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findsimonkelly
Feb 26, 202410 min read
IS STRENGTH REQUIRED FOR RECOVERY:
I saw a post by Jeff Morton saying that it takes only 4% of maximal muscle strength to flex the elbow. That means 96% of strength is...
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findsimonkelly
Dec 19, 20226 min read
Osteoarthritis: A conundrum:
With OA the most common thing people do is stop loading the knee when they feel pain: OA is when cartilage starts to break down or we...
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findsimonkelly
Oct 20, 20227 min read
Manual handling needs a make over, I think.
Lumbar flexion is bad when lifting or at least we must always keep our back in extension when lifting is the simple blanket statement...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 26, 20226 min read
Manual therapy –Its place in modern physiotherapy
If I am to use an analogy - Manual therapy is a little like Mc Donalds in my opinion. I believe I heard this on a podcast by Adam Meekins...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 11, 20224 min read
Simon Says -My Personal Story
I studied physiotherapy in Scotland and qualified in 2012 –10 years ago. I was playing hurling at the time—hurling (An Irish medieval...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 11, 20224 min read
Outdated Narratives
As a physiotherapist and as a patient we have all heard the theories and reasons why an intervention may work. There has been long held...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 11, 20224 min read
Kinesiopathological model versus Pain science -Medical imaging –not the magic bullet people think.
There are many times where we may be pathologizing normative findings in people. There are plenty of examples of this. There are studies...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 9, 20224 min read
CLINIC VALUE & CHOOSING CLINICS
Be wary of clinic type when you choose what clinic or indeed what practitioner you choose. There are many factory type clinic settings...
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findsimonkelly
Sep 1, 20223 min read
The need for physiotherapy
It is my belief that the human body is very resilient and robust, and we can manage and juggle many loads and stressors in our life....
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findsimonkelly
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Is stretching worth it?
Stretching has been tooted for being the best thing since sliced bread for everything from injury prevention to increasing muscle tissue...
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