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As we have launched and are expanding a new online community for TrackActive Pro users, we thought it timely to look at what makes for a successful online community and some real-world examples of this.

As humans we walk and run to get from A to B. We don’t jump like frogs or kangaroos.

If we were training and rehabbing frogs and kangaroos then double leg squats would probably be the exercise of choice.

However, we are bidpeds that walk and run. This involves a unilateral stance phase, where all load is taken through just one leg. When it comes to athletes, they almost always jump or change direction with the majority of their load on one leg. Think of a high jumper, a long jumper or a rugby player cutting back inside his opponent.

For any new subscribers to TrackActive Pro that are current Cliniko users, we are offering a special deal on our TrackActive Pro advertised monthly subscription. If you sign up before the 31st of March you will get 50% off your first 6 months. Just email us at team@activehealthtech.com so we can apply your discount.

TrackActive Pro and Cliniko are integrated with each other, meaning that any patient details in Cliniko will sync automatically with your TrackActive Pro account. This saves you time by not having to re-enter patient details in TrackActive Pro.

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Data.

Big data. These are some of the buzz words being used in the tech world currently and due to their association with the tech world, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a long way away from the running of your clinic or gym.

But already in clinics everywhere, there is data ‘floating around’ from the way you advertise and market your services, through the reception area to your clinical rooms and gym areas. Three questions then, (i) are you really capturing this data? (or at least as well as you could be capturing it); (ii) how are you capturing this data?; and (iii) are you doing anything meaningful with the data once you have it?

The serratus anterior muscle is an important upward rotator of the scapular. Often, however, it is a rather neglected muscle in shoulder rehabilitation programs, with many practitioners focusing on the other important scapular upward rotator being the trapezius, and specifically the lower trapezius.

This week’s blog has a focus on the modernisation of physiotherapy clinics. However, the principles discussed here can be extrapolated to other Allied Health Professions and their clinics too.

The number of Physiotherapists graduating from universities is increasing. In the past 10-15 years alone, the number of universities offering Bachelor or Masters have increased. What this means is more and more graduates moving into the Physiotherapy profession and with a limited number of hospital positions available, and a general increase in Physiotherapists going into private practice for themselves or someone else, this results in an increasing number of physiotherapy clinics popping up ‘on every corner’.