How does percussive therapy really affect the body? 🧐
This study measured temp, perfusion & oxygenation after a 4-min Theragun™ treatment to see what’s happening under the surface.
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#SportsRecovery#PercussiveTherapy#Theragun#IJSPT
It's no secret...dry needling can be scary! To both the patient & the practitioner! This study shows that, with proper technique, severe adverse events are rare when performing dry needling. As always, proper patient educated & informed consent are important when dry needling.
Did you know that there are many forms of dry needling? Each can be used in different situations to achieve different outcomes, and it’s important to know what method to use when. Read more in the full blog by Sue Falsone: https://t.co/j33GMSoiYp
“[Bone stress injury] risk decreased by 5%...with each one step/min increase in step rate.”
Lower step rate is associated with a higher risk of bone stress injury: a prospective study of collegiate cross country runners https://t.co/ZFvZOKAmx6
Why slouched sitting is bad for you:
In this position, the line of gravity is pushing through the low back.
The back of the chair and low back is providing support as opposed to the muscles of the trunk and hips.
Spring normally leads to a huge spike in stress fractures in adolescent runners. Keep in mind the multifactorial nature of stress fx risk. Dig deep into the runner's history. Recognize some runners have higher risk than others. A few #telehealth pearls 1/n
Running Themselves Into the Ground? Incidence, Prevalence, and Impact of Injury and Illness in Runners Preparing for a Half or Full Marathon | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
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@JOSPT
Very disappointing but isn't just lately. Been happening for long time. Good they found you but so bad for the profession. How many hundreds have had similar poor care. #highvaluePTcare
What a weekend for @sfdryneedling ! While I was in Madrid learning Percutaneous Neuromodulation @hortzb was teaching this amazing crew SFDN1 🙌🏼 Welcome to the family everyone! #dryneedling
Dry needling is a great technique to have in your tool box for treating patients. A few clinical examples for the use of dry needling include, but not limited to, pain relief, reduce… https://t.co/wAve12Pv8C
Sold out this morning! If you have registered for this course, we look forward to seeing you! It’s going to be great! If you’re looking to register for a dry needling course visit our course schedule at https://t.co/70hhZAVTRB #structureandfunction#dryneedling
Did you see the article in Acupuncture Today written by LAc Steven Collins titled “We’re Fighting the Wrong Battle: Dry Needling is Not Acupuncture”?
THANK YOU to both the author and publication for this... https://t.co/qVWiAyN1SX