Stretching the Limits
by Lisa Babiuk What are we stretching? It’s not just muscles. Consider that fascia is a continuous network of varying densities – muscle, tendon, ligament, bone – and there are also nerves and blood vessels throughout. How does stretching affect the body globally? If the purpose of stretching is to increase range of motion,are we…
Stretching the Limits
What are we stretching? It’s not just muscles. Consider that fascia is a continuous network of varying densities – muscle, tendon, ligament, bone – and there are also nerves and blood vessels throughout. How does stretching affect the body globally? If the purpose of stretching is to increase range of motion, are we considering the…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – TMJ and Posture Dynamics: Exploring the Hidden Connection
Date: Thursday 22nd February 2024Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK timePresenters: Renata DębickaTitle: TMJ and Posture Dynamics: Exploring the Hidden Connection Summary: Join our enlightening webinar, TMJ and Posture Dynamics: Exploring the Hidden Connection, to uncover the critical but often unnoticed role of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in maintaining and influencing body posture. Moving beyond traditional structural models, this session…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Stretched to the Limit
Date: Thursday 18th January 2024Time: 19.00 – 20.00 UK timePresenters: Lisa BabiukTitle: Stretched to the Limit Summary: Defining the meaning and the limits of stretching in exercise can be ambiguous. Join Lisa Babiuk to explore the limits and the consequences of going beyond the limit of physiological range of motion and anatomical range of motion and explore the applications…
Before and after biotensegrity: A story of a hip assessment and infinite possibilities
In 2008, a pivotal moment reshaped my approach to pediatric physiotherapy. Since the age of 13, my passion had been to assist children with cerebral palsy (CP). I became a pediatric physiotherapist, equipped with the “right” methods, initially confident in my abilities. As my young patients transitioned into teenagers, their complex conditions yielded unsatisfactory progress,…
Before and after biotensegrity: A story of a hip assessment and infinite possibilities
Have you ever had a moment where something extraordinary happened and asked yourself, “How come I missed that? Something so obvious, and I didn’t see it!” It occurred to me in 2008, when the assessment of one of my little patients forever changed my practice. Since the age of 13, I have been driven by…