Is It Time For A Closer Look At The Thorax?
New Featured Article by LJ Lee
"Many clinicians recognise that the thorax is an important area to assess and treat, not only in patients with thoracic pain and dysfunction, but also in patients with lumbopelvic and cervical pain (McConnell 2005; Lee & Lee 2004; Butler 1994). The thorax is an important region of force transmission in the body, transferring loads between the legs and lumbopelvic region, and the arms, neck and head (Singer & Edmondston 2000). >> read more...
Kettlebell Therapy: Swinging Away Back Pain
Featured Article by Dr Ben Fung, PT, DPT
"There have been estimations stating that 80% of Americans will experience back pain some time in their life1 (Web MD, Mayo Clinic). Choosing an appropriate therapeutic corrective exercise to address back pain can be quite the conundrum. One of the many goals in addressing back pain with movement is not only to modulate the pain, but to keep the pain at bay during functional activities. >> read more...
The Alexander Technique: An Introduction for Physical Therapists
Featured Article by Peter Bloch, BA Hons, MSTAT
"The Alexander Technique was originally developed in order to bring about the best conditions for skilled performance. It is a practical method for changing the way people use themselves in everyday activities, both in terms of patterns of movement and in terms of how people think about movement. The AT is not a therapy: it is a sophisticated method of re-education with therapeutic consequences." >> read more...
Serum Cholesterol & Chronic Low Back Pain
Featured Article by Bahram Jam
"There are thousands of papers, research studies on the mysterious condition referred to as non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP). As physiotherapists, we are all well aware of the numerous potential sources and contributing factors to LBP, which include various patho-anatomical and psychosocial causes. However, one contributing factor that many health care providers including physiotherapist may often fail to recognize, is the influence of serum cholesterol on LBP." >> read more...
The Role of the Pelvis in Hamstring Injuries & Posterior Thigh Pain
Featured Article by Diane Lee & LJ Lee
"Hamstring injuries are common in many sports, especially those involving running and rapid acceleration and deceleration such as track, soccer / football, cricket, rugby and tennis. In the Australian Football League (AFL) hamstring injuries are the most common injury, resulting in the most games missed, with an average of 6 hamstring injuries per club per season (Orchard & Seward 2002) and are responsible for 16% of missed playing time (Seward et al 1993)." >> read more...
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