Knee injuries are so common, and not just for sportspeople, this type of injury and pain is prevalent among young, old, active and inactive people. The most successful treatments are the ones that address the cause of the pain and problem and go about strengthening and stabilizing the joints, muscles and improving overall coordination and movement skill. Knee braces can be very useful if used in conjunction with exercises and movements used to correct the weakness or dysfunction. However, these are relatively useless in helping your knee pain go away, if not used in combination with a corrective exercise program. The same is true for anti-inflammatory medication and even surgery! All of these common forms of treating your pain are not really dealing with the cause of the problem, they are merely just treating the symptoms. In this article, I will look at exactly what braces and sleeves are, how best to use them, and also what you need to do to get rid of your pain for good so you don’t need to wear a sleeve anymore.
How to Use Reactive Neuromuscular Training to Enhance Joint Stability & Movement
A very common problem during a rehabilitation program for injury is when you get to that point that you do not have pain but you know your body is only one small step away from losing stability and control putting you at risk of going backwards. Trying to force your way through with strength methods is risky, but sticking with easy isolated mobility and floor based stability exercises achieves very little too. It is at this point I regularly use a training technique called REACTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING (RNT for short). This is where a small amount of resistance is applied to a faulty movement that “feed the mistake” and therefor forces the body to make a correction. This can be a very frustrating phase to work through but extremely rewarding if you spend the time to work through it. In this article I will explain how I use several versions of this technique to rehabilitate injuries and even improve sporting performance!