Filed Under (Corrective Exercise, Foam Rolling, Shoulder Injury, Shoulder Pain, shoulder impingement) by Rick Kaselj on 04-09-2010
One of the presenters of Muscle Imbalances Revealed, Eric Beard, just finished up this great video:
Filed Under (Corrective Exercise, Exercise Rehabilitation, Fitness Education, muscle imbalances, muscle imbalances revealed) by Rick Kaselj on 20-08-2010
Here is another edition of Rick’s Rambles.
This has been fun to do.
You can see one of my past ones, here.
Have a look at this one, it is my 3rd ramble but 151st blog post.
Fun on Facebook
I am big into Facbook.
A lot of times when I am bored, I will go on Facbook to see what others are doing.
I am also adding a lot more stuff on injuries and exercises over there.
I try to put up a quote of the day and an article that I have read that day. A lot of people are getting a lot of benefit from all the stuff I am putting up.
If you are looking for some more stuff on exercises and injuries, make sure to visit my Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/Rick.Kaselj
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Filed Under (Fitness Education, muscle imbalances, muscle imbalances revealed) by Rick Kaselj on 05-08-2010
BCRPA 2010 Conference
I am excited to be presenting at the BCRPA 2010 Conference.
Filed Under (Corrective Exercise, Exercise Rehabilitation, Fitness Education, Knee Injury, Knee Pain) by Rick Kaselj on 06-07-2010
What Exercise is Ideal for Clients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome due to Muscle Imbalances
Approximately 60% of athletes have patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) sometime in their life, and a long line of research has shown that PFPS is primarily caused by muscle imbalances in the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles.
Activation, endurance and strengthening of these muscles is key to PFPS prevention and rehabilitation, but the best exercises for these muscles have not been conclusively determined.
In an effort to help clarify contradictory findings in the exercise science literature on this topic, researchers in the United Kingdom conducted a study designed to test the effect of two closed kinetic chain exercises and one open kinetic chain exercise on VMO and VL muscle activity in healthy individuals.
Highlights of the Study
The study’s participants were 11 men and 11 women between the ages of 18 and 40 who were not experiencing any symptoms of PFPS at the time of the study.
Researchers used electromyography (EMG) to measure VMO and VL activity and calculate a VMO:VL ratio while the participants performed three quadriceps-strengthening exercises after a 5-minute indoor cycling warm-up.
Other Amazing Stats about Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- incident rates in the general population of 25%
- one of the most common injuries in the lower body
- the ratio of VMO:VL should be 1:1 but in people with PFPS it is estimated to be 0.54:1.
- muscle imbalance of VMO:VL leads to a decrease in medial pull leading to patella maltracking
Filed Under (Exercise Rehabilitation, Fitness Education, Knee Injury) by Rick Kaselj on 21-06-2010
I was talking about that project coming up.
Another person involved in Kevin Yates.
Here is a clip from Kevin’s webinar lower body assessment for muscle imbalances:
Filed Under (Corrective Exercise, Exercise Rehabilitation, Fitness Education, Interviews, Post Rehab Fitness) by Rick Kaselj on 10-06-2010
Today I have a guest blog post for you.
It is from Dean Sommerset.
Dean is a fitness professional from Edmonton.
A few years ago we were presenting at the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada conference in Edmonton together. We were not able to connect up but we have been keeping in touch over the phone and email.
I asked him to send over blog post for you on muscle imbalances.
Here is part 1 of his blog post. I think you will like it.
Muscle Tightness: Overactive Fatigue vs. Dysfunctional Stiffness
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