
What is Pilates? Instructor and Anatomist Tim Fleisher
10/25/17 • 62 min
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Tim was featured on Session 37 where he went into some really cool tips for engaging the deep core muscles using a balloon breathing technique. Back by popular demand, I interviewed Tim on the fly again about Pilates.
What is Pilates?
How is Pilates different than Yoga?
Does Pilates burn a ton of calories?
Differences of Pilates floor work vs machines?
Why you shouldn’t do selfies, and what is #grind.... enjoy.
This was a fun one... he really started to twist the knife on if I look like Paul Rudd or not. You can find out picture references here.
Reach Tim on his website timfleisher.com or email him at [email protected].
Tim was featured on Session 37 where he went into some really cool tips for engaging the deep core muscles using a balloon breathing technique. Back by popular demand, I interviewed Tim on the fly again about Pilates.
What is Pilates?
How is Pilates different than Yoga?
Does Pilates burn a ton of calories?
Differences of Pilates floor work vs machines?
Why you shouldn’t do selfies, and what is #grind.... enjoy.
This was a fun one... he really started to twist the knife on if I look like Paul Rudd or not. You can find out picture references here.
Reach Tim on his website timfleisher.com or email him at [email protected].
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Qs From listeners: Cyclist With Hip Pain, Ankle Sprain, Leg Numbness, Pitcher With Elbow Pain
In this session I’ve picked the best questions from the last few weeks and spent 10 minutes or so answering each.
Case 1: Hip Pain with Cycling
“Hi Doc, I've been doing insanity 4 days a week for over a year plus road cycling, a bit of running and swimming without any injuries thank God. Now it's been 3 weeks I haven't done any sports.. and I planned to start again on next Monday.. but this kind of hip pain (Rectus Femoris Origin Strain) just came to me today.. I didn't hit anything nor anybody hit me.. it just came to me all of a sudden. What causes this? Many thanks in advanced.. Cheers!”
Case 2: Ankle Impingement
“8 months ago i had a bad ankle sprain which lead to persistent ankle anterolateral impingement which results in slight overpronation and slight valgus heel and hence wrong gait also impair any weight bearing activities...The problem is persistent and no improvement with normal physical therapy exercises. I'm about to go for a surgery of ankle arthroscopy but i want to ask you if you have any new techniques that may release such ankle impingement which is located in a very difficult location inside the ankle joint..This may help me to avoid the surgery. Many thanks for your help”
Case 3: Leg Numbness
“Is there any natural way to treat numbness from nerve damage that cause pain within the back of the leg running down to foot ankle causing numbness in bottom of foot and toes is there a home natural way of healing back problem that nerve”
Case 4: Baseball player with Elbow Pain
“I'm a baseball player and I've had this issue since my sophomore year of highschool, it started in the summer when i thought i had tendinitis. I'm now a senior in college and still have this problem. Usually the pain is unbearable and won't go away when i start throwing after not doing so for a few days to a week. Once the season is back into a swing and I'm throwing on a consistent basis it begins to reside, as long as I don't overuse it. I've learned to deal with the pain and to limit my throwing due to never finding a solution. I'm going to give this a try and hope for the best.”
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Causes Of Hand Numbness You Haven't Heard About With Matt Fontaine
Numbness and tingling of the hand, arm, and forearm is an extremely common “injury” for both athletes and non-athletes. I figured we needed to do a podcast session on the upper extremity exclusively and Dr. Fontaine was my go-to-guy.
The causes of numbness to the hand range from a pinched nerve in the neck, to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, to a peripheral neuropathy and much more... each condition is treated slightly different... it all starts with proper diagnosis.
Dr. Matt Fontaine walks us through some reasons for paresthesia or loss of sensation into the upper extremity and some common questions. Some topics we cover are:
- Double Crush Syndrome
- The meaning of Negative Nerve Conduction Tests
- How much a nerve should slide
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- Ulnar Nerve https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11466640
- Radial Nerve https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16182056
- Logic of how to find the location of the trapped nerve
- Treatment options
- What’s the longest you should wait for the “wait and see” approach
Dr. Matt is extremely knowledgeable and successful in treatment of conditions creating loss of sensation. If you live around the Northern Virginia area, here’s his contact info!
Website: http://potomacphysicalmedicine.com/
Podcast: coming soon
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potomacphysicalmedicine/
Twitter: @potomacphysmed
Youtube: PotomacPhysicalMedicine https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYlbuZzzok2YtmU5HTJ9UA
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