Acute Low Back Pain – When to recommend further investigation, or emergency medical referral? Red Flags for Potential Serious Spinal Pathologies Possible Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES): Risk Factors for CES History of Herniated disc with neurological signs and symptoms in unilateral...
A Journal link to updated ACSM’s Recommendations for Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening. A new evidence-informed model for exercise preparticipation health screening is based on three factors: 1) the individual’s current level of physical activity, 2) presence of signs or symptoms and/or...
This is a link to the must-read article on BJSM if you are an athlete, trainer, coach, medical professional, or sports event organiser, for the safety of athletes and for the better performance during training and competition in the heat. It...
What is a good exercise to strengthen (you name it)? – A Million $ Question!!! Any form of movement done in a proper form, technique, and focus within individual ability, and need can be the best exercise to do. Basically, there...
Read exercises number 1 to 5 here Resisted side stepping with different band positions in a squat position Resisted sidestepping is done with a resistance band at knee, ankle or feet levels. Always maintain a mini squat position and step out...
Gluteus Medius (GM) is one of the strongest lower extremity muscles 1. It primarily abducts the hip, providing frontal plane stability for the pelvis during standing, walking, running and other advanced weight bearing or non-weight bearing functional activities 2. Gluteus Medius...
Supraspinatus (SSP) is one of the four rotator cuff muscles. It originates in the supraspinatus fossa, superior portion of the scapula (shoulder blade), just above the spine of the scapula. It passes laterally underneath the acromion process to insert in the...
The main challenges of creating and implementing the plyometric training are; Preparing an athlete for training base-level requirements. Choosing correct exercise, and technique. Choosing correct intensity and progression of intensity. Eligibility criteria for plyometric training Not many studies have done to...
I practiced plyometric training for myself and prescribed this training for many amateur and professional athletes. I was practicing and prescribing this effective technique in a wrong or ineffective way for a while until I decided to dig into it more...
