Poseidon Performance’s Ethical Stance Against Pseudoscience: Commitment to Proven, Effective Treatments
Ethics, Treatment, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones Ethics, Treatment, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones

Poseidon Performance’s Ethical Stance Against Pseudoscience: Commitment to Proven, Effective Treatments

In today’s world of health and wellness, trends often come and go quickly, making it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. Terms like “energy healing,” “detox,” and “alternative therapy” have become part of popular health culture, but many of these treatments fall under pseudoscience—practices that lack solid scientific evidence

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Firefly Portable Recovery Device: 7 Key Benefits for Faster, Effective Recovery
Rehabilitation, Recovery Nicholas Martin-Jones Rehabilitation, Recovery Nicholas Martin-Jones

Firefly Portable Recovery Device: 7 Key Benefits for Faster, Effective Recovery

In the world of fitness and sports performance, recovery is just as important as the workout itself. Proper recovery not only allows athletes to train harder but also reduces the risk of injury and enhances overall performance. One tool that has garnered attention in recent years for its effectiveness in aiding recovery is the Firefly Portable Recovery Device.

This compact, wearable device is designed to stimulate neuromuscular activity, helping to accelerate the recovery process in a non-invasive, drug-free manner.

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The Top Benefits of Normatec Compression Therapy for Recovery and Performance
Rehabilitation, Recovery Nicholas Martin-Jones Rehabilitation, Recovery Nicholas Martin-Jones

The Top Benefits of Normatec Compression Therapy for Recovery and Performance

Normatec compression therapy is a cutting-edge recovery tool that has gained popularity among athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and those seeking to optimize their health and performance. Using dynamic air compression, Normatec mimics the natural muscle pump, promoting circulation and accelerating recovery. Here’s an overview of the key benefits of Normatec compression therapy and how it can help you recover faster and perform at your best.

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Brachiating. A.K.A: The Dead Hang
Rehabilitation, Stretching Nicholas Martin-Jones Rehabilitation, Stretching Nicholas Martin-Jones

Brachiating. A.K.A: The Dead Hang

Benefits of the Dead Hang for Rehabilitation

According to Dr. Kirsch, the hang is good for people with shoulder impingement and even rotator cuff injuries. Here’s why:

Apart from stretching the brachial arteries, the hang also stretches and strengthens the supraspinatus tendon. This is the tendon that’s mainly responsible for shoulder strength, mobility, and endurance.

Athletes with shoulder impingement syndrome suffer from painful entrapment of soft tissue whenever they elevate the arm. The pathological mechanism is a structural narrowing in the subacromial space. When you raise your arms forward, the supraspinatus tendon gets pinched between the coracoacromial arch and the humeral head and greater tuberosity of the humerus. That’s where the pinching sensation comes from when you try to raise an injured or compromised shoulder.

When the arms are raised straight up as in the dead hang, the humerus presses into the acromion (a bony extension of the shoulder blade). This gives the tendon room to move and stretch without getting pinched. This allows you to exercise, stretch, and reshape this tendon and the surrounding muscles and bones improving mobility while reducing pain

The more you do the dead hang or brachiating, the better and stronger your shoulders will be. It opens up the shoulder muscles and increases their range of motion. This means you can now flex your shoulders across a larger radius, without it feeling like a struggle.

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Age is NOT a disability….
Fitness, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones Fitness, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones

Age is NOT a disability….

And getting older should NEVER be an excuse NOT to live your best life for the rest of your life. But HEALTHY ageing does require intelligent EXERCISE efforts that unlock the key to achieving true performance and longevity at ANY age. And the more we continue to learn about healthy AGEING the more clear it becomes that

There is key performance indicators that have credible scientific reviews to predict life expectancy. In this blog, I have listed 5 physical tests that had been found to predict longevity and independent living.

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Are you still doing static stretch in your warm up?
Human Performance, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones Human Performance, Rehabilitation Nicholas Martin-Jones

Are you still doing static stretch in your warm up?

Static stretch has become ingrained in the psyche of athlete, coaches and personal trainers, with injury prevention and performance enhancement being given as justifications for its inclusion with this mantra repeated parrot fashion or ‘this is what your supposed to do’ and ‘we’ve always done this’. However, there is little, if any, evidence that stretching pre or post training prevents injury. Similarly, in terms of the performance enhancement elements, research suggests that rather than enhance subsequent performance, static stretching can compromise muscle performance.

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