Measuring Strength with Hand Held Dynamometry
Welcome to post 42 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists. I recently got into a discussion on Twitter about measurement, specifically, measuring strength with hand held dynamometry – is it worth doing in patients and if so how to do it…or something like that anyway. It’s difficult to convey any degree of detail or meaning […]
The Cross-Education Effect And How To Use It
Hey and welcome to post 41 of Strength and Conditioning for Therapists. Today we’re looking at the cross-education effect; I first wrote about this way back and presented on the topic at Therapy Expo conference in 2017. Since that time it’s become more familiar to therapists and seems now to be talked about as one […]
Is Strength Important In Rehabilitation? Establishing the Priority
Hey there. Welcome to post 40 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists: Is strength important in rehabilitation? Sure it is, isn’t it? This week we’re going to discuss perhaps just how important it is relative to other things. As a jobbing therapist you likely have a multitude of rehabilitation outcomes and things you need to […]
Protein for Muscle Gain; How Much, When & How Often?
**UPDATE: 8th March 2024**. Welcome to to post 39 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists, revised and updated. I’ve updated this popular blog to include extra useful info and a helpful infographic to guide your thoughts around muscle hypertrophy and most recent research on protein consumption. So I think over the past couple of blogs […]
Building Muscle Hypertrophy; Developing Rehabilitation Programmes
Hi everyone. Welcome to post 38 of Strength and Conditioning for Therapists. Last week we started to address the topic of hypertrophy; establishing the basics and its potential application within rehabilitation. Today we’re going to focus on building muscle hypertrophy and how to do this in rehabilitation programmes. Hypertrophy In Rehabilitation So, a reminder of […]
What Is Muscle Hypertrophy & Should It Be In Rehab?
Welcome to post 37 of Strength and Conditioning or Therapists. I hope you’re having a good week. Today we’re going to focus on muscle hypertrophy in rehabilitation. I’ve received quite a few questions about this topic, like how to optimise gains, what to do with patients, whether or not it’s important in patient populations, so […]
The Length-Tension Relationship & Using It In Rehab
Hi there and welcome to post 36 of the Strength & Conditioning for Therapists blog series. I hope you’re well. Today we’re going to look at the length-tension relationship of muscle (do you remember it?) and importantly if you can use it to your advantage in your exercise prescriptions… What is the Length-Tension Relationship? The […]
Strength and Conditioning For Therapists: The Fundamentals
Hi there and welcome to the Strength & Conditioning for Therapists: The Fundamentals and post number 35. Happy New Year, I hope you’re looking forward to an exciting and prosperous 2020 (& scroll down if you’re looking for courses). So I thought it fitting to kick off the series again by recapping some of the […]
S&C For Therapists Sponsored Place; Meet Martin
Welcome to post 33 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists. I hope you’re having a good week and that you’re looking forward to a break soon over Christmas. This week I’ve devoted the blog to something a little different – obviously still S&C focussed – A Sponsored Place. You may have seen on social media […]
Sarcopenia Costs The UK £2.5 Billion Per Annum!
Welcome to post 32 of Strength and Conditioning for Therapists. Following on from the last post, this week we’re going to focus a little more on the impact of muscle weakness. What is Sarcopenia? So mostly when people think of sarcopenia they think of it as a reduced muscle mass that is associated with ageing. […]