Many of the back issues I see clinically are a result of poor postural control and strength. While some have previous injuries in the low back or pelvic areas that have not been rehabilitated correctly or sufficiently so are due to a lack of maintenance of the postural strength Sitting for long periods everyday does … Read more
Whats your Force Velocity Profile (FVP)? Is it going to hamper your ability to perform or even lead to injury? Each of us has the ability to produce Force as well as the ability to produce Velocity. Both of these abilities should ideally be fairly well balanced. Sadly some rely on one ability too much … Read more
Hamstrings get hurt when they do too much work. They will work harder if the glutes are not doing their fair share or if the hamstring is working in a stretched position. When muscles get in too long (stretched) of a position, that’s when they’re weak and they break down. So, we have to … Read more
Reps Tempo Wk 1 Sets Wk 2 Sets Wk 3 Sets Wk 4 Sets Wk 5 Sets Forward to Lateral Hop stop 5 Medium 5 4 3 2 1 Seated Box Jump 4 FAST 4 5 4 3 2 Split Squat Jump – Elevated Rear foot 3 FAST 3 4 3 4 3 TRX Heel … Read more
Above are 2 pics of me doing a simple Shoulder Raise exercise. However only one of them is correct. Yes the top one is the better one Notice on the 2nd photo the Back extension is measured at 8′ while the one is only 1′. People often show up in clinic with pain on … Read more
Many low back problems seen clinically these days have their origins in the hip – mainly due to long periods sitting which allows the Psoas (main hip flexor) to rest in a shortened position. As your Psoas gets too used to this position it begins to limit the amount of hip extension you can do … Read more
As I mentioned in last weeks post on Sciatica one of the precursors can be a difference between the amount internal and external hip rotation – Generally I would see significantly reduced internal rotation vs external rotation usually due to sitting too long at a desk. This restriction also causes reduced stride length and efficiency … Read more
Last weeks post (The Most Important thing to Learn) discussed the curvatures of the spine and the alignment that should be a goal for all of us during exercise and everyday activities .i.e. the J Curve. This is not a rigid position that should be held at all costs but rather a neutral zone that … Read more
For years we’ve been inundated with shoe technology to prevent falling / dropped / collapsing arches. But what if we had our own method of reducing the effects of these flat arches. WE DO….and we need the big toe to do it. Below we can see the Windlass Mechanism in action but you can feel … Read more
What is the Optimal Spinal Curvature???? There is a perception that we need to maintain an S Curve for core engagement and exercise efficiency but is this actually true? Looking at the spine there does indeed appear to be an S Shape to it. But look again at the low back (or lumbar area … Read more