5 Keys to Preventing Bone Stress Injuries in Runners
Bone stress injuries have a shockingly high incidence rate in running sports, with estimates of 4.9-21.1% in cross country runners each year (1). Having a history of bone stress injury (BSI) is a risk factor for future BSI’s, so we want to help our clients prevent them in the first place to have a long,…
How to Dose Strength Training for Older Adults
With an aging population, we as physios see more and more older adults. However, a common issue is that we under-dose exercise, especially strength training. This issue has become so prevalent that the American Physical Therapy Association’s “Choosing Wisely” campaign recommends “Don’t prescribe under-dosed strength training programs for older adults” (1). In this article we’ll…
How To Do Your First Pull-Up
The pullup is a simple exercise, yet seems impossible to achieve for so many. When I was dealing with chronic shoulder pain (for almost a decade) I dreamed of what it would be like to do a pullup. And it felt incredible to nail my first pullup. Then came the fun of doing more reps…
Tendon Neuroplastic Training 101 – A Novel Approach to Tendon Rehab
Patients and physiotherapists alike struggle to manage tendinopathy and its nasty habit of recurrence. Fortunately, the field keeps evolving and here we’ll discuss a novel approach to tendon rehab called “Tendon Neuroplastic Training”, which targets an often overlooked issue in tendinopathy-motor control. But First, What is Tendinopathy? Tendinopathy is a broad term that covers the…
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Dr. Jahan: Engineer, Doctor of Physical Therapy 