING As per usual the Praxis team delved into an area of clinical interest to better understand the demands of our athletes. Last session we discussed throwing technique which you can read about here. SUMMARY There are differences in kicking techniques when...
