Dynamic Assessment of the Athlete – Do You Know How to Do It Correctly

We have just added a great new session to the Physioprofessor.com
and thePTProfessor.com education portals – from Australian
Podiatrist and educator – Simon Bartold – titled “Dynamic
Assessment of the Athlete”.

We are always looking to bring our members a range of sessions from
the world of rehabilitation, allied health and injury management so
this session is a great addition to our program.

Simon is a graduate of Adelaide University where he gained a
Bachelor Degree in Science with majors in Physiology and Zoology.
His further qualification in Podiatry was gained at the University
of South Australia.

Simon holds postgraduate fellowships in Sports Podiatry with the
Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and in Sport
Sciences with Sports Medicine Australia – and we are delighted to
have Simon join the mentor team at Physioprofessor.com and
thePTProfessor.com

Current members can view Simon’s session by logging into the
members area – with this presentation being the featured session
for this month.

If you are not a member of Physioprofessor.com or thePTProfessor
and would like to get access to this new session plus a huge range
of educational material from some of the worlds best health
educators then go to the links below:

www.physioprofessor.com   for Physios and Allied Health
professionals  or

www.theptprofessor.com   for Personal Trainers

Memberships start from ONLY $4.95 for a 30 day trial.

Here is just some of what Simon covers in the great new session:

Why many current injury assessment techniques are ineffective.

How to quickly get to the root of the injury every time.

Why one common patella femoral assessment technique is useless
and what to use instead of this.

How to quickly differentiate good motor patterns from bad ones
in the clinical setting.

Why we should remove the term “overpronation” from our rehab
vocabulary and why the term is so flawed.

The true role of gluteus Maximus and Medius – and how our
current understanding of muscle function are inadequate in injury
rehabilitation and assessment

Why our current assessment techniques miss a huge amount of
specific data that can help us identify the problem quickly and
easily.

The one test you need to do on almost every patient you see
before you even get them on the table.

The concept of “Frontal Plane Projection Angle” and how this is
correlated to increased risk or lower limb injuries.

Why the knee is a “dumb joint” and what that means to us a
health professionals.

Why women are between 2 and 8 times more likely to suffer an
ACL injury compared to men.

How prescribing an orthotic may be the last thing you should do
in treating patella femoral pain.

The key indicators of future injury and how to determine
correctly is an athlete is at risk of injury or not.

How a subtle footstrike issue in a national 800m runner led to
significant lower limb problems.

The key muscle implicated in patella tendon injury and why it
is not what you think it is.

Why thinking in classic anatomical terms is not effective in
dynamic assessment.

The “ski boot conundrum” and how this impacts on injury risk
for athletes.

Why 90% of clients with medial tibial stress issues have a
biomechanical deficiency and the key single deficiency that causes
this problem.

The most important problem to look for in runners and how to
test it.

The 7 step protocol you can use immediately that can
dramatically increase the success of your treatment programs.

Plus Much More.

If you are not a member of Physioprofessor.com or thePTProfessor
and would like to get access to this new session plus a huge range
of educational material from some of the worlds best health
educators then go to the links below:

www.physioprofessor.com   for Physios and Allied Health
professionals  or

www.theptprofessor.com   for Personal Trainers

Memberships start from ONLY $4.95 for a 30 day trial.

Best Wishes

Paul Wright

Strength – Conditioning – Injury Prevention – Rehabilitation for Rugby League and Rugby Union

With the football season in full swing, I thought it useful to send everyone some technical information on strength, conditioning and injury prevention for the football codes.
In this 6 minute video former Australian Wallabies, New Zealand All Black, Crusader, Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels Strength and Conditioning Coach  Ashley Jones – demonstrates some of the best and most effective exercises for sports conditioning. Continue reading

Strength Training for Sport Seminar – with Ashley Jones

In this interactive 3 hour presentation – former All Black, Crusader and Newcastle Knights Strength and Conditioning Coach – Ashley Jones along with current Waratahs Strength and Conditioning Coach – Tom Tombleson – will share with you the essential lifting techniques, modifications and methods used by their elite Rugby players and athletes.

