Quantum Performance

Let’s talk about CADENCE 🏃🏻‍♂️

With the weather warming up and the City to Bay looming, recreational runners are ramping their KM’s

With an increase in load, we see an influx of overuse injuries this time of year. One of the common factors that can contribute to overuse injuries in recreational runners is cadence

Listen to Deqlhan explain what this is and how it might affect your injury risk

Blood Flow Restriction training is one of the modalities we use in clinic to rehab various conditions that may not be able to tolerate high loads during rehab phases.

Today we had Deqlhan provide a professional development session exploring the specifics of how and when to deliver this modality in our rehab space w/ special guest Sophie!

In particular we choose to use the VALD Performance AirBands for ease of use and effectiveness!

Kayla experienced a complex, comminuted, mid-shaft humerus fracture following a tackling incident at footy. She is 2 weeks post humeral nail, which was complicated by a large, benign bone cyst which affected the integrity of her bone.

Her post-op orders consisted of:
- Weight-bearing less than a teacup
- Begin gentle active range of motion
- No active abduction past 30 degrees
- Sling as required for comfort

Here we have begun some gentle passive ranges, soft-tissue work, and early exercises whilst protecting the integrity of the repair to maintain the mobility of her joint while she remains in the sling.

A great reminder that even while not actively moving the arm or completing “strengthening” exercises, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do even in the early stages!