This week I have the pleasure of being joined by Antony "The Physio Detective" Lo.
You'll have heard me mention Antony before, he is one of my favourite people in the post-partum fitness space, he clearly gives things a lot of thought and knows how to communicate his ideas extremely well
Obviously he's also remarkably well qualified.
Antony is a physiotherapist from Australia that works at the junction of Musculoskeletal, Sports, and Pelvic Health treatment, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement.
Antony is also the founder of My PT Education, an educational platform dedicated to helping health and fitness professionals to “Do Something Different”.
He has been studying and working in Physiotherapy since 1993. During this time, he has earned his degree in Physiotherapy, a Masters in Physiotherapy, and took part in the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialisation training program – the highest form of training a physiotherapist can take in Australia.
So we talk many things including;
The "be afraid, be very afraid!!" nonsense with regards to diastasis recti needs to stop.
Soft doming Vs hard doming.
Why thinking about the muscle during exercise is the wrong way to approach an exercise.
Why diastasis is not an injury but an adaptation, and why that matters.
That diastasis recti is not a problem unless the person who has it says it is.
Whether diastasis leads to other issues such as lower back pain or if there's a link between diastasis and pelvic floor problems.
Could diastasis during pregnancy actually be preventing prolapse? IOW, is diastasis actually a good thing, rather than something to be concerned about
Why not everything people associate with diastasis is actually caused by diastasis.
Why a lot of terms used in post-partum recovery programs, such as "diaphragmatic breathing" actually don't mean that much but just sound important.
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And one of the BIGGEST fallacies in physio treatment/personal training etc. "If something is better after you've come to see me..that's because I'm a genius! And if it didn't work, it's because YOU did something wrong"
And much more.
If you're a fitness professional working with post-partum women, or even if you're not, this is a must listen!
You can find Antony in all the usual places but remember that he's also coming to the UK at the end of January!
You can find all the dates, and book the course, here
You can also find all other courses he does here
Check out his website, Instagram and Linkedin
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