Rene Descartes suggested “If there´s damage, there´s pain, if there´s no damage therefore there´s no pain and the more damage you have, the more pain you feel”, suggesting that the degree of pain experienced was directly proportional to the degree of tissue damage, but… is that correct? NO, ABSOLUTELY NO! First of all we should know and understand what the pain is and according to the IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and em

There are three phases of specific rehabilitation that can be viewed as a continuum for prescribing exercises(1) Phase 1: Focus on low-load precision to activate deep cervical and axioscapular muscles. Phase 2: Coordination of muscles during postural movements and functional tasks. Phase 3: Strength and endurance. PHASE 1: PRECISION & LOW LOAD EXERCISES In this first stage the focus is on training deep cervical neck flexor control in supine, scapula setting in sitting and 4PK

Today we are going to talk a little bit about knee pain after a knee replacement and we have found some interesting research papers about it, so let’s see what this anterior knee pain is and how we can treat it. First of all, they concluded that anterior knee pain after a knee replacement could be a multifactorial problem and this pain is caused by soft tissues being overloaded and/or mechanical causes like instability or femoral or tibial rotations.(1) But… is it normal to f