The Optimal Body 10 | Got Knee Pain? Get Strong At Every Angle
Struggle with knee pain when doing stairs, squats, running or jumping? You’ll definitely want to tune into the PT Pearl on Patellofemoral Syndrome! After they are done sharing their words of wisdom, they dive right into an interview with personal trainer and movement expert, Venus Lau.
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What You Will Learn:
PT Pearl 10: Got Knee Pain? Get Strong At Every Angle
00:35 - The Optimal Body Winner Review!
02:10 - What is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
06:40 - Studies on Patellofemoral Syndrome and their results
12:00 - Why improving gait decreases the pain associated with PFS
18:54 - Study about taping differences
To Watch The PT Pearl on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P26-OZyeSxU
Interview with Venus Lau: @venus2bfab
25:51 - Venus’ age reveal and fitness journey
27:58 - Venus’ journey with training and education
29:16 - The continuing education courses that changed Venus’ perspective
31:51 - How Venus combined her knowledge to create her own training method
33:20 - Movement tip example from Venus
35:20 - Venus tip on how to introduce new movement from an area of pain
38:29 - What “strong at every angle” means to Venus
45:40 - Venus’ experience with her clients and their ages - why age doesn’t matter
51:03 - Where you can find more of Venus Lau
Learn more about Venus & research cited in the full show notes here: https://jen.health/podcast/10
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