Are Your Cues Holding Your Clients Back?
Introduction One of the most common questions I get asked when teaching my courses is “what cue do you use to teach this?” It’s an interesting question to answer because the answer is always “it depends on the client in front of me”. Think back to the exercises and how you learned them - do you use some of the cues that you were taught? Certainly the answer will be “yes” for all of us in some way as well as using new ones we either made up or acquired along the way. Jane’s Story Let me tell you a little about Jane (name changed for privacy) - Jane’s story is a common one I have heard from patients, clients, physios and fitness professionals from around the world...maybe you have a “Jane” as a client? Jane has 2 primary school-aged children and is a healthcare professional working in the hospital system. She has moved a few times for husband’s work, juggling running the family and working full time. She had good post-natal physiotherapy for some stress-urinary incontinence, diastasis and participated in physio-led exercise classes with good results. She currently has thoracic and lumbar back pain, urinary urgency and pelvic pain during intercourse (dyspareunia), particularly in prone lying - which is also an aggravating position for her back pain. She was seeing a MSK physio for the back pain, a Women’s Health Physio for her urgency and dyspareunia, and a Pilates Instructor for some Pilates-based exercise. She asked for a consult... Read More