 
This interactive and practical presentation will include: Continue reading

A Physio’s Guide to Correct Lifting Techniques and Rehabilitation

A Physios Guide to Lifting Techniques and Rehabilitation?

Are you a health professional involved in exercise prescription and rehabilitation?

Are you a Physiotherapist wanting to learn more about exercise rehabilitation for your gym training patients?

Are you a Personal Trainer – concerned that you are giving your clients the correct advice and instruction?

In March this year I presented a series of seminars on the NSW Central Coast to a group of health professionals – one of these presentations was:

“A Physios Guide to Lifting Techniques and Rehabilitation”

I am pleased to say that I recorded this great presentation and it is now available to view for members of my www.PhysioProfessor.com and www.thePTProfessor.com online education portals.

This lecture is the featured presentation this month on all learning pathways inside PhysioProfessor.com and thePTProfessor.com – so members make sure you check it out .

If you are a member of PhysioProfessor.com just log into the system and you will see this new lecture is the featured presentation in this month’s program.

If you are not yet a member go to www.PhysioProfessor.com and join now to get immediate access to this session as well as another 60 hours of great online content.

If you are a Personal Trainer – you can also get immediate access to this session as a member of my new thePTProfessor.com program.

In this program you will also get access to over 60 hours of online education, 15 CEC’s, and a PT Rehab forum where you can ask your most pressing rehabilitation and injury prevention questions.

Full details and registrations can be found at :

www.thePTProfessor.com

Here is just some of what you will learn in the latest 90 minute presentation.

“A Physios Guide to Lifting Techniques and Rehabilitation” with Paul Wright

–          Learn the correct technique for a majority of resistance training exercises and the best rehab exercises for the most common injuries.

–          The right to left strength imbalance that can lead to injury and how most health professionals miss it.

–          Why weakness is more important than alignment in preventing knee pain.

–          What the Australian Wallabies strength and condition coach said when asked to name his “Top 10 Exercises”.

–          How low to squat and how to determine the correct depth for your clients and patients.

–          The “late and last” lunge technique that can increase success of the exercise and improve results.

–          The fundamental problem with leg pressing and the modification that can increase its benefit to your clients and patients.

–          Why some health professionals are ‘copping out” in their exercise choices and how to avoid these mistakes.

–         How when and why to use a ball wall squat over a standard squat and the key teaching point that must be obeyed to allow optimal benefit from this exercise.

–          The best exercise to treat patello-femoral pain and how this has been successful in treating this common problem for over 20 years.

–          The best swiss ball exercise for treating knee pain – are you using it?

–          The hip stretch used by the Crusaders and All Blacks that helped reduce knee and groin pain – and how you can use it in your training sessions now.

–          How “rehab gone wrong” can set your clients up for shoulder pain.

–          The technique flaw in bent rows that causes most shoulder problems and what to do about it.

–          The training technique that increase bench press strength by over 30%.

–          The amazing advantage provided by the one arm row and the technique flaw that can make it useless for some people.

–          Bent row versus inverted row – which is best exercise and why?

–          The simple technique change for shoulder press that can reduce shoulder pain in fitness centres.

–          The secret training tip that gives a safe push up every time.

–          The “body position” – technique that reduces shoulder stress in resistance training programs and how to use it in your training sessions and rehabilitation programs now.

–          The dip technique taught in the 1940s that is still one of the most effective but dangerous tricep exercises.

–          The dip modification – that people think you are doing incorrectly– but is one of the most effective rehab exercises.

–          The throwing exercise all athletes must do to prevent shoulder problems.

–          The truth about the “Lordotic Lifting Posture” and how it can actually increase pain and risk when training.

–          The best hamstring gluteal exercise available – are you doing it?

–          The tricep exercise that is like the leg extension is to the knee and why this exercise causes over 60% of all elbow problems.

