CONTENTS APR 2010 ISSUE 24

Publisher TOR DAVIES BSc (Hons) tor@sportex.net Editor BOB BRAMAH MSMA, MCSP bob@sportex.net Art editor DEBBIE ASHER debbie@sportex.net Advertising manager TOR DAVIES tor@sportex.net +44 (0)845 652 1906 Subscriptions SANDRA GREATOREX subs@sportex.net +44 (0)845 652 1906

TECHNICAL ADVISORS Bert Appleton

MSMA

Steve Aspinall BSc (BASRaT), MSc Paula Clayton MSMA, MCSP Steven Cluney MSMA Dr Marco

PhD, MSc, BSc

Cardinale Dave Clark MSc, BSc (Med Hons), BPE Dip SST

Stuart Hinds

Brad Hiskins BSc, Dip SST Ian Jeffrey

MCSP, MSMA

BA (Hons), MSc, PGCE, CSCS

Michael Nichol BSc (BASRaT) Joan Watt

Dr Greg Whyte PhD, BSc (Hons)

And some of those clients will soon be the world’s elite. The clock keeps ticking and with it London 2012 gets closer and closer. The Winter Olympics in Vancouver sadly started with a tragedy but grew into a joyful pageant of colour and excitement which climaxed in a dramatic sudden death overtime winner for the hosts in their number one sport of ice hockey. The torch has now been passed on. The next time the Olympic family gathers it will be in our own back yard.

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CONTENTS 4Journal watch

7Countdown to 2012

Are you ready? Bob Bramah MSMA, MCSP bob@sportex.net

Welcome to the Spring edition of sportEX dynamics.

We have had more feedback about the CPD article in the last edition than any other article we have published during my tenure as editor, so we have followed that up with an article by Eileen Baron on proving your CPD by producing a portfolio of evidence. Please keep the feedback coming. We will endeavour to commission articles for the magazine that you the readers want. Better still, write something yourself. It can be part of your own CPD portfolio! We’re particularly keen for case studies so that we can all share in good soft tissue practise and improve our own skills to the benefit of our clients.

A look at some of the latest research

How to become a massage therapy volunteer at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

9Musculoskeletal assessment

Part 1: An overview of musculoskeletal assesment the Cyriax way

13 Musculoskeletal assessment 16 Connective tissue,

cortisol and the HPA axis Cortisol and it’s affect on soft tissue 20 A differential diagnosis of shoulder pain

A look at the issue of shoulder pain and approaches to diagnosis

24 Evidencing your CPD DISCLAIMER

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www.sportEX.net 3 How to produce a CPD portfolio that showcases your talent and experience

Part 2: Clinical orthopaedic examination

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