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THE B🥊XING PHYSIO (allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪)

@iangattphysio

▪️Head of Performance Services @GBBoxing 🥊🇬🇧▪️Physio/Cutman @anthonyjoshua + more 🥊🇬🇧 ▪️UpperLimb 🖐️🤛💪 Injury Specialist + Lecturer🌍 ▪️PhD in Sp🥊rt🎓

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🚨🐂 💩 🚨 NO a ‘knot’ is not a ‘nerve entrapment (NE)’ ‼️ True Shoulder NE can occur with symptoms like paresthesia & weakness of the upper limb…awareness is 🔑⤵️ jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-… NO 👉shockwave ain’t ‘releasing’ a true NE ‼️🤨 #beaware #lotsof💩💩💩

🚨🐂 💩 🚨 

NO a ‘knot’ is not a ‘nerve entrapment (NE)’ ‼️

True Shoulder NE can occur with symptoms like paresthesia & weakness of the upper limb…awareness is 🔑⤵️

jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-…

NO 👉shockwave ain’t  ‘releasing’ a true NE ‼️🤨

#beaware #lotsof💩💩💩
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Did you know?🤔 What is the prevalence & types of contact sport 🖐️🤛 injuries, sports causing the highest injury rate & return to play rates? What about recommended treatment approaches? ⤵️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 🧠📈 #learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 #allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪

Did you know?🤔

What is the prevalence & types of contact sport 🖐️🤛 injuries, sports causing the highest injury rate & return to play rates? 

What about recommended treatment approaches? ⤵️

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🧠📈

#learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 
#allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪
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Did you know?🤔 The Enhanced Games is a proposed multi-sport event allowing athletes to use performance-enhancing substances without being subject to drug tests ‼️🤨 Absolute Bonkers! 🫣 Obviously IOC & WADA don’t approve! #cleansport #safeathlete olympics.com/athlete365/new…

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Did you know? 🤔 The use of 🧊🛀 is considered ‘normal’ practice in various sports settings for recovery However 👉 What if hot 🥵 water immersion shows better results than cold 🥶 water immersion for muscle regeneration post injury! 👀 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40437768/ Thoughts?

Did you know? 🤔

The use of 🧊🛀 is considered ‘normal’ practice in various sports settings for recovery 

However 👉 What if hot 🥵 water immersion shows better results than cold 🥶 water immersion for muscle regeneration post injury! 👀

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40437768/

Thoughts?
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Did you know?🤔 In athletes, shoulder pain & injury can be due to objectifiable & modifiable factors ▪️training load ▪️⬇️ strength ▪️range of motion pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40041538/ Worth appreciating non-modifiable factors too ⤵️ ▪️history of pain ▪️previous injury Thoughts ? 👀

Did you know?🤔

In athletes, shoulder pain & injury can be due to objectifiable & modifiable factors 

▪️training load
▪️⬇️ strength
▪️range of motion

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40041538/

Worth appreciating non-modifiable factors too ⤵️

▪️history of pain
▪️previous injury

Thoughts ? 👀
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🚨🐂 💩 🚨 Some so called ‘therapists’ claim they can fix ‘Frozen Shoulder’ in minutes‼️👀 Wow! 🫣 Sure…conservative treatment can be effective with ⬇️ night pain in 1 month & ⬆️ motion within a year sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Not 👉 In Minutes! 🤨 #BeAware #Lotsof💩💩💩

🚨🐂 💩 🚨 

Some so called ‘therapists’ claim they can fix ‘Frozen Shoulder’ in minutes‼️👀

Wow! 🫣

Sure…conservative treatment can be effective with ⬇️ night pain in 1 month & ⬆️ motion within a year

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Not 👉 In Minutes! 🤨

#BeAware #Lotsof💩💩💩
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🚨Learning Opportunity🚨 Fancy 🧠📈 on the UpperLimb!?🤩 LIVE courses 👉 next week!! ‘Sporting Hand & Wrist’ 📍 💻 🗓️ 20th June ⏰ 9:00-13:00 BST trainingmadeeasy.org/sporting-upper… ‘Sporting UpperLimb Masterclass’ 📍 Bristol 🗓️ 21-22nd June trainingmadeeasy.org/sporting-upper… Join us! 💪💪

🚨Learning Opportunity🚨

Fancy 🧠📈 on the UpperLimb!?🤩

LIVE courses 👉 next week!! 

‘Sporting Hand & Wrist’

📍 💻 
🗓️ 20th June
⏰ 9:00-13:00 BST 

trainingmadeeasy.org/sporting-upper…

‘Sporting UpperLimb Masterclass’

📍 Bristol
🗓️ 21-22nd June

trainingmadeeasy.org/sporting-upper…

Join us! 💪💪
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Another delivery of the ‘Sporting Hand & Wrist’ 💻 Thx 🙏 to all attending for your interaction! 🤩 🧠📈 #learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 #allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪

Another delivery of the  ‘Sporting Hand & Wrist’ 💻 

Thx 🙏 to all attending for your interaction! 🤩

🧠📈

#learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 
#allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪
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A great 🥊🥊 event in #birmingham 🏟️ Not to be for Galal Yafai but what a warrior going 12 incredible rounds against an incredibly seasoned fighter! Privileged to have supported the team as #Cutman #Wrapman✂️ #Cornerman To the next one! 👊 #theboxingphysio🥊🥊

A great 🥊🥊 event in #birmingham 🏟️ 

Not to be for <a href="/galal_yafai/">Galal Yafai</a> but what a warrior going 12 incredible rounds against an incredibly seasoned fighter! 

