Discussion: Rubbish to your butt-wink populism
in: riley mcfarlane ; riley mcfarlane > 2019-09-24
Sep 26, 2019 12:51 PM
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Cut & Pasted below:
What is the correct lifting technique to prevent injury? Short answer: there isn't one! This video shows the world record holder for a deadlift.....lifting from a flexed spine position!! So why do we continue to "scare" workers into adopting "the correct lifting technique" to prevent injury?
Here's some interesting evidence to ponder:
"Manual handling training often involves teaching people how to lift, as lifting is the main way of loading the spine and is often cited as provocative in those with LBP" (Coenen et al., 2014).
"There is no in vivo evidence that lifting with a round back is a predictor for LBP, nor that lifting with a straight back is safer, despite this being a widely held belief" (Nolan et al., 2018)
Kingma et al., 2010 and van Dieen et al., 1999 = “there is no substantial biomechanical evidence to support training and instruction in which the squat technique is advocated.”
"This may help to explain why teaching people how to lift has not been shown to be effective in preventing LBP (Hignett et.al, 2008)
Food for thought!
https://lnkd.in/feUQ9id
#lifting #manualhandling #manualtaskriskmanagement #technique
What is the correct lifting technique to prevent injury? Short answer: there isn't one! This video shows the world record holder for a deadlift.....lifting from a flexed spine position!! So why do we continue to "scare" workers into adopting "the correct lifting technique" to prevent injury?
Here's some interesting evidence to ponder:
"Manual handling training often involves teaching people how to lift, as lifting is the main way of loading the spine and is often cited as provocative in those with LBP" (Coenen et al., 2014).
"There is no in vivo evidence that lifting with a round back is a predictor for LBP, nor that lifting with a straight back is safer, despite this being a widely held belief" (Nolan et al., 2018)
Kingma et al., 2010 and van Dieen et al., 1999 = “there is no substantial biomechanical evidence to support training and instruction in which the squat technique is advocated.”
"This may help to explain why teaching people how to lift has not been shown to be effective in preventing LBP (Hignett et.al, 2008)
Food for thought!
https://lnkd.in/feUQ9id
#lifting #manualhandling #manualtaskriskmanagement #technique
Sep 26, 2019 12:53 PM
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There are plenty of ways in which you can be proactive and reduce the chances of picking up injuries.
1. Variety and consistency
It may sound counter-intuitive to aparkrunner kid with long hair, but actually doing the same thing the same way all the time is in itself associated with increased injury risk, so here are a few tips on how to add variety into your parkrun life.
Try running the occasional parkrun as an interval session where you mix sections of faster running with sections of walking or jogging. Using muscles in a different way and moving with different stride patterns will not only reduce the cumulative stress on your muscle tissues, but might even make you faster if that’s your goal.
Running more, shorter runs rather than fewer longer runs will also help you adapt to increased running volume. For new parkrunners I would always advise one or two rest days between runs.
2. Progress slowly
New runners are often bitten by the running bug! Whilst this enthusiasm and newfound passion for running is an incredible, euphoric feeling, new runners can be particularly keen to run more and more and more, but research suggests that newer runners are particularly prone to certain injuries as their bodies adapt to moving in a new way.
These could include shin splints (pain on the inside of the shin), or tendon pain such as Achilles tendonitis (sometimes called Achilles tendinopathy) which is pain on the back of your leg above your heel.
The best and most effective way to greatly reduce your risk of developing these issues is to avoid increasing your training too quickly. The three main parts of training are:
Frequency – the number of runs
Speed – how fast you run
Duration – how long you run for
A useful approach is to not increase more than one of these at the same time or in the same week and this will help reduce the likelihood of injury.
For example, one week could increase the number of times you run, or you can try running faster on one of the days, or you can increase the distance of your longest run. But avoid doing more than one of these things at the same time.
3. Monitor your training
A really useful way to keep an eye on your training and ensure you are not overtraining is to track your training progress. This could be a simple as keeping a diary using pen and paper, or log your runs on an app such as Strava. This will help you monitor your running, and prevent any unwanted spikes in training which might be signs you are overdoing it.
4. Get stronger
Including a couple of sessions of simple resistance exercises such as calf raises or squats each week on an on-going basis will help you deal with the cumulative demands of running.
This is true for every runner, but particularly for new runners and older runners. If you have had a previous injury, it may be worth talking to your local physio or sports therapist for more specific advice on which rehabilitation exercises are most appropriate for you.
1. Variety and consistency
It may sound counter-intuitive to a
Try running the occasional parkrun as an interval session where you mix sections of faster running with sections of walking or jogging. Using muscles in a different way and moving with different stride patterns will not only reduce the cumulative stress on your muscle tissues, but might even make you faster if that’s your goal.
Running more, shorter runs rather than fewer longer runs will also help you adapt to increased running volume. For new parkrunners I would always advise one or two rest days between runs.
