Archive for May, 2008:
Physiotherapy & Exercise Prescription
No doubt many of you are aware of the competition amongst health professionals for the the mantle of key exercise prescribers.
Many therapists feel that their undergraduate training is insufficient.
Some feel that the boundaries of practise are at best “blurred” which creates confusion with the public regarding choice of therapist.
This has led to an explosion of interest in “functional training” - which is fast becomming a by-word for strength and conditioning. Understandably, physiotherapists core training does not provide these skills. This can make physiotherapists feel “inadequate” but we need to consider the type of caseload we see and whether strength & conditioning principals are the nesessary tools or whether other parameters are more relevant.
What do you think? Post your comments
David
Determining Dominant Mechanism in Shoulder Impingment
Given the multifactorial nature of shoulder impingement pain how can we determine the dominant mechanism to plan intervention?
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1 Mobility defecit?
2 Postural mal-alignment?
3 Scapular control defecit?
4. Rotator cuff control defecit
5 Structural pathology
6. Anatomical anomaly
Post your thoughts and questions.
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Shoulder Impingement References (Silver)
Some folks have asked for a list of references.
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Shoulder Impingement slides
As promised here is the link to the accompanying slide presentation from last week’s audio download
http://www.physioseminars.com/public/presentations/shoulder-impingement-slides/player.html
Instructions for use:
1 Double click on link
2 Slides will play automatically
3. Pause, forward, rewind from the control panel at the bottom of the player screen.
4, Can skip to slides from the left hand side slide menu.
5 Suggestion - if you downloaded the audio previously you can use your MP3 player whilst viewing the slideshow.
Hope you enjoy
David