Rotational Strength

Rotational Strength

Do you play tennis, golf or are someone who participates in a sport that requires rotational strength?

 

Rotational strength is a component of strength that the general population tends to disregard. However having strength doesn’t usually translate over to rotational strength that is why it is important to focus on that component of strength during your workouts.

 

Adding exercises into your workouts to improve your rotational power can also help prevent injuries from happening. As you improve, you will be able to better stabilise your joints; which will allow you to generate power more efficiently as you practise.

 

Thoracic, trunk, hip, knee and ankle mobility are all necessary in order for a person to create optimal rotational power. These movements are imbedded in our everyday lives as well. From twisting over to get a toilet roll, to bending over to tie your shoe laces or reaching for something further away. Strengthening your body in those movements can prevent injuries from happening when you’re doing them.

 

Rotational power would also help improve posture, as strengthened obliques would help stabilise your spine better and to also assist with reducing lower back pain. Once a person has that mobility, you can start strengthening into those ranges with exercises that include rotational movements.

 

In the beginning, you might want to start off slowly to get your body used to the movement and to get your biomechanics correct first. However, after you become familiarized with the movement, you can begin to increase the speed or/and intensity of the action to increase your rotational power and strength.

 

Here at Ergotec Health we are able to formulate a plan to cater towards your specific needs. Whether you want to improve on your rotational strength, lateral speed, linear speed or a combination of everything, we have physiotherapists who can create specific programmes for you so that you may improve your game.