2. Progress slowly
New runners are often bitten by the running bug! Whilst this enthusiasm and newfound passion for running is an incredible, euphoric feeling, new runners can be particularly keen to run more and more and more, but research suggests that newer runners are particularly prone to certain injuries as their bodies adapt to moving in a new way.
These could include shin splints (pain on the inside of the shin), or tendon pain such as Achilles tendonitis (sometimes called Achilles tendinopathy) which is pain on the back of your leg above your heel.
The best and most effective way to greatly reduce your risk of developing these issues is to avoid increasing your training too quickly. The three main parts of training are:
Frequency – the number of runs
Speed – how fast you run
Duration – how long you run for
A useful approach is to not increase more than one of these at the same time or in the same week and this will help reduce the likelihood of injury.
For example, one week could increase the number of times you run, or you can try running faster on one of the days, or you can increase the distance of your longest run. But avoid doing more than one of these things at the same time.
3. Monitor your training
A really useful way to keep an eye on your training and ensure you are not overtraining is to track your training progress. This could be a simple as keeping a diary using pen and paper, or log your runs on an app such as Strava. This will help you monitor your running, and prevent any unwanted spikes in training which might be signs you are overdoing it.
4. Get stronger
Including a couple of sessions of simple resistance exercises such as calf raises or squats each week on an on-going basis will help you deal with the cumulative demands of running.
This is true for every runner, but particularly for new runners and older runners. If you have had a previous injury, it may be worth talking to your local physio or sports therapist for more specific advice on which rehabilitation exercises are most appropriate for you.
Sep 30, 2019 6:04 AM
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Managing Injuries
1. Reduce your training
Believe it or not, some of the most effective advice for injured runners is the simplest. Reducing your running to the point that your pain settles down and reduces, not necessarily stopping altogether, is the best place to start.
2. Contributing factors
Next, take a look back at what you have been doing and what life has been like in the few weeks building up to your injury and you will probably find the answer to why you are in pain.
As running is our hobby, not our jobs, often work and life stresses are equally important to deal with as modifying your training.
3. Treatment
My recommendation would be trying the above for a week or two and, if this doesn’t allow you to resume running, seek an opinion from someone with a proven history of working with runners. This could be a GP, your local physiotherapist, or a sports massage with a sports therapist.
My advice would be to be a little bit cautious of online message boards, and even well-intentioned fellow runners or clubmates, as every runner is an individual, we are all different, and every injury is unique to that individual.
But what about parkrun?
The brilliant thing about parkrun is that, even if you can’t run, you can walk or jog and nobody will judge you. And even if your injury prevents you from completing the 5km, you can still volunteer in various different roles which will help you stay part of your parkrun community.
Or, you can just come along and support your fellow parkrunners, which can help you deal with some of the frustrations of not being able to run, and keep your morale up by socialising with your fellow parkrunners in the cafe afterwards!
Returning to running
Once you are able to start building your running up again, do it slowly and monitor your response. As a general rule, you should not experience an increase in pain in the twenty-four hours following your run, so this is a good way to judge that you are on the mend, and back on the road to your next parkrun milestone!
1. Reduce your training
Believe it or not, some of the most effective advice for injured runners is the simplest. Reducing your running to the point that your pain settles down and reduces, not necessarily stopping altogether, is the best place to start.
2. Contributing factors
Next, take a look back at what you have been doing and what life has been like in the few weeks building up to your injury and you will probably find the answer to why you are in pain.
As running is our hobby, not our jobs, often work and life stresses are equally important to deal with as modifying your training.
3. Treatment
My recommendation would be trying the above for a week or two and, if this doesn’t allow you to resume running, seek an opinion from someone with a proven history of working with runners. This could be a GP, your local physiotherapist, or a sports massage with a sports therapist.
My advice would be to be a little bit cautious of online message boards, and even well-intentioned fellow runners or clubmates, as every runner is an individual, we are all different, and every injury is unique to that individual.
But what about parkrun?
The brilliant thing about parkrun is that, even if you can’t run, you can walk or jog and nobody will judge you. And even if your injury prevents you from completing the 5km, you can still volunteer in various different roles which will help you stay part of your parkrun community.
Or, you can just come along and support your fellow parkrunners, which can help you deal with some of the frustrations of not being able to run, and keep your morale up by socialising with your fellow parkrunners in the cafe afterwards!
Returning to running
Once you are able to start building your running up again, do it slowly and monitor your response. As a general rule, you should not experience an increase in pain in the twenty-four hours following your run, so this is a good way to judge that you are on the mend, and back on the road to your next parkrun milestone!
Sep 30, 2019 11:33 AM
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It's certainly very common for distance runners in their mid-teens to get injured - it's a time when you're growing quickly and there are plenty of conditions associated with that.
The one piece of advice I'd give is not to ramp up your training too quickly. I had some injury problems at 14 but nothing major after than until my mid-20s, and one thing I did was not to increase my training by more than 20-30% in any one year.
The one piece of advice I'd give is not to ramp up your training too quickly. I had some injury problems at 14 but nothing major after than until my mid-20s, and one thing I did was not to increase my training by more than 20-30% in any one year.
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