CONTENTS JANUARY 2013 ISSUE 35

Publisher TOR DAVIES BSc (Hons) tor@sportex.net

Art editor DEBBIE ASHER debbie@sportex.net Sub editor ALISON SLEIGH

Journal watch author BOB BRAMAH

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MCSP, MSMA Dr Greg Whyte PhD, BSc (Hons) Welcome

JAN 2013

There’s no peace for the wicked publishers these days, believe me. As a small team there’s a lot to do! At the beginning of 2012

we launched our iPad app, then we built our custom-SCORM compliant eLearning system through which we now deliver the quizzes and CPD certificates. Then we revamped the payment system so that you could purchase in smaller timeframes than a year and added more flexibility on the payment options available. And at the end of last year we launched our Android app and our Kindle Fire app. Inbetween I confess that we were rooted to the TV for 6 weeks watching the biggest sporting spectacle this country will see for some time! What a year!

So what’s coming up for 2013? In the first quarter we plan to launch some new online education initiatives and if these go well we’ll be building on those throughout the year. We’re also building more partnerships so that we can continue to add value to your subscription and of course as subscriber numbers grow, so will the journals. I look forward to sharing 2013 with you and I wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.

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CONTENTS 4 Journal watch

This quarter’s latest research

7 Tissue tension techniques 12 Maximising the gluteus: part 1

Guidance for the mobilisation of restricted fascia and connective tissues

Could the gluteus be at the bottom of your patients’ problems?

19 An alternative approach to 26 Low back pain

30 Whole body cryotherapy TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SPORTEX VISIT

Can brief exposure to extreme low temperatures improve performance?

exercise prescription: part 1 Fitness training for sport and daily life

The use of applied functional science for better assessment and treatment

excellence sports

promoting in

HIGHLIGHTS medicine