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This exercise can help expose an imbalance as well as help restore even tensions between sides. 

If the portion of the sling containing the abdominal obliques is weak or slack, other sections of the line need to take up that slack.

Think of these muscles like a brake controller.  The opposing tension helps create space easing the joint into place as it moves.

The position of the femur (thigh bone), being the bone resting on top of the tibia transferring load down the chain will affect the tibia.

This exercise gives you great bang for your buck incorporating functional stability work in the hip while targeting the medial hamstrings.

Our bodies will compensate joint to joint to distribute load so we can remain upright or balanced in a position we are trying to maintain.

As rib mobility on one side diminishes, we begin to re-enforce the poor pattern every time we take a breath.  And we do need to breathe.

The hip airplane is a great as it’s loading pattern is similar to what is experienced with functional movements such as walking.

The subscapularis plays a significant role in preventing forward shear forces at the shoulder joint.

This video highlights a basic exercise that puts more focus on the supraspinatus, the most commonly injured of the 4 rotator cuff muscles.

The gap between those with low fitness versus those just above average was a 60-70% reduction.

Continuing where we left off, this is the third portion of a shoulder mobility flow to help reset & nourish the tissue in the shoulder joint

If you are experiencing shoulder discomfort, pain or a lack in range of motion, this band assisted mobility flow might help.

A little bit of traction is used to help create space and allow the shoulder to naturally recenter itself reducing friction and discomfort.

Pain is both physical and emotional 100% of the time

The positioning allows you to incorporate core, glute and hamstring activation working on full body engagement and muscle sequencing.

In nearly every ACL rupture case I’ve seen there has been a severe strength imbalance between the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles.

Knee pain is often the result of an alignment issue causing excessive friction to the structures surrounding and/or within the joint.

Set an alarm for every 20 minutes as a cue to get up and move for a minute. That’s it! All you have to do is get up and move!

By Laura Powers, MPT, B.P.H.E. Research is screaming at us to understand pain is not just about tissue damage or mechanics.