Overview Multiple sclerosis is a disabling disease of the central nervous system that disturbs the flow of nerve impulses within the brain and between the brain and body. In MS, the protective sheath around the nerves (myelin sheath) gets damaged due to an unusual autoimmune response in the body which causes the demyelination of nerves. […]
EXERCISES: PLIÈ SQUAT – 20 reps ✔️ DOUBLE PLIÈ – 2 UP – 2 DOWN – 12 reps✔️ PLIÈ + HOLD – go down – hold for 3 and release – 10 reps ✔️ SIDE LUNGE + LIFT – 12 reps each side✔️ Do 4 sets of each exercise. Warm-up your body […]
EXERCISES: 1. PULSE SQUAT – 4 x 12 2. CURTSY SQUAT + PULSE – 4 x 10 (each leg) 3. BACKWARD LUNGES + PULS – 4 x 10 (each leg) 4. NARROW SQUAT + NORMAL SQUAT – 4 x 15 BEFORE TO START: do 5 min warm-up. WHEN YOU FINISH: do […]
What is it? Fibromyalgia is the diagnosis given for the condition of widespread pain and joint stiffness, without a definitive cause, such as tissue damage or inflammation. This condition is now believed to be caused by a disorder of the way the brain processes pain which causes a hyper-sensitive response to pain, or registering a […]
What are sports injuries? Playing sports is a great way of staying fit and active and is important for socialising with an array of like-minded people from different social and cultural backgrounds. The benefits of playing sport far outweigh the risks, although it is important to remember that sports injuries can happen. A sports injury […]
What is it? The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is a tough band of tissue that helps to keep the knee stable and its main role is to prevent excessive forward movement of the tibia (shin bone) on the femur (thigh bone). It attaches from the tibia up and backwards to bottom of the femur. The […]
What is it? Knee arthroplasty, or replacement, is a surgery where the knee joint is either fully or partially replaced. This is done by removing the diseased sections of the bone and replacing them with prosthetic implants. In the UK alone, over 70,000 knee replacements happen each year with primarily more women than men have […]
The anterior cruciate ligament originates at the medial wall of the lateral femoral condyle and inserts into the middle of the intercondylar area. Together with the Posterior cruciate ligament constitute a significant structure for the stabilization and kinematics of the knee joint. They provide firstly stability during flexion/extension of the knee but as well during […]
Nowadays we are getting more and more evidence that there is a poor correlation between imaging and pain, therefore is a strong message to use a biopsychosocial model when assessing a pain condition. This is true above all talking about chronic pain. This means that a detected “abnormality” in the Instrumental imaging(MRI, CT-scan, ultrasound scan […]
It is a training involving the use of cuffs placed around a limb during exercise, aiming a partial arterial occlusion. The occlusion pressure used it is usually 40-80% for the Lower limb and 40-60% for the Upper Limb. The 100% limb occlusion pressure is obtained using different methods such as auscultation, palpation or using a […]