In this post we take a look at when muscle tightness is a good thing and how we know. Take a read of the following from the advice section of a physiotherapy site. See if anything jumps out at you. ‘You’d need to establish if your external rotators are tight (as in dysfunctional and need […]
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Infraspinatus muscle weakness in pro tennis players
In this post we take a look at the curious case of infraspinatus muscle weakness in pro tennis players. Take 125 elite level female tennis players and assess their shoulders. In particular take a look at their dominant shoulder and a muscle that is important to the serve, the infraspinatus. What do you think you’d […]
Runner’s knee not getting better?
If your runner’s knee isn’t getting better, then perhaps your knee isn’t not the issue. In this post we look at what else might be going on. Your knee is essentially a hinge with your knee cap (patella) being an ingenious device to improve the leverage of your quadriceps to extend your knee. Apart from […]
How to improve both flexibility and strength
Have you ever heard this in a clinic or a gym? ‘First we need to improve your range of motion and then we can add strength.’ What if you could improve both flexibility and strength? And what if the two are so intimately connected that it’s actually impossible to meaningfully change one without the other? […]
Shoulder injury not getting better? Here’s maybe why
Do you remember the song from school about your ankle bone being connected to your leg bone and your leg bone being connected to your knee bone? This might be why your shoulder injury isn’t getting better. I’m going to show you exactly how a shoulder problem can be traced to your hip. Let’s try […]