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		<title>Identifying and Qualifying Musculoskeletal Therapies by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If any one thing that characterises the resolution of musculoskeletal pain
and dysfunction, it is the large number of different approaches which enjoy
some measure of success. It has never been established that there is
definitely one best method of treating problems of the back, shoulder, legs,
arms, yet the claims of many qualified and &#8216;informal&#8217; therapists suggest that
they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12414/identifying-and-qualifying-musculoskeletal-therapies-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Defining, Assessing and Implementing Core Stability by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following letter was sent to one of the professional physical therapy
groups. Since it focused on the rather trendy cuurent fad of &#8220;core
stabilisation&#8221;, I thought that this discussion would also be of value here.
Far too many self-proclaimed authorities on back pain, trunk stabilisation
and core stabilisation are proliferating some rather dubious beliefs about
these topics and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12410/defining-assessing-and-implementing-core-stability-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Muscle Contraction or Action? By Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we are witnessing a discussion bwteen Mel Siff and another distinguished member on the Supertraining Forums
Member&#60;&#60; I might take issue with some of this and ask for greater clarification.
While it is true that for general purposes a muscle is &#8220;measured relative to
its resting, unactivated length&#8221;, the relationship between lengthening and
shortening is relative to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Medicine &amp; Balancing Balls by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone on another user group responded to my letter on making medicine balls
like this:
&#60;&#60; Someone posted before and I have tried with success a way to make your own
medicine balls. Take a kickball or soccer ball. Carefully pull out the
piece where the air goes in. It is just a rubber seal. Fill the ball with
sand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12402/making-medicine-balancing-balls-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Is there a Benefit to Muscle Testing? asks Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[.
Here is an extract from &#8220;Supertraining&#8221; that we discussed on some clinically
oriented groups a while ago. I felt it appropriate to repeat here, because
we often encounter spectacular claims about the magical power of some rather
dogmatic methods of &#8216;muscle testing&#8217;.
MUSCLE TESTING
Standard anatomical textbook approaches describing the action of certain
muscle groups in controlling isolated joint actions, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stability or Mobility? asks Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[.
You may recall a post on the value of belts in lifting which requested that I
review a series of articles which Paul Chek, a regular speaker on the fitness
circuit, recently wrote on the subject in Testosterone emag (see the archives
of the Supertraining eGroup). Relying on some rather dubious biomechanics
and clinical anecdotes, he deduced that all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12394/stability-or-mobility-asks-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Are Plyometrics Necessary? by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[.
We often come across endless debates about the risk of using plyometrics, but
the case against the latter is usually poorly researched or emotively
argued, so let&#8217;s see if we can address a related issue in some more depth:
Is it possible to develop explosive speed and power without using plyometric
training? Can anyone quote past or present examples [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12382/are-plyometrics-necessary-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Ballistic Box Squats by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[.Dr Mel Siff and a Supertraining Yahoogroup member going back and forth
&#60;If you hit bounce off the box correctly you will not experience any problems
with the lower back. The bounce needs to be make on the hamstrings and not
directly with your butt. If you perform it correctly you will the hamstrings
and to some extent the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12378/ballistic-box-squats-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Joint Manipulation &#8211; Puzzles and Paradoxes by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For newcomers, these P&#38;Ps are Propositions, not facts or dogmatic
proclamations. They are intended to stimulate interaction among users
working in different fields, to re-examine traditional concepts, foster
distance education, question our beliefs and suggest new lines of research
or approaches to training. We look forward to responses from anyone who has
views or relevant information on the topics.
PUZZLE &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melsiff.com/12374/joint-manipulation-puzzles-and-paradoxes-by-mel-siff/</link>
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		<title>Sticking Point in The Bench Press by Mel Siff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting paper which investigates that old problem of the
sticking point in the bench press. However, the same analysis is also
relevant to the sticking point in any other non-ballistic movements.
Note the conclusion that the sticking region does not appear to be caused by
worse leverage (&#8220;an increase in the moment arm of the weight [...]]]></description>
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