Active Pain Rehab

25/03/2021

The general health status can affect the DRG and can ultimately shape the clinical presentation of radicular pain.

22/01/2021

It's common to hear "don't let your knees go over your toes", "avoid knee valgus at all costs" or "you should fix your buttwink". But the way we squat is more complicated than we think. Differences in our anatomy (hip angles, femural length etc), balance, strength and mobility affect the way we squat. When it comes to such complex movements, there isn't a "one size fits all" technique.

16/01/2021

There is a lot of misinformation about knee pain and squatting. Many clinicians still believe that those with osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain etc should avoid this exercise. Current evidence indicates that squats are not harmful and can actually be beneficial in reducing pain and improving function.

13/01/2021

09/01/2021

Core stability is a very misunderstood topic in the physio community, often leading to promotion of narratives that are not supported by research. To use a concept in clinical practice, or even test its effectiveness in research, a necessary condition is for it to exist and be well-defined. For example, we can investigate the correlation between Santa Claus' gifts and economic status of families and come up with interesting findings. Does that prove Santa Claus exists in the first place? Not at all. So, back to the core stability stuff. The definitions of mechanical stability are really misused when it comes to this concept and so are its assumptions about the “cause” and maintenance of pain. These assumptions are mostly about conscious control and restrain of “excess” movement. So, lets see the most common of these hypotheses and what research has to say about them. 🤓

09/01/2021

NEW YEAR NEW ME🥳. Well, every year the same story. You want to make a new start and put your life in order. But most of us lose the game from the very beginning and there's a good reason for that. We lack planning, the most important part which brings us closer to our goals. In this post, we aim to provide some tips supported by research, that can bring us closer to our goals.

📚van der Weiden, A., Benjamins, J., Gillebaart, M., Ybema, J. F., & de Ridder, D. (2020). How to Form Good Habits? A Longitudinal Field Study on the Role of Self-Control in Habit Formation. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 560. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00560

📚Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: the psychology of 'habit-formation' and general practice. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 62(605), 664–666. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12X659466

25/10/2020

Στο δεύτερο μέρος της σειρας Linking evidence with practice, αναλύονται οι τέσσερις πιο συχνοί παράγοντες που επιδρούν και θολώνουν την κρίση μας, με αποτέλεσμα πολλές φορές η κλινική μας εμπειρία να είναι κάθε άλλο παρά αντικείμενικη.

Καλή ανάγνωση! 📚

12/10/2020

Γιατι είναι σημαντικό να δίνουμε βάση στα ερευνητικά δεδομένα και να προσπαθούμε να εμπλουτίσουμε ή και να τροποποιήσουμε την κλινική μας πράξη σύμφωνα με αυτά; Είναι η κλινική εμπειρία μια έγκυρη πηγή γνώσης; Οι απαντήσεις σε αυτό και στο επόμενο ποστ!!
#φυσικοθεραπεια #έρευνα

07/10/2020

Έχουν προταθεί πολλά οφέλη, τόσο για την "θεραπευτική", όσο και για την "αθλητική" μάλαξη. Ωστόσο, εκ του αποτελέσματος, φαίνεται να μην ισχύουν όλοι οι ισχυρισμοί γύρω απο τα αποτελέσματα της εφαρμογής της. Τι υποστηρίζει η αρθογραφία σχετικά με το ζήτημα;
#αποκατάσταση #φυσικοθεραπεια #μάλαξη #αθλητικά

10/05/2020

🤓Τι είναι το Σύνδρομο Θωρακικής Εξόδου; Ενας πολύ συνοπτικός οδηγός που αποσκοπεί στην ενημέρωση αλλά και στο να δώσει έναυσμα για περαιτέρω έρευνα.🤓
📚Jones, M.R., Prabhakar, A., Viswanath, O. et al. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Pain Ther 8, 5–18 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-019-0124-2📚 @ Thessaloníki