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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: October 2014
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Saturday, October 25, 2014. I once had a very wise track coach say to me “it is better to under train than to over train.” I thought this phrase was pertinent as we enter peak road race season and as I prepare for my own upcoming half marathon. Because really, what is the benefit of training too much? Some general guidelines for increasing training are as follows:. Surfaces can affect your incre...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: The 5 W's of Stretching
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. The 5 W's of Stretching. I am asked about stretching in the clinic at least once a week, so I thought a blog about stretching would be pertinent. Here are the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and even How of stretching:. The goal of the stretch will determine the type of stretching you do. Pre-activity or preparative stretching will be dynamic in nature. Dynamic stretches cou...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: What you need to ask yourself before returning to sport.
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Thursday, February 26, 2015. What you need to ask yourself before returning to sport. Regardless of your injury or what sport you want to return to these principles can guide your decision to return to your activity of choice. Have I given the tissue time to heal? Have I strengthened the involved and surrounding muscles? Have I retrained proprioception? Overuse injuries are often caused in part ...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: Neck Pain: Feather or Not Your Pillow Makes a Difference
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Monday, January 5, 2015. Neck Pain: Feather or Not Your Pillow Makes a Difference. Most of the studies I encountered were either poorly designed or were paid for by the manufacturer of a certain pillow. But I did come across two independent studies that changed my mind. The first study. My advice to people is to try a rolled up towel under your neck in your pillowcase. If that helps, a cervi...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: February 2015
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Thursday, February 26, 2015. What you need to ask yourself before returning to sport. Regardless of your injury or what sport you want to return to these principles can guide your decision to return to your activity of choice. Have I given the tissue time to heal? Have I strengthened the involved and surrounding muscles? Have I retrained proprioception? Overuse injuries are often caused in part ...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: What is an Eccentric Exercise, and Why Does My Physiotherapist Keep Giving them to Me??
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Monday, June 22, 2015. What is an Eccentric Exercise, and Why Does My Physiotherapist Keep Giving them to Me? 177; 6.5). The exact mechanism of eccentric strengthening has yet to be elucidated but it has been shown that these exercises improve the quality of tendon structure. Examples of using this type of exercise for other types of tendon or insertional tendinopathies are as follows:. Subscrib...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: Top 8 Running Shoe Myths
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Top 8 Running Shoe Myths. As you may be heading out to purchase running shoes for the upcoming running season, I thought I would try to bust the following myths about running shoes and their ability to reduce injury. Bigger people should wear bigger, bulkier shoes. A shoe’s cushioning decreases the shock to the runner’s body. Cushioning shoes decrease injury. Biomechanic...
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MacLean Sport Physiotherapy: To Ice or Not to Ice?
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160; Please visit my site for more information on treatments and services offered. www.macleansportphysio.ca. Monday, November 24, 2014. To Ice or Not to Ice? There has been debate in the media recently about the effectiveness of icing after injury. Questions regarding the correct application of icing are also often posed in the clinic, so I thought we could chime in on the topic. This is an exerpt from a research paper completed by our recent Kinesiology Co-Op student, Katherine (Katy) Moes:. If icing ...
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