As a British Physiotherapist, my training was completed during the beginning of the new wave of evidence-based practitioners. My fellow students and I witnessed many of the professions traditions and practices decline in usage and popularity at the hands of the...
Hello! My name is Maria, I am the Physiotherapist for British Fencing. This summer I attended the Tokyo ‘2020’ Olympic Games to support our qualified Team GB Fencer Marcus Mepstead. It was such a unique and memorable experience I thought I’d share some of it with you....
As is quite typical for his type, my Donny lad has a tendency to pull himself along with his forelimbs rather than to fully engage his back end and generate his forward propulsion by sufficiently pushing from his hind limbs. I don’t know a great deal of his background...
This Blog is a little bit special; we are honored that Stuart has shared his personal taping experience with us and we are excited to pass it on to you – our committed Blog reader. From Stuart… My name is Stuart Maloney and in 1982 I was born with...
Dear RockTape, I wanted to tell you about a patient I have with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS); RockTape has been instrumental in her daily function. My patient has Ehlers-Danlos and Chiari Malformation. The EDS causes ligaments to be very loose causing...
Artwork by Stephanie Lochmueller, RMT, FST3, CFSC, CHN, MPS @sloch_holistic @sloch.anatomyart Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a condition that may cause numbing, tingling, and weakness in the arm, elbow, and hand. Typically, this condition can be treated with...
Artwork by Stephanie Lochmueller, RMT, FST3, CFSC, CHN, MPS @sloch_holistic @sloch.anatomyart Plantar fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-I-tis) is one of the most common causes of heel pain, common in runners, overweight populations and those who wear shoes with inadequate...
Cupping practitioners often claim that cupping improves blood flow and refer to the circular reddening of the skin as clear evidence for this. We can learn more about blood flow within the microenvironment of the vacuum from a fascinating photoacoustic imaging study...
From RockPod tutor, Daniel Lawrence @ThePhysioChannel We often describe cupping as a manual therapy tool to decompress – Lifting in a world of pushing. In this short blog we report that compression is still a feature of cupping! The skin and deeper soft...
We are excited to announce RockTape products, as well as sister companies Flow Massage Guns flowsportstech.co.uk and Stick Mobility stickmobility.co.uk will be available across all 7 Pure Sports Medicine puresportsmed.com sites . PSM have a highly qualified team of...
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