It’s that Time of the Year! As we head into November, global sports enthusiastswill no doubt be heavily focused on the World Cup. This will also be the first ever World Cup to be held in the Arab world, which adds even further excitement for the sport and its fans. And with all the …
With the 2022 NBA Summer League wrapping up, you can be sure there are as many athletes celebrating their performances as there are feeling frustration with their own. Despite every one of these athletes truly performing at an elite level, there inevitably are those that simply rise above the rest and therefore further solidify themselves …
Perspective: Let me begin by being clear that yes, everything I am about to present, and have presented, is just more conditioning. But I ask that as you approach this with a beginner’s mind, you ask one question as we go along, “does this intuitively make sense?” Intuition, a gut feeling, is the knowledge of …
The word “concept,” according to Merriam-Webster, is defined as “something conceived in the mind: thought, notion.” This is a great example of the often overlooked subtlety of the conceptual framework of the mind. It is indeed, as the definition states, “the mind” rather than “your mind” or “my mind.” With this concept “in mind” …
Central Sensitization Theory The central sensitization theory emphasizes the role of a hypersensitized central nervous system as the primary driver of chronic pain rather than a repetitive localized trauma in a particular region of an individual’s body. In the case of central sensitization, the frequent pain associated with pain conditions is the result of undesirable …
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To the average person, when asked about the most common injuries that may occur in the sport of rock climbing, images of breaks, bruises and other bodily traumas are likely to be top of mind. However, to the rock climbers themselves, the reality is closer to sprains, strains and other forms of tissue trauma or …
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What is Percussion? Anyone who has been targeted online with an advertisement for a massage gun has no doubt been awestruck by the super slow motion shot of “skin waves” rippling through the thigh or calf of a chiseled male or female bodybuilder while the massage gun’s head pounds away like a small jackhammer. This …