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Adductor Function – Not what the books say either……

26th April 2012 By bacPST

I just LOVE this muscle! It does most things other than adduct your hip!!  If you lie on the ground on your side and lift you lower leg… sure… your adductors adduct your hip…..BUT during function, it does a fabulous job at not adducting your hip. They are the adductor brevis, longus, magnus oblique and […]

Filed Under: Back pain, Exercise, Injury, Muscle Function, Osteopathy, Sports Injury, Treatment Tagged With: healthy-living

Hamstring function – This is not just a knee flexor and the books say!

19th April 2012 By bacPST

Hamstring function – How it assists in knee extension While on the subject of knee extension…. The hamstring can flex the knee against gravity when prone or standing with the foot in non-weightbearing….but during most function, the action of the HAMSTRING is so much more complex. During swing phase, the hip is flexing and the […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Injury, Osteopathy, Sports Injury, Treatment, Uncategorized Tagged With: functional assessment, Hamstring, knee extension, osteopath, thigh injury, thigh pain, treatment

Gastrocnemius function – How it assists in knee extension

19th April 2012 By bacPST

Gastrocnemius function – How it assists in knee extension This attaches above the knee into the femur and into the achilles tendon.  It acts in a similar way to soleus, but as it attaches to the femur, its influence on the proximal joints and structures is more significant. Gastrocnemius decelerates internal rotation of the femur […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calf injury, calf pain, Gastrocnemius, knee extension, osteopath, treatment

The Kinetic Chain when walking/Running

7th April 2012 By bacPST

Check out this concise biomechanical sequence of what happens during GAIT here If you feel you need to be assessed or have any problems/injuries the need osteopathic treatment, call the clinic on 020 8605 2323

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gait, health, medicine, running, walking

Sportstarts – Get involved in some way if you can!!

7th April 2012 By bacPST

Sports lovers….check out Sportstarts here Sportstarts is a charity that has been set up to help discover athletic talent in both able bodied and disabled children in the London Borough of Merton. Sportstarts will provide both able-bodied and disabled school age children with the opportunity to attend free taster sessions in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic disciplines […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: london borough of merton, soccer, sports, training

Skin Cancer – repost

15th March 2012 By bacPST

Check out this link……  This must be kept in our minds at all times when treating patients  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: melanoma, skin cancer, Sun exposure

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