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Day one of the #fightingmonkey_rootlessroot workshop in Helsinki. Revisiting many subjects that were present in their last workshop in Turku but also lots of new topics to chew on. Tomorrow another day of the workshop and then my Helsinki trip is over for now. #fightingmonkey_practice #circustraining #movementpractice #helsinki #coordination
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Clinic work at day and clowning by night. I'm working at @linnanmaki amusement park during the #iikweek2019 Working hard or hardly working? The awesome facepaint by @emma_makeupart and her team
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Recently Sirkusfysio had it’s 5 year birthday. Crazy how time flies. It all started with a treatment table at a physio clinics backroom and the circus hall of @sirkustaikaaika No doubt there could’ve been easier ways to make a living. I’ve had the opportunity to do my thing. Do things I’m passionate about. My clients are awesome and I have a great network of professionals around me. Every year I feel I’m doing more of the right things. Sometimes it’s hard to realize because you’re too focused on the past weeks or the coming month. This year I was invited to talk at #fysioterapia2x0 which was my biggest event so far. This autumn we are organizing #sirkus2 event in Helsinki which boils down to the very essence why I founded Sirkusfysio in the first place. Thank you everyone who have been with me so far. Clients, associates, entrepreneurs, smart people with tips and friends.
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Always time for one exercise. I videod this just before I headed out to @jklteatteri to see Phantom of The Opera. I call this leg raise from half child pose. Glutes (butt muscles) working at their end range with almost no help/compensation from the low back. It’s sometimes hard to tell what muscles are working and what are not. This helps with gaining awareness on your butt-low back connection One way to scale this exercise is to adjust the lever by flexing your knee. This is actually pretty hard to do so give it some time to progress. Aim for 6 reps and up per set. Go for 3-4 sets. Different amount of reps and sets have different goals. If I remember right I saw this years ago at @shift_movementscience but it was called something else back then. Worth checking out! #lowbackrehab #glutegains #backbendpractice #circusphysio #performancemedicine #tankotanssi #käsinseisonta #circus
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Monday coordinations. I try to copy a sequence I saw @aamuakrobaatit and I've been exposed to this before at @fightingmonkey_rootlessroot workshop few years ago. Lits the brain like nothing else. Frustrating and rewarding. @mikko.rinnevuori thank you for this. 🤯 #coordination #legworkdance #circusphysio #fightingmonkey #aamuakrobaatit #morningacrobatics #tannerjkl
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Once a year I let go of my cozy training gear. I shave, brush my hair, suit up, borrow a car and go to a really warm and lovely wedding. Here's a rare picture of this occurence. #wedding #suitup #nonphysiostuff #noworktoday
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This week I’ve been working tight wire artists. Some thoughts about this graceful circus discipline from physio’s perspective: 💪 Like many circus disciplines you will generate specific imbalances in your body. Imbalances aren’t evil but working both sides has a lot of benefits for skills. 🙋 Tight wire artists have a unique way of balancing with arms to their side. Combined with a handheld fan in your hand and big training load shifts can expose you to repetitive strain injuries. 🦶 Ankles get some beating but it’s hard to tell if ankle injuries are more prevalent in tight wire artists compared to other circus people. Couldn’t find any studies. In the picture the amazing @nettalepisto Their performance Liljat will be premiering at @jklteatteri 12.9. And there are only 5 shows so it would be wise to get a ticket now! #tightwire #tightwiredancer #circusfinland #circusphysio #balance #sirkus #equilibre
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KNEES OVER TOES WHILE SQUATTING Don’t do it! It’s dangerous! Just kidding. I think in the long run it’s even more dangerous to avoid it. In all seriousness the idea that knees going over toes strains the knees is still present. The evidence just doesn’t support it and you basically can’t go to deep squat without it. Is it safe to add load and go knees over toes? Yes but only if you’ve built the capacity for it. In the video I show one nice exercise to start building it: 🔵 Go as slow as you can 🔵 Big toe might not like this at first but start easy and you’ll be fine 🔵 Good for your ankle mobility aswell If you think this is too much go check @yuenjon who has a whole online course of different squats. #kneerehab #squat #freetheknee #kneepainrelief #circusphysio #sirkus #dance
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Pre-program testing This is probably one of my favourite ways of working. I’ve done my assessments before and @hirvioe continues with strength and mobility testing suited to the clients needs. Afterwards we combine our findings to see what we have to take care of in rehab and what are limiting factors in S&C training. Then we boil it into a program that deals with pains and injuries while the client gets strong and robust. In my opinion physiotherapy and S&C training should be just one continuum. #circusphysio #testing #circusartist #circustraining #chinesepole #circus #actor #nopainmoregain
