Nov 24, 2016 | Clinical Reasoning, Diet/Nutrition, Exercise, Injury Prevention, Posture, Uncategorized
A review of Movement Matters, author Katy Bowman. Often, we read something and think, “that was pretty good,” and we take away a few pearls that may or may not make much of a difference in our life, overall. This isn’t that kind of a book. This is a paradigm...
Jun 6, 2014 | Exercise, Injury Prevention, Performance, Running
If you’re going to run, then it’s a good idea to take the time and effort to do it well. Just because you CAN run doesn’t mean you know HOW to run. And just because you can run fast or far in a decent time also doesn’t mean you know...
May 7, 2014 | Back pain, Exercise, Neck pain, Posture
-Does you neck and upper back seem to be a constant annoyance? -Do you have tight and sore spots that never seem to go away? -Does your range of motion seem limited? -Does your neck sometimes go into spasm and “lock down”? -Are you worried that...
Feb 17, 2014 | Active Release Technique, Back pain, Diet/Nutrition, Exercise, Graston, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Neck pain, Performance, Posture, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder
Reflecting on the past year and some of the things I learned. Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln 1. Learning takes place much more rapidly when you have to teach or perform. This is one of those things that seems so obvious, but I...
Dec 11, 2013 | Exercise, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Performance
This post is a link to a post that I wrote for BreakingMuscle.com – discussing the current debate on knee movement and positioning in squatting patterns in relation to performance and injury prevention. Hint: It’s not about the knees – it was never...
Jun 4, 2013 | Back pain, Clinical Reasoning, Exercise, Injury Prevention, Neck pain, Posture
10 Ways to Know Who’s Good and Who’s Not. Every profession has those who are good, those who are not, and then everybody in-between. I’m sure you can likely think of how this is true in your own profession. For outsiders, it can be...