25/10/2020
to do or not to do abdominal crunches pre and postnatally ?
'' Overall, there was a contrasting effect of the 2 exercises, with the abdominal crunch exercise consistently producing a significant narrowing of the inter-rectus distance (IRD). In contrast, the drawing-in exercise generally led to a small widening of the IRD''
The Immediate Effects on Inter-rectus Distance of Abdominal Crunch and Drawing-in Exercises During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
Study Design Longitudinal descriptive exploratory study. Objectives To evaluate in primigravid women the immediate effect of drawing-in and abdominal crunch exercises on inter-rectus distance (IRD)...
20/01/2020
Core Stability in Athletes: A Critical Analysis of Current Guidelines
Over the last two decades, exercise of the core muscles has gained major interest in professional sports. Research has focused on injury prevention and increasing athletic performance. We analyzed...
04/12/2019
Q: Are vaccines safe?
A: Vaccines are safe. Any licensed vaccine is rigorously tested across multiple phases of trials before it is approved for use, and continuously monitored to make sure it is safe and effective
28/11/2019
Neovascularisation in tendinopathy: from eradication to stabilisation?
Tendinopathy is the most common disorder in sports medicine. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed for the aetiopathogenesis, but many aspects...
21/11/2019
https://exercise.trekeducation.org/therapeutic-exercise-prescription/
Therapeutic exercise prescription -
It is essential to understand the environmental and personal factors that can aid decisions about appropriate interventions between patients that present with seemingly with similar musculoskeletal complaints. For example, a patient’s physical environment, workplace, or comorbidities, education...
04/07/2019
What are the effects of physical activity on older adults’: fitness, health; cognitive functioning; functional capacity; engagement; motivation; psychological well-being; and social inclusion?
Luckily, you can find the answers here!
http://ow.ly/6rBM50uRwyh
21/03/2019
Thank you SportsMedicineNI for such a clear summary of one of our hardest-hitting papers of 2019. One for the wall of every clinic http://owl.li/Pubg30o3R9I
10/01/2019
Thank you for such a powerful infographic, perfectly encapsulating key points of this wonderful paper
http://owl.li/mTsJ30nfLyt