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...
Feb 25, 2013 | Active Release Technique, Back pain, Clinical Reasoning, Diet/Nutrition, Exercise, Graston, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Neck pain, Performance, Posture, Rotator Cuff, Running, Shoulder
The difficult thing about putting a list like this together is that I will inevitably look back at this in the future and realize its shortcomings or errors. This seems to happen as you go through life and keep learning. Nonetheless, I think it’s a good thing...
Nov 30, 2012 | Back pain, Exercise, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Performance
Try this simple technique to reduce your low back and hip pain and spare your lumbar spine and hips. The technique is to brace your core when doing specific movements. The best way I know to CUE this is to imagine that someone is about to punch you in the stomach...
Oct 24, 2012 | Exercise, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Posture, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder
Keeping a neutral spine and not arching the lower back, you should be able to bring your upper arm past your ears. Keep your arms straight and your hands close together. Notice the lack of full flexion in the first picture and the lumbar extension/curvature...
Sep 12, 2012 | Chiropractic, Exercise, Injury Prevention, Motor Control, Performance, Posture, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder
I’ve been dealing with my own shoulder impingement issues lately as well as working with a couple of patients which has motivated me to learn more about shoulder pain and shoulder health. And since shoulder pain is so common… “Shoulder pain is highly...
