I just put out a Movement Optimism Podcast on whether Physios suck at exercise prescription. It is in response to a trend over the past few years where I hear physios/rehab pros being criticized. The criticism is that Physios don’t understand the basics of Strength and Conditioning and that if they knew these better they would get better results with their patients.

Is Movement Optimism for Movement Morons?

This is a good question – a tad insulting but lets let it slide. Because we should challenge Movement Optimism. But first we need to look at what Movement Optimism is (good old blog here).

A comprehensive approach to using a traditional biomechanically based practice within a biopsychosocial approach. 

You click bait jerk. I know. But hear me out.

Apologies for the length of the post. It was meant to be a microblog but it morphed into pre-course reading for those taking Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science.

I know many people hate the term non-specific low back pain. The assumption being that if you know the anatomical source of pain you can give tailored treatment to your patients. But not only do I think that doesn’t matter much in the spine (there are exceptions and I wrote about that here) but it also doesn’t matter much at other joints. Let’s talk about the knee for example.