Alas, I must finish what I started! To recap this cognitive exercise that I started over a year ago: Use of unstable surfaces (e.g. wobble boards, Bosu balls) are popular in the rehabilitation of ankle sprains I think that these exercises are not very specific to the tasks of everyday life or sports as we […]
A challenge to my former self
I re-read my blog post on some thoughts I had about pain after listening to an interview with Stu McGill. It’s interesting to see how my thoughts on pain have developed since I wrote that post 1.5 years ago. I would like to challenge my former self about the ideas I wrote down and the […]
I’m back. Things I’ve learned during my absence
Maintaining a blog is much harder than I thought. Major kudos to everyone who keeps up with regular blog posts! It’s been more than a year since my last post and I am coming to the end of my Physiotherapy program. I still want to finish off the ankle sprain “series” that I started but […]
Reducing the Risk of Recurrent Inversion Ankle Sprains (Part 1)
We recently studied the ankle at school and, being a very common injury, one of our case studies involved an inversion ankle sprain. A common problem with inversion ankle sprains is an increased risk of re-spraining the same ankle (1). I became particularly interested in the topic of methods to reduce this risk. It appears […]
Top 3 Books That Have Influenced Me
I love reading. I think it is so important as I certainly would not be who I am or where I am today without the books that I have read. I think that everyone should read, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. In an effort to motivate others to read and to emphasize how much reading can impact […]
Course Review: Functional Range Conditioning (Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2013)
I have been following Dr. Andreo Spina’s work for some time now and I decided to take his Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) course this past weekend. Overall, I thought it was a great course! I wanted to write some of the important things I got from it before they slipped out of my mind, so […]
To ice or not to ice…
Background story: Ever since I sprained my ankle 3 years ago and was, to my surprise, told not to ice it, I have been curious to understand the theories and evidence behind recommendations to ice/not ice. Really, I want to know once and for all, should I ice an acute soft tissue injury immediately so that […]
Some thoughts on pain
This wasn’t supposed to be my next blog post but I got really excited to share this “aha” moment of mine! I just read Bret Contreras’ transcribed interview with Stu McGill yesterday and I thought there were a lot of interesting discussions that made me stop and think. In particular, I really enjoyed their discussion […]
Get Moving!
Learning Objective (LO): What are the effects of prolonged inactivity and what are the implications of this on everyday living? ————————————————————————————————————————– Main take home messages: being sedentary for long periods of time can increase your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) via decreased skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, increased visceral fat mass, decreased muscle mass […]
Why Am I Doing This?
I’ve always been on the fence about how I felt about social media in the fitness/health professional world. I know that it’s a great way to network and to get your name out there with practically no financial investments. However, there was always something stopping me though or pulling me back away from it. I […]