What is the Nocebo Effect?
I wrote a little on my social media yesterday about avoiding nocebo-ing myself last year when I was going through an injury – but what IS the Nocebo effect? I … Continue reading What is the Nocebo Effect?
Tag: rehabilitation science
Is progressive overload always required to move out of pain?
This one’s a question for the practitioners out there: If tissue “health” and pain are not well correlated, why would an intervention need to alter the state of tissue in … Continue reading Is progressive overload always required to move out of pain?
Introducing: Total Performance Podcast with Siobhan Milner
I am thrilled to introduce the Total Performance with Siobhan Milner podcast. This podcast is dedicated to all things athletic performance and injury prevention. I’m a strength and conditioning coach, currently working with the Dutch Olympic Team, with a background in exercise and rehabilitation science.
I’m a huge believer in the benefits of movement for everyone from all walks of life, but I particularly like to get nerdy about athletic performance and injury prevention, so that’s primarily what this podcast will be focusing on. Over the last decade or so of working with athletes and performance artists, it’s become really clear to me that performing at a high level requires so much more than great training.
How to Return to Exercise after COVID-19 Infection
If you’re not a professional athlete (and therefore don’t have access to coaching staff and a medical team to monitor your training), it can be helpful to know the current guidelines on returning to sport after COVID-19 infection. As I’m sure we’re all aware – COVID-19 (“Corona virus”) is a relatively new virus. And with emerging variants, and more of the population being vaccinated, guidelines on how to return to training have changed a lot since 2020. Older guidelines suggested a slower return to sport. But the guidelines have changed.
With both widespread availability of vaccines, and the circulation of less deadly strains of COVID-19, the approach is no longer quite as conservative.
New Paper: Intensive care unit clinicians identify many barriers to, and facilitators of, early mobilisation
I’ll be honest – it feels almost insensitive to share this new paper in light of how overwhelmed ICUs and hospitals worldwide are at present in the wake of the … Continue reading New Paper: Intensive care unit clinicians identify many barriers to, and facilitators of, early mobilisation
Listen: Free Podcast with Siobhan Camille Milner on Avoiding Injury for Dancers
As many of you know, I create strength and conditioning programs and work closely with several endurance and team sport athletes to periodise their training programs to improve their performance. … Continue reading Listen: Free Podcast with Siobhan Camille Milner on Avoiding Injury for Dancers
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