'We've been in Sports Clinic for the past 4 weeks and thoroughly enjoyed it! We found it very beneficial as all the skills are also transferable to general clinic practise. We thought you'd like to hear about some of the things we've learned during our time with Robin- hopefully this will be useful for other students coming into sports clinic in the future. Robin has challenged the student group in a supportive manner to help re-think and re-contextualise the view taken towards different patients'.
Here's some of our discoveries during the last four weeks!-
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-Functional bio-mechanics- Robin Lansman,s different approach to patients, particularly regarding positive and negative motivators for exercise has been useful
-Deeper palpation- palpate dysfunction in muscles and 'track-it' during active movements, different planes of tension and different parts of the muscle.
Instead of treating a muscle as a whole he's taught us to differentiate areas of dysfunction and challenge our knowledge of the benefits of false insertions.
-Treatment- false origin with active inhibition, introduction to functional active release
-Stretches- isolating and making more focal/specific i.e deep gemelli hip-stretch
-Distinction between types of Orthotics- impression molded/neutrally cast
-Assessment of appropriate/inappropriate footwear including sports shoes with/without Orthotics.
-Revisiting muscle physiology concepts: 'Contracted muscle is shorter, shortened muscles is weaker'
-Case history- more direct approach- 'where's it affecting you today/now?'
-Follow-up questions for returning patients: pt demonstrate exercises. If stretching exercises are making it worse- maybe pt doing it too hard/too much. If exercises are making it worse- question your diagnosis
'Please pass on our appreciation to Robin.'