–          The simple modification to wrist exercises that will reduce your wrist and elbow problems.

Plus Much MORE:

If you are a member of PhysioProfessor.com just log into the system and you will see this new lecture is the featured presentation in this month’s program.

If you are not yet a member of this program go to www.PhysioProfessor.com and join now to get immediate access to this session as well as another 60 hours of great online content.

If you are a Personal Trainer – you can also get immediate access to this session as a member of my new thePTProfessor.com program – where you will also get access to over 60 hours of online education, 15 CEC’s, and a PT Rehab forum where you can ask your most pressing rehabilitation and injury prevention questions.

Full details and registrations for personal trainers be made at

www.thePTProfessor.com

Free Webinar

A reminder to make sure you register for and watch my latest FREE webinar “The Truth About Dangerous Exercises and Personal Training”.

You find out more and register for this webinar at:

http://ewebinars.com/4185/n5d8uyc9x1/webinar-register.php

Best Wishes

Paul Wright

Strength and Conditioning for Rugby Union and Rugby League – Update with Ashley Jones

Are you a health professional involved in exercise prescription and rehabilitation of athletes?

Do you treat or work with Rugby Players or other athletes and want to know “What Works” for size, speed and strength development?

Do you want to know the training secrets used by one of the world’s leading authorities in Rugby conditioning?

Recently – one of my resistance training gurus, former New Zealand All Black and Canterbury Crusader Strength and Conditioning Coach – Ashley Jones –  presented an incredible seminar in Sydney titled:

“Building the Physically Dominant Rugby Player”

I am pleased to say that we recorded this great presentation and it is now available to view for members of my www.PhysioProfessor.com and www.thePTProfessor.com online education portals. Continue reading

The Truth About Dangerous Exercises, Fitness and Personal Training – Free Webinar with Paul Wright

This FREE webinar will give you facts about dangerous exercises and personal training that all health and fitness professionals should know.

In this presentation International Health and Fitness expert – Paul Wright – will share with you:

– The 7 exercise rules taught to most health and fitness professionals
and why they cause confusion.

– The Winston Churchill quote that clarifies the issue of safe
versus dangerous exercise in fitness and PT programs. Continue reading

Ashley Jones – Strength and Conditioning for Rugby League and Rugby Union

Are you a personal trainer, fitness coach, or competitive Rugby League or Rugby Union player looking for unique strategies used by high level football teams to get almost instant improvements from their players…?

The Physioprofessor cameras had the absolute pleasure of recording an incredible three hour presentation by Australia and New Zealand’s Leading Rugby Conditioning Expert – Ashley Jones – where he shared the secrets to strength and conditioning for Rugby league and Rugby Union.

Ashley has spent the past 20 years working with the Canterbury Crusaders, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Northern Eagles and now the Australian Wallabies.

Ashley has been instrumental in the increased speed and fitness of the modern professional footballer.

In this great live seminar Ashley shares the training drills and strategies he uses every day with his elite and junior players including: Continue reading

Muscle Imbalance and Injury Risk – Tips for Physiotherapists and Personal Trainers

Many people looking to get fit end up with injuries, and it is a sad fact that many of these injuries can be prevented by looking more closely at how the exercise programs are structured and how they effectively balance all the muscles of the body.

Muscle balance can be defined as the “relationship between both the strength and the length of muscles and groups of muscles as they cross over joints “. This definition leads us to the conclusion that it is possible for muscles to have any or a combination of the following : Continue reading

Shoulder Joint and AC Joint Pain – Exercise Tips for Personal Trainers

Pain originating from the AC joint (the joint at the end of the collarbone – on top of the shoulder) is usually well localized and the client will often place one finger directly over the AC joint when asked to indicate the most painful area.

There is usually discomfort with humerus and scapula movement, particularly movements where the arm is brought across the body into a horizontally flexed position. Uncomfortable exercises in the gym may include bench press ( particularly wide grip bench as you have found already), dips and push-ups. The person often has difficulty sleeping on the effected side. Continue reading