The ABC’s of Movement : Active Range, Biomechanics and Co-Contractions with David Grey - Ep. 21 - a podcast by Meghan & Aleena
from 2020-02-03T17:59:08
David is a movement, biomechanics and rehabilitation specialist who works with chronic pain sufferers and athletes in a variety of sports. David has worked with some of the best athletes in the world and regularly consults with other coaches and therapists to help them get the best results with their clients! David knows a ton about the biomechanics foot which we covered in today's episode!🦶
On this Episode:
- David’s Background as an athlete playing Galic Football and Soccer
- David’s Injury that changed his career
- David’s educators include Gary Ward
- “The foot hits the floor, it articulates against the floor. If we look at a knee problem, a shoulder a neck, you still need to look at the foot with some stage”
- What are co-contractions?
- How does David utilize a co-contraction within his client’s rehab programs? --> Check out the shakes!
- How David used biomechanics to heal his injured knee
- Why stretching is not always the solution for pain
- "What if the thing that you’re stretching is the very place that the brain is placing tension in an area to try to protect you. And there you’ve stretched it and taken away that tension.”
- What is delayed knee extension?
- “Knee should not extend as the same time as the hip and the ankle”
- David's IG post on sprinting
- Integration! The key to life!
- The difference between training athletes versus general population
- Being able to see past pain
- Healthcare system in Ireland
- How David moves his brain & body
- What a coffee really means!
Resources:
-Frans Bosch—> Strength Training and Coordination
-Postural Restoration Institute
-What the Foot? by Gary Ward
-Wake up Your Body Online Course by Gary Ward
Our Information:
Email: moveyourBB@gmail.com
**The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.
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