‘Dry Needling’ is a technique that involves inserting a thin and flexible needle into a muscle to that elicits a response to help it relax. This is often referred to as a ‘twitch’. There are changes to the muscle fibres, electrical activity, chemical releases, and a nervous system response that contributes to this response in […]
Anatomy of the hamstrings: The hamstrings are a collection of 3 individual muscles: They all work together but have slightly different roles. During sprinting, the biceps femoris takes the biggest load, the semitendinosus is lengthened the most, and semimembranosus acts as a force producer. During rehab, you want to target the hamstrings collectively as they
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What is shoulder instability? Shoulder instability is categorized as excessive translation of the humeral head at the shoulder joint. This can lead to pain and loss of shoulder function. What are the causes of Shoulder instability? There are different types of shoulder instability, first, is directly as a result of trauma causing structural changes to
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