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Neurological / Psychological

Metabolic Syndrome and Lifestyle Interventions

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition defined by a constellation of associated risk factors that increase a person’s chances of contracting stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and diabetes (Chen, Yen, Huang, Lee, Hsia, & Lin, 2012). MS affects 35.1% men and 32.6% women in the United States, and associated risk factors include high levels of blood […]

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Limitations of Low Carbohydrate Diets

Modern Western diets tend to be rich in macronutrient sources from refined carbohydrates. In this author’s last assignment, the application of very low carbohydrate diets (VLCD) was explored as a means of treating metabolic syndrome (i.e., diabetes, poor blood lipid profiles, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and decreased insulin sensitivity) (Song, Lee, Song, Paik, & Song, 2014). […]

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Upper / Lower Crossed Syndrome, and Motor Control Tests

In this author’s last post, Vladimir Janda’s lower crossed syndrome (LCS) and upper crossed syndrome (UCS) were explored, in addition to their relationships to the chronic musculoskeletal pain cycle (CMPC) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Furthermore, mobility restrictions, one constituent of UCS and LCS, were covered as it related to the thoracic and hip regions, […]

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Screening for Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome

Vladimir Janda was a physician who, in the late 1970s, found aberrant and unusual postures, motions, joint actions, and muscle imbalances within the human body. He termed the phenomena as lower crossed syndrome (LCS) and upper crossed syndrome (UCS) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Awareness of UCS and LCS is imperative, as the aforementioned syndromes […]

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The Joint-By-Joint Approach: A Road Map to Movement Dysfunctions

Muscles and joints have the capacity to activate and move individually, with a particular action; a concept often echoed within the field of exercise science and academia. Although not an entirely fallacious statement, the body, however, does not abide by such rules when interacting with the environment. Instead, muscles, joints, fascia, and the sensorimotor system […]

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My Use of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

Dysfunctional movement compromises efficiency, and contributes to the initiation/exacerbation of pain (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). The functional movement screen (FMS) attempts to detect movement patterns that are faulty and/or painful, as a means of reducing chances of injury, and improving durability (Cook, Burton, Hoogenboom, & Voight, 2014). However, the FMS is not without criticism, and some […]

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Exploring the Functional Movement Screen

Movement impairment has been thought to live within a perpetual cycle, feeding deeper dysfunction and pain through the passage of time. Such a cycle is known as the chronic musculoskeletal pain cycle (CMPC) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Knowledge of the aforementioned phenomenon demands vigilance and a proactive sensibility from the exercise professional when training […]

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Movement Dysfunctions and Assessment Techniques

Physical function may be thought of as goal-directed movement, considered a conduit between physical actions, commonly defined as movement, and the environment in which it occurs (Cech & Martin, 2012). If movement is inhibited or impaired, an individual may be less able to participate in goal directed movement, in a safe and efficient manner. Additionally, […]

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Regional Interdependence and Neck Pain

Regional interdependence (RI) can be defined by the influence that a remote dysfunctional movement pattern in one part of the body may have on a client’s primary report of pain and symptoms in another region of the body (Sueki, Cleland, & Wainner, 2013). Such a paradigm shift from a traditional structural perspective, which considers symptoms of pain, […]

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Why We Need 12-24 Sessions With Post-Rehab Clients

Kinesiology is an emerging field, slowly finding its place amongst other allied health and health care professions. Historically, Kinesiology is new, compared to the inception and growth of other established professions (i.e., massage therapy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, and medicine). Often, (I do not believe this to be intentional), our message, scope of practice, and efficaciousness appears […]

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