Privileged to have supported the team as 
#Cutman #Wrapman✂️ #Cornerman 

To the next one! 👊

#theboxingphysio🥊🥊
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Thx 🙏 to University of Bristol for hosting the Sporting UpperLimb Masterclass Course in collaboration with Training Made Easy Class engagement from all attendees! 🤩 To the next one! 👊 🧠📈 #learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 #allabouttheupperlimb🖐🤛💪

Thx 🙏 to <a href="/BristolUni/">University of Bristol</a> for hosting the Sporting UpperLimb Masterclass Course in collaboration with <a href="/Trainingmadeasy/">Training Made Easy</a> 

Class engagement from all attendees! 🤩

To the next one! 👊

🧠📈

#learningtogether🫶🫶🫶 
#allabouttheupperlimb🖐🤛💪
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Did you know?🤔 Are physical examination tests useful in traumatic shoulders? Two simple tests ⤵️ 👉Inability to abduct above 90° 👉Weakness in external rotation = likelihood of rotator cuff tears = useful for decision making for obtaining scans pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40462009/

Did you know?🤔

Are physical examination tests useful in traumatic shoulders? 

Two simple tests ⤵️
👉Inability to abduct above 90° 
👉Weakness in external rotation 

= likelihood of rotator cuff tears 

= useful for decision making for obtaining scans

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40462009/
THE B🥊XING PHYSIO (allabouttheupperlimb🖐️🤛💪) (@iangattphysio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brain Impact in 🥊🥊 is an important topic especially towards athlete welfare In collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University we GB Boxing have launched a project which hopefully will help guide training optimisation whilst considering 🧠 function! 🤩 Early days 👉 more to come 🤞🤞

Brain Impact in 🥊🥊 is an important topic especially towards athlete welfare 

In collaboration with <a href="/sheffhallamuni/">Sheffield Hallam University</a> we <a href="/gbboxing/">GB Boxing</a> have launched a project which hopefully will help guide training optimisation whilst considering 🧠 function! 🤩

Early days 👉 more to come 🤞🤞
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Did you know?🤔 A boxing 🥊 corner & formula one 🏎️ pit stop share similarities ▪️Teamwork 🤝 ▪️Efficiency ⏰ ▪️Effectiveness 🎯 In both scenarios it’s about enabling the athlete to perform by providing the best support available! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

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Did you know?🤔 A boxing 🥊 corner & formula one 🏎️ pit stop share similarities ▪️Teamwork 🤝 ▪️Efficiency ⏰ ▪️Effectiveness 🎯 In both scenarios it’s about enabling the athlete to perform by providing the best support available! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

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Did you know? 🤔 Is Exercise a good approach towards ⬇️ Chronic Shoulder Pain? = Yes (effects of > 6 wks & up to 52 wks) Does adding adjunct therapies like MT add value to exercise? = Debatable How about 💉? = Not really pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11… What’s your approach? 👀

Did you know? 🤔

Is Exercise a good approach towards ⬇️ Chronic Shoulder Pain? = Yes (effects of &gt; 6 wks &amp; up to 52 wks)

Does adding adjunct therapies like MT  add value to exercise? = Debatable 

How about 💉? = Not really 

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11…

What’s your approach? 👀
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Did you know?🤔 For De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis 👍 patient perspectives 🟰imp since personal choice can vary between therapy, splint, injection & surgery! 👀 jhsgo.org/article/S2589-… Educating on the various interventions available should be part of a clinician’s approach 👌👌

Did you know?🤔

For De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis 👍 patient perspectives 🟰imp since personal choice can vary between therapy, splint, injection &amp; surgery! 👀

jhsgo.org/article/S2589-…

Educating on the various interventions available should be part of a clinician’s approach 👌👌
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🚨 🐂 💩 🚨 “Still confused about ultrasound (US) settings” ⁉️👀 So….there is a diff between diagnostic & therapeutic US Diagnostic = ✔️ Therapeutic = 💩 No confusion here…don’t bother with therapeutic ultrasound settings 👉 ain’t worth it! #Beaware #Lotsof💩💩💩

🚨 🐂 💩 🚨 

“Still confused about ultrasound (US) settings” ⁉️👀

So….there is a diff between diagnostic &amp; therapeutic US

Diagnostic  = ✔️

Therapeutic = 💩 

No confusion here…don’t bother with therapeutic ultrasound settings 👉 ain’t worth it! 

#Beaware #Lotsof💩💩💩