Hamstring strain injuries remain high in sprinting. While strength training has been a successful prevention method, the injury rates have not improved much. And thus, a groups of researchers from Spain ask if biomechanical correction can affect sprint performance. Fifteen amateur athletes were assigned to either a control or intervention group (IG). A sprint test
There is a close relationship between motoric and emotional processes. For example, there are solid differences between slumped posture and upright posture for affective responses (e.g., power feeling and mood) and overt behavioral responses (e.g., risk-taking) across different contexts. Studies have linked motoric system in Major depression disorder (MDD), depression is associated with a slumped
Patients with lower back pain (LBP) often show a greater tendency for asymmetry in motor control in the form of pathological muscle activation compared to healthy individuals. Functional leg length discrepancies (fLLD) are suspected to be involved in the development of LBP. In addition, the thoracolumbar fascia, centre of a pelvic corset system, influences
Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) refers to pain and discomfort in people after participating in strenuous exercise and physical activities. There is still a debate about the origin of pain and discomfort. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the muscle soreness, including metabolite or lactate accumulation, microtrauma, and inflammation within the skeletal muscle. The lactic
Massage or manual therapy application on one site on a myofascial chain has been shown to affect the range of motion of other sites along the chain. For example, foam rolling on the plantar surface led to an acute increase in the dorsal thigh and lower back range of motion. This suggests that fascial chains
Researchers from Spain used a robotic massage to clarify the role of mechabical pressure on people with Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Forty-four patients with NSLBP were randomly allocated into the two “arms” of the study (robot vs. placebo/control). In the robot arm, a physiotherapist identified the trigger points in the patient, programmed the
Skeletal muscle injury can limit daily activities. Now research has pointed regenerative muscle fiber formation and maturation are critical for functional repair. Immune cells can facilitate skeletal muscle regeneration by clearing damaged muscle fibers. They secrete specific cytokines and growth factors that modulate the sequence of satellite cell activation and differentiation. This, in turn, instructs
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of how we detect touch and pain. Somatosensation is how we register or perceive touch, warmth, pain, and other sensations in the brain. These sensations are important part of our life and the key to many
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects the physical and social dimensions of life. Chronic pain is complex and varies between individuals, but the pain is often not random, and occurs over a certain region of the body. For example, fibromyalgia pain syndromes report widespread pain, but share clinically relevant features, especially regarding the
Dr. Chad E. Cook, an American physical therapist, recently wrote “The Demonization of Manual Therapy” on a German publication, Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, referring to manual therapy’s systematic and thorough criticism in recent years. The full article is available here https://www.thieme-connect.com/media/10.1055-s-00049852/202103/supmat/10-1055-a-1499-5262-s01.pdf You all probably have read and even supported the “critical thinking” bloggers or internet gurus, with a