Hip weakness can contribute to knee pain, negatively impact squat mechanics and predispose runners to overuse injuries like IT band syndrome or plantar fasciitis. The following sequence of side bridge... View More
What happens when progress stalls due to pain, postural issues or recurring injuries? This is where a powerful partnership can come into play — the collaboration between fitness trainers and chiropractors
Movement is essential to health, fitness and performance, but pain can complicate people’s relationships with their bodies. When clients experience pain, they often develop protective movement patte
How well do you connect to your movement?How accurately do you perceive your body in space?This inner map of your body is called your Body Schema and is what allows you to balance, stabilize, and coor
You can also use a regular step for this workout, but I do not recommend using a BOSU for this one.You are going to work through a series of 3 lower body exercises on an unstable platform... View More
By the end of 2040, the CDC projects the number of doctor-reported cases of arthritis in the United States will be well over 78 million. While many cases go unaccounted for, this number has been growi
Did you know that 1 out of every 4 adults experiences a rotator cuff injury at some point? Fortunately, not all of them need surgical repair. For those who do, rehab is a lengthy process, often requir
If fitness and exercise are well accepted as part of the management strategy for multiple diseases, why is it that access to organized exercise plans, and fitness professionals who can help implement those... View More
One critical yet often overlooked aspect of ankle sprain recovery is proprioception training or the ability of your body to sense joint position and movement without looking... View More
Your client returns to the gym 12 weeks after an ACL reconstruction surgery, exclaiming, “I’m ready to go!” The client brings motivation and appears to squat, lunge, and even run without... View More
When training dynamic balance we like to use a wide range of exercises to force people to change their gait. This is also called Gait Performance Enhancement... View More
There are special and unique bonds that are made between clinician and patient in a rehabilitation setting. Many times, rehab patients are at a very difficult time in their lives and through months of
Have you ever been frustrated by clients saying they can’t squat because their knees hurt? Clients then point to their kneecaps. Unfortunately, the “no pain, no gain” strategy doesn’t... View More
If your clients are searching for different ideas that fit their lifestyle preferences, give the following top 5 overlooked recovery strategies a try!... View More
Low back pain (LBP) is ubiquitous in our society, with 39% of US adults reporting back pain in the last 3 months, according to data collected by the CDC in 2019... View More
According to the American Joint Replacement Registry, there are 860,000 total knee and hip replacements done in the United States per year. This number is projected to double in the next ten years. Th
While no injury can be completely prevented, fitness professionals can help clients avoid the sidelines by training them for Achilles injury prevention... View More
