“I want you to bend forward with a flexed spine whilst holding this weight” A scary thought for those with lower back pain. The big no’s are bending with a flexed back and rotating. But as Maciej shows in this video, the spine can adapt to this movement. If this movement was repeated chronically,…
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Have you been a victim of Nocebo? Placebo vs Nocebo
An infamous war tactic was to blindfold a prisoner of war, and warn them that if they didn’t give up the information you require, you would burn them. Little did the prisoner know that their captive was actually applying dry ice and not a hot poker to their skin. The captive would often come…
Complete Knee Ligament (ACL) Rupture and Rehabilitation
What does the body need to function? This is Franco one of our recent patients at Revitalize who around 2-3 months ago ruptured his ACL (1 of 2 internal knee ligaments), and suffered a high grade strain to his MCL (ligament on the inside of his knee) whilst playing football. At the time the body…
Nicole | The Firewoman who had to skip before she could Run
Have you ever noticed that kids won’t eat something with a face but they will eat chicken nuggets? Pain is very similar Nicole for example couldn’t run. She’s a firefighter, she needs to run. But shin splits were stopping her. This is where the deep tendons of the calf become very tight and inflamed,…
The Yogi who had to learn to become a Ninja | 30 Years of Pain Eradicated in 3 Weeks
The Yogi who had to learn to become a Ninja | 30 Years of Pain Eradicated in 3 Weeks “you have to learn to become the Ninja, Belinda” I think was the best metaphor for this patient’s case There are two types of ways people deal with pain; those who hide from it and those…
Patient angry when she discovers her MRI findings | “You Don’t Know Anything”
Our greatest fear… damage. Everlasting, irreversible damage. Disc prolapse, arthritis, torn muscles etc… But I am afraid you have been lied to The other week a patient was unfortunately very upset. We were treating her for joint pain in her lower back, successfully so. She was getting stronger and her pain was reducing consistently until…
Small Place Big Story
“we have on average 85 years on this planet to enjoy a small part of infinite and it is our duty to optimise our ability over that time” Seeing two friends die before the age of 20 gave me my purpose. Time is valuable beyond measure. We are born and we will die; my mission…
Jumping Could be the Best Thing for Your Knees and Ankles
Jumping could be the best thing for your knees and your ankles. But don’t take my word for it. Science has shown the explosive movements such as jumping provide the following benefits strengthen soft tissue such as tendons, ligaments and even bones improved training of force distribution which leads to fewer joint injuries I personally…
Spinal Alignment, Adjustment, Uneven Hips… BLAH BLAH BLAH
Spinal Alignment, Adjustment, Uneven Hips… BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAAAHHHHH Now we use spinal manipulation a lot at Revitalize. But me and Arwel are getting tired of these 200 year old theories of spinal manipulation being dictated to our patients. Here are some that you may have heard…. 1. re-aligning someone’s spine (but if we live…
How to Foam Roll Your Legs (thigh, calf and hamstring) |The Truth and the Right Way
“You’re too tight… you should foam roll!” Wrong. Foam rolling provides a very temporary increase in range of motion for some people. Therefore if you’re foam rolling for 20mins and not noticing any benefit… it may not be for you FACT #1 Foam Rolling doesn’t increase muscle length but… FACT #2 It can temporarily increase…
