Neurodynamic Solutions for the Lower Quadrant

In September I attended the lower quadrant course run by Michael Shacklock in LA. This course covered well known tests such as the slump test, straight leg raise and it’s variations. It was great to review these tests, improve my specificity of handling and then apply the results to treatment scenarios. The aim of this blog is to share a few of the many tips that I took away from the course.

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Functional assessment of a water skiing injury

The aim of this blog is to outline a case study on a lower back injury sustained from waterskiing and the importance of performing a thorough functional assessment. After completing my Masters I developed a framework for performing a initial musculoskeletal assessment, which I could apply to almost all presentations. For this presentation however my main focus was on the functionally task and mechanism of injury. 

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Improving Hamstring Flexibility - part 1 Assessment.

'Percieved hamstring tightness' is a common complaint in patients with lower back, buttock and posterior thigh pain. Wether this tightness originates from reduced tissue extensibility to altered neural mobility can be determined with tests such as the passive knee extension, active knee extension, passive straight leg raise and slump tests. Treatments targeting an improving neural tissue mobility and address pathoneuromechanics have been shown to be more effective in reducing hamstring tightness, than the more tradition passive/active static hamstring stretches. 

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