An Article About Fascia

Finally an article in today's Straits Times about fascia. It was originally published in the New York Times. This helps explain a little about how and why we treat fascia and how caring for it can improve your health.

There are many skeptics and naysayers still, but more research and knowledge is definitely emerging. It's in the Life section of today's Straits Times on page C3.

Fans Of The Hip, Fans Of Learning

It's the the turn of the 3 amigos again this time since Rachel and I went previously to the Anatomy Trains course. Yes, we take turns to go for courses so we get better at treating you. We always want to be better physiotherapists. That makes us fans of lifelong learning.

I took a peak at Gino's notes. Here's how you may get sciatica resulting from your piriformis muscle and not from a prolapsed disc even though your MRI scan suggest so.

I'm looking forward to picking their brains through our own sharing session soon. Stay tuned.

Sharing What We've Learnt

Team huddle 

After Rachel and I did the Anatomy Trains course just under 2 weeks ago, Reggie, Ting Jun and Gino had their arches and legs course just after us.

To consolidate what we've learnt, we set aside time and spent this morning reviewing what we've done. It was very helpful to bounce ideas/ observations and suggestions of we've seen with patients so far.

Yes, we spend lots of time refining our techniques so we can get our patients better quicker. We don't take short cuts or use treatment techniques that don't get results.

Ride (to) Port Dickson

We even came up with our own mnemonic for remembering a certain technique.

Just trying our best to become better physios.

Our Turn At The Anatomy Trains Course

After seeing Reggie, Gino and Ting Jun attend the previous Anatomy Trains courses, we definitely wanted to go and learn too. Especially since I was told it really ties in very nicely with many of the treatment strategies we already do, especially with fascia.

Gino has shown us stuff that he has learnt from the same course, but the actual presenter would definitely have a few more pearls of wisdom.

So Rachel and I will be attending this very same course over the next 3 days so that we too can be able to treat our patients better.

Being the guinea pig

While Gino Was Out Learning .....

Having fun 

We were enjoying ourselves in the infinity pool. That's right, since Gino insisted on us coming along with him while he attends the Floss band (by Sanctband) "Easy Flossing" course in Ipoh, Malaysia.

What's that again? Floss bands are elastic compression bands made by Sanctband, whose factory is just behind us at the Weil Hotel.

They are also called Voodoo bands and are very popular among people who does Crossfit. But only Santband have 3 different sizes and 4 different grades of resistance.

According to Gino, they can be used to increase mobility in different parts of the body or decrease pain working via fascia and other connective tissue.

From what Gino explains, using the Floss bands to treat fascia is just like using Kinesio tape without having to stick tape on the patients. And it seems to get quicker results.

 I'll leave Gino to explain further in a separate post.

Floss bands by Sanctband