Friday, 1 July 2011

ANDREA FUSCO - AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF MANAGING SHOULDER INJURY

Italian Physiotherapist Andrea Fusco presented an alternative means of managing upper limb injuries using techniques and understanding learned form aikido and dance.



Here is a link to notes taken from the entire workshop, but in brief here are some of his guidelines for treatment post rigorous examination of movement.

FUNCTIONAL STEP 1 & 2 : Involves
Mobility
Stability
Symmetry
Muscular tone tuning
Body weight transfer

Toward SPORT SPECIFIC DEMANDS:
Kinetic energy management (bold change)
Agility drills
Contextual drills
Technical drills


This session had an interactive element at the end where three volunteers had themselves examined for fluidity and control of movement.

The understanding from Andrea's background in martial arts comes through strongly, and makes for an excellent and fresh examination of management of shoulder injuries.

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