The abdominals work as a unit to support the pelvis and lumbar spine, especially during upper and lower limb movement. I use this exercise to teach my clients to learn to "engage" their core. It is a fundamental exercise for clients with issues involving the lower back, middle back, sacroiliac, and/or hip. For optimal results your "core" will need to be engaged for all future rehabilitation exercises. Practice this exercise 6-8 times, at least twice a day. Variations to this exercise (which may have been shown to you during your physiotherapy session) include engaging the pelvic floor (imagine you are stopping a flow of urine) and axial elongation of the spine (imagine a string is attached to the top/center of your head and is getting pulled to the wall behind you).
apparent Right leg length discrepancy
This exercise is to be used by my clients who I have diagnosed with an apparent right leg length discrepancy (right leg shorter). For optimal results perform this muscle energy technique three times through, every day - once in the morning and once in the evening.
Apparent LEFT leg length discrepancy
This exercise is to be used by my clients who I have diagnosed with an apparent right leg length discrepancy (right leg shorter). For optimal results perform this muscle energy technique three times through, every day - once in the morning and once in the evening.
Levator Scapula Syndrome
This leaflet is for is for clients who have:
The purpose of this leaflet is to:
An excellent video to remind you how to perform the Epley Maneuver at home.
It also has an excellent description of:
This video has an animated version of what happens to the crystals inside the vestibular labyrinth of the ear when an individual is experiencing BPPV. The crystals, which are normally located in the utricle (a membranous sac of the inner ear) are dislodged move into one of the semi-circular canals. This causes the semi-circular canal to be more sensitive to head position changes -in which it would not normally respond- which makes you experience vertigo.
In the video Lorimer Moseley explains how our brain processes pain and what this may mean for those who suffer from chronic pain.
Lorimer Moseley is a top clinical researcher on treating human pain. He is a co-author of the book Explain Pain which health care providers have been using since 2003 to help clients understand how to manage and treat chronic pain.
If you suffer from chronic pain this book is highly recommended and is written in an easy to understand manner.