Guest guest Posted October 2, 2000 Report Share Posted October 2, 2000 I've never heard the term " placebo exercises " . Would this be like saying " this exercise will really work you calves " and then have the trainee do seated concentration curls? Jan Oslo, Norway -----Original Message----- From: Mcsiff@...<Mcsiff@...> The following letter was sent to one of the professional physical therapy groups. Since it focused on the rather trendy cuurent fad of " core stabilisation " , I thought that this discussion would also be of value here. Far too many self-proclaimed authorities on back pain, trunk stabilisation and core stabilisation are proliferating some rather dubious beliefs about these topics and it about time that some far more cautious science were applied to them. Here is the original letter: << I've just been awarded a research bursary and am planning to investigate the possible link between hamstring strength and core trunk stability. I'm planning to measure concentric/eccentric hams strength intially, send subjects off to do hams strength work, transversus abdominis strength work and placebo exercises. I've been able to get lots of literature re hams strength, transversus abdominus (mainly Hodges, Jull and ) and hams injury prevention. What I haven't been able to get is much information on hamstring/muscular trunk control interaction. Anybody out there able to point me in the right direction? >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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