The Functional Approach Blog
News and updates from Craig Liebenson, DC – author, educator, and director of L.A. Sports and Spine.
Motor Learning & Skill Acquisition
Download the articles: Willy RW mirror retraining 2012.pdf Willy et al 2015 JSS.pdf Gamification.pdf I used to think if a faulty pattern was present we should give a "corrective exercise". I started to realize my patients were not gaining self-efficacy from this...
#painrevolution launches on Twitter
Since the Lancet published its 3 part expose on the low back disability epidemic Lorimer Moseley & I have been engaged in more frequent discussions on a variety of topics affecting those of us in the trenches. One dialogue was about my observation that on Social...
FTCA Podcast – “Be a Learn It All, Not a Know It All”
New podcast interview with Forward Thinking Chiro - check it out! And don't forget to check out the many other podcast interviews with Dr. Liebenson.
To Cue or Not to Cue
[Archive - April 22, 2012] When evaluating a patient or athlete is there a difference between testing their capability & their movement pattern? Put another way do we want to see what they are capable of or what they habitually do? Pr Janda wrote “During movement...
Wisdom from Pr Janda
[Archive - March 27, 2012] “It is not so important whether the main emphasis is placed on muscles, soft tissues, chain reaction, or central nervous motor disregulation; what is crucial is that each treatment approach emphasizes the need to analyze and treat the whole...
General Physical Preparation (GPP) vs Special Physical Preparation (SPP)
[Archive - August 30, 2012] Pavel & Dan John’s book is a “gold mine” of relevant coaching/training pearls. For instance, the clear overview of the Russian approach to training, honed over the last half century, is presented brilliantly by Pavel. His emphasis on...