Podcast
Ask Me Anything
Hosted by Raphael Bender · EN
If I don't know the answer I'll research it and give you the best evidence-backed answer available.
Show Summary / Long Description: This is a podcast for people who are curious about how the body works, or sometimes doesn't work.
If you're a movement teacher, if you do musculoskeletal rehab, if you're a mover and you're curious about your own body, I'll answer your questions.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sports Science, and a Master's degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology (Rehabilitation). Plus, I just love to research on Google scholar.
Send me your questions, big or small, and I'll find the most up-to-date evidence-backed answers for you.
Send your questions to raphael.b@breathe.edu.au
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AMA has become a live weekly Q&A!
Jul 13, 202100:01:21Tap to summarizeJoin me LIVE each week hereOr, send me your question here and I'll answer it.
Transcribe →Plantar Fasciitis
Feb 17, 202100:10:37Tap to summarizePain in the bottom (plantar) part of the foot, especially at the place where the heel merges into the arch, is called plantar heel pain, plantar fasciitis or plantar fasciopathy.What exercise works best for it?Does exercise even help?Find out!LinksStrength training may help - a bit hereEccentric calf training may help more than other kinds of strengthening hereAlredson protocol video here
Transcribe →AMA 04 December 2020
Dec 4, 202000:31:33Tap to summarize23: 03 - Scheuermann's Disease and thoracic pain13:11 - How do I introduce new ways of cueing into my classes?18:46 - Exercise post-kidney stone removal26:13 - Why Vimeo instead of YouTube?What is causing your pain workbook: https://breathe-edu-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/What+is+causing+your+pain+workbook.pdf
Transcribe →AMA 20 November 2020
Nov 23, 202000:27:19Tap to summarize00:13 - Anatomy of the psoas and how to strengthen and stretch it15:42 - How to finance a Pilates reformer17:44 - Am I a contractor or permanent employee, and how to bring it up with my boss?Australian Taxation Office Employee/Contractor Decision Tool hereDownload photos:Psoas actionPsoas stretch
Transcribe →AMA 13 November 2020
Nov 13, 202000:54:17Tap to summarizeQuestions: 00:19 - Private health rebates for Pilates? 03:00 - Forward bending for disc bulge and sciatica? 19:13 - Is "loose ligaments and tight muscles" a thing? 30:14 - Is posture still a thing? 37:59 - "Rock hard" pelvic floor - contraindication for Pilates? 45:54 - Scapular stabilisation for shoulder pain?Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription https://www.booktopia.com.au/acsm-s-guidelines-for-exercise-testing-and-prescription-american-college-of-sports-medicine/book/9781496339072.htmlHypermobility research review: https://breathe.edu.au/safe-lock-joints-hypermobility-research-review/The feeling of stiffness does not correlate with biomechanical properties of tissues: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09429-1?mc_cid=a5e677f5b6&mc_eid=2aa759e33aNeck and shoulder strengthening for neck pain: https://breathe.edu.au/sore-neck-strengthen-it-and-get-some-sleep/
Transcribe →AMA 06 NOVEMBER 2020
Nov 6, 202000:28:22Tap to summarizeQuestions:00:21 Exercise for total knee replacement10:01 Cervicogenic vertigo18:15 Can Pilates help Alzheimer's21:23 Rehabbing a torn hamstring with Pilates
Transcribe →Diploma AMA 05 November 20
Nov 5, 202000:32:06Tap to summarizeHow do you do clinical Pilates online?How is diagnosis done on Zoom?How do masterclasses work?Do I have to attend the lectures live?What equipment do I need to do the course?What is the early bird discount?Is there RPL?Can I do the course if I’m currently studying the Cert IV in Pilates?
Transcribe →AMA 30 October 2020
Oct 30, 202000:35:49Tap to summarizeAMA podcast: https://ama.breathe.edu.au/Pilates Elephants podcast: https://pilates-elephants.breathe.edu.au/Diploma of Clinical Pilates: https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/Questions: 02:18 Pilates after mastectomy 08:35 Pilates for multiple sclerosis 15:30 Programming for someone with spinal fusion 18:40 Pilates for osteoporosis 28:33 Knee pain in side leg lifts
Transcribe →AMA 23 October 2020
Oct 23, 202000:46:42Tap to summarizeLinksAMA podcast https://ama.breathe.edu.au/ Pilates Elephants podcast https://pilates-elephants.breathe.edu.au/ Diploma of Clinical Pilates https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/ Questions01:59 Pilates for Parkinson’s Disease07:03 If you take supplements does your body just make less of that nutrient?18:37 If technique doesn’t matter in Pilates why cue ANY movement?27:24 What are the limitations of scientific research?33:12 What to do for sciatic nerve pain
Transcribe →AMA 16 October 2020
Oct 17, 202000:49:29Tap to summarizeTopics in this episode02:55 PRP injections for elbow pain10:43 Mind / Muscle connection24:24 Cueing breath29:39 Do Pilates instructors charge GST?31:46 How to strengthen a bruised knee35:35 Cerebellum ectopia40:39 Spinocerebellar ataxia45:40 How long should you raise your heart rate every day?LinksAMA podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ask-me-anything/id1534465759Pilates Elephants podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pilates-elephants/id1533945420Diploma of Clinical Pilates: https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/
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