Ep 26: Lifting Pain/Injuries & Technique (Laura Fox - Owner & Physio at Fox Physio)

In this episode I interviewed Laura Fox who is the Owner and Physiotherapist at Fox Physio. Laura has developed a niche population working with strength based athletes. She treats many powerlifters, bodybuilders, and gym goers.

This episode focuses on many aspects of resistance training that can be applied to anyone involved in it!

Some topics discussed…

Common pains that are seen with resistance training and how to address the issues. Specifically anterior shoulder pain and anterior hip pain.

Examples of exercise progression back to lifting when dealing with lifting pains/injuries.

Examples of exercise regressions to bring exercises back to a comfortable level when dealing with pain/injuries.

Common technique flaws seen in different lifting patters including squat, hinge, upper body push, and upper body pull movements.

Technique fixes to decrease pain for different lifting patters including squat, hinge, upper body push, and upper body pull movements.

Different mobility movements and any neural priming or “activation” exercises she likes to use for warm ups.

The purpose of doing mobility movements and neural priming/”activation” in warm ups.

How she keeps athletes training while injured and motivated to train while injured.

You can follow and contact Laura below…

Instagram: @fox.physio

Email: [email protected]

You can contact/follow me below…

Website: www.patrick-wood.com

Instagram: @coachpatrickwood

Twitter: @coachpattywood

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