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Posterior Glides

During the 3-8 weeks post-op from my knee replacement surgery, I had limited knee flexion due to tissue inflammation and swelling. I had many adhesions from my previous 2 knee surgeries that occurred 35 and 36 years prior. Before my knee replacement surgery, I had broken off an osteophyte from the femoral condular groove and had a very large amount of hemorrhaging into the knee capsule, resulting in the shut down of my quadriceps and ambulated with the use of crutches.

Progression Strategies

I have been privileged to work with a diverse population with different ailments, including knee and hip replacement patients. I typically started with them about 6 weeks post-op. This experience has given me a deeper empathy for those that have undergone surgical procedures.

Bionic Man

It has been a few months since my last communication with you, my friends. For more than 35 years, I have had an extremely arthritic knee, and the beginning of March my knee blew out...literally.

Abdominal Function: Do we need to re-think our approach?

All too often the thought of “training” the abdominals comes as an afterthought in the fitness program. Frequently done at the end of the exercise session or as an active recovery between sets of other body part training, we think 3 or 4 sets of endless abdominal crunches will provide the necessary impetus to strengthen the abdominals adequately. Much of recent literature discusses the multi-joint, multi-planar movements in functional training, should we re-think our approach to training of the abdominals to benefit their optimal function?

Form Follows Function

From the pioneer days of fitness and sport performance, weight rooms, health clubs, and gymnasiums have been the sight of wondrous feats. As the fitness and sports enhancement industry has ventured ever closer in alliance with the rehabilitation sector, more people make the commitment to performance enhancement.

Heel Raised Squats: Help or Hinder

The heel wedge has been used as a tool with the squat for different reasons, such as to get more gluteal involvement, more quadriceps recruitment, it is easier on the knees or back, or their clients have difficultly getting into a good squat position. What ever the reason, it is vital the trainer have the rationale for the use of a heel wedge when implementing the tool. The view of this article is not to express opinion of the heel wedge usage, but to inform the trainer of the biomechanical reaction changes that occur due to its use...

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