Strengthening your core is essential to living an enjoyable, functional and healthy life without the presence of back pain. Not only can core training help prevent back pain all together, but also help manage symptoms and get patients back to doing the things they love! But before we get any
Feet are complex and it is important they are strong. There are multiple intricate bones and joints in the foot and just as many muscles. These muscles are important in both balance and ‘posture’ of the lower body. Just like poor posture in the back, poor ‘posture’ in the foot
It’s time to strengthen your kinetic chain! It may come as a surprise to some when your physiotherapist prescribes exercises for a different muscle than the one you are rehabilitating. The question is – why? The kinetic chain describes a way in which your body’s joints, muscles and nerves influence
Festival season is right around the corner! Here at Pivotal Motion, we’d like to talk about the common injuries seen when wearing inappropriate footwear. Below we have listed the injuries that we most commonly see during festival season. Plantar Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is an inflammatory condition which affects the
Most sports have a degree of asymmetry. Take baseball and cricket for example – throwers in these sports have a dominant arm. This arm will undergo repetition and a higher volume of training. This can lead the throwing arm developing stronger movement patterns and muscles. Whilst is it a fact
To get the shoulder ready for common summer sports like cricket and baseball, it is important address the all-important shoulder blade or scapula. The scapula forms the base of the upper limb and stability in this area dictates how the upper limb functions. When there is a deficit scapular stability,
Bang smack in the middle of winter, July often brings about the common mid-winter blues. We start off so motivated with exercising at the beginning of the year but find ourselves lacking energy when the temperature drops, and we see less of the sun. Part of experiencing the mid-winter blues
It is common knowledge that we exercise to improve our physical and mental health. We achieve these goals through a variety of training methods. One of the important characteristics of a training program is the TRAINING LOAD. In essence, training load is determined by the frequency, duration and intensity of
With the winter season upon us, our focus in the clinic shifts yet again to athlete maintenance. Proper maintenance of our sporting clientele leads to effective injury prevention and consequently more game time. Here are our top tips on maintenance during the sporting season: Maintain mobility We need adequate
What is de-loading? Deloading is a short period of recovery deliberately done as part of a training programme. This is characterised by a decrease in any parameter of training. Examples can be: Reduction in frequency of exercise/training. Increased rest days per week Reduction in volume (sets and reps)
