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Respect the nerves, with Merrin Martin

Jul 19, 2020 | Published by Oliver Kitchingman

Physiotherapist Merrin Martin has been helping clients to rehabilitate fitness, sport and dance-related injuries for two decades. In this chat with The Fitness Industry Podcast’s Bel Fong, she talks about the role of the nervous system, holding stretches and neural tension, how injuries interrupt nerve pathways, and the effects of pressure and traction force on the nerves.

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Oliver Kitchingman

The Australian Institute of Fitness

Oli is Content Manager for Australian Institute of Fitness (AIF). He spent a number of years collating, curating and creating content as the editor of Australian Fitness Network’s Network magazine, and has worked across a number of other fitness titles and events. When he’s not slicing and dicing words or shooting the breeze with fitness figures on the Fitness Industry Podcast, he can be found pounding Sydney’s pavements on a quest for the elusive runner’s high.

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