Understanding Periodisation
Hi there and welcome to a new post in the of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists blog series. Post 64 in fact. I’ve been teaching online and in person a lot recently and a recurrent theme of questions that I get a lot focus on periodisation – so that’s what we’ll be covering over the […]
Maintaining Specificity through Exercise Adaptation
Hi there, we’re changing things up a little this week. Today in this short video for post 59 of strength & conditioning for therapists we’re going to have quick look at maintaining specificity through exercise adaptation. The Challenge of Rehabilitation Have you ever found yourself reducing the load of an exercise because it’s provocative to […]
Whole Body Vibration
Hello and happy new year! And don’t we hope for a much better 2021? Anyways, let’s not focus on that; today we’re back with post 56 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists and number 3 in the sub-series of Adjuncts To Rehabilitation. Specifically, today we’ll be looking at whole body vibration (WBV), what is it […]
Strength & Conditioning For Therapists: Sponsored Place Blog
Hi there. How are things with you today? I hope all’s well in whatever state of lockdown you’re in at the moment. I’m going to interrupt the adjuncts to rehabilitation series of posts and introduce a special guest: Wihan du Plessis. Wihan is the well-deserved recipient of the 3rd Sponsored Place on the Strength & […]
Blood Flow Restriction In Rehabilitation
Hi there. Welcome to post 55 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists and the second part exploring blood flow restriction training (BFR). Last week we covered the basics – what it was and how to do it. Today we’re going to look at the evidence, specifically: blood flow restriction training in rehabilitation and we’ll also […]
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Hi there and welcome to post 54 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists and the first in this sub-series of Adjuncts To Rehabilitation. Firstly, thanks to all of you who responded to my e-mail with suggestions of what to cover. There were lots of suggestions for things like blood flow restriction and electrical stimulation and […]
Minimising Losses & Maximising Gains in Lockdown
Hi everyone and welcome the third in this three part series on the effects of lockdown on physical and psychological health and number 53 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. Last week Serena Simmons talked about the psychological impact of lockdown, the propensity to disengage from exercise and some strategies on how to support behaviour […]
COVID-19: Effects of lockdown on physical health
Hello Everyone! It’s been a few weeks since I posted on the S&C for Therapists blog. I’m delighted to recommence with a 3-part series on the effects of lockdown on physical and psychological health, and what some of the key interventions might be to deal with these. Today we’re focussing on COVID-19: Effect of lockdown […]
Is Heavy Strength Training Safe For Older Adults?
Hello and welcome to post 50 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists – we’ve reached the half-century. Wahoo. I hope you’re still doing well and that you’re back to work. As a therapist or someone involved in exercise prescription I imagine that you’re pretty busy, or will be in the very near future. In your […]
Therapy Live; 14 S&C Questions Answered
Hello everyone. A slightly less hectic week for me this week, how about you? So, did you manage to attend the MASSIVE Therapy Live conference last Friday? Jack Chew and his team did an amazing job of coordinating approximately 90 speakers to deliver sessions to 22,000 delegates. Yes, that’s right 22,000 people all online at […]