Fix your Delta-Bravo Douche-Bag forward tilted shoulders. If you are missing the ability to internally rotate your shoulders (the movement that lets you reach into your back pocket or unhook your bra strap) you will compensate by destablizing your scapula by tilting it forward inorder for your arm to rotate. Hanging out in this position […]

The tensor fasciae latae or TFL for short functions as a hip and pelvis stabilizer during walking. It also is helps to abduct the hip and assists with hip flexion. This muscle attaches from the lateral side of the pelvis between the ASIS (pointy bone by your hip pocket) and the gluteus medius then travels […]

Foam Rolling. If you don’t have a foam roller, go get one right now and then come back and watch the video. A foam roller is one of simplest tools for doing your own soft tissue mobilization. There are varying degrees of firmness in the foam rollers that are available from soft to punish-yourself-firm. Pick […]

Ibuprofen. This NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) has been held in such high esteem that the standard Rest Ice Compress Elevate protocol should have been spelled R-I-I-C-E. In all seriousness consuming an anti-inflammatory drug is bad for you. It makes tendons and ligaments weaker and prevents muscles from getting stronger. NSAIDs are generally understood to work […]

In This Issue: Getting to the Core Understanding the role of the pelvic floor & diaphragm in core stabilization. Spring into Action

If you are anything like me, you’ve probably dug those running shoes out of the back of the closet to enjoy this unseasonably warm spring. My ankles and calves get WORKED the first few runs of the year after being imprisoned in ski boots for the last 5 months. If you are a trail runner […]

Here’s a big concept for a common issue. At the bottom of your squat you feel a pinching and compression in the crease at the front of your hip joint. Potentially what is going on is a muscle imbalance the Grandma Guru of Movement Impairments Shirley Sahrmann calls Anterior Femoral Glide Syndrome. Biomechanically what happens during […]

A lot of people feel tension and strain in their upper back and between the shoulder blades. While you might be feeling  the pain in your upper back the cause of this muscular tension is actually found in the front of chest. Sitting at desk, riding a bike for hours, giving a massage, picking weeds […]

The Couch Stretch. If you have low back pain, stretch your hip flexors. If you sit at a desk all day, stretch your hip flexors. If you skin for hours in the backcountry, stretch your hip flexors. If you are a cyclist, definately stretch your hip flexors. Seriously everyone can benefit from opening up the […]

Few weeks ago I talked about how to release the long toe flexors. Today we are looking at the opposite side of the lower leg, the Fibularis also known as the Peroneals. The Fibularis and the long toe flexors/tibialis posterior create a stirrup around the ankle and foot. Excessive shortness on one side of the […]