Getting to the ground and back up is a fairly complicated motor skill which can vary in difficulty based on one’s surroundings and physical limitations. There are many ways to accomplish this task involving movements such as squatting, lunging, kneeling, or bending over, and it requires lower body mobility, strength, and stability as well asContinue reading “Your ability to sit on the floor and get back up is more important than you may think!”
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So You Have a Case of the Kneesles
Kneesles, pronounced like measles with a “Kn,” is my way of referring to knee pain. Many suffer from achey knees and daily knee pains, especially women. It can be attributed to females’ larger Q angles, habitual leg crossing while seated, improper movement patterns, mobility deficits, and/or lack of muscular stability. Knee Anatomy Check out this awesome interactiveContinue reading “So You Have a Case of the Kneesles”
Shoulder Rehab: Take #2
Shoulder injuries are common, and I encountered many patients with them while working as a physical therapy aid. Frozen shoulders, impingements, labrum tears, dislocations, separations, and rotator cuff tears are few that come to mind. Individuals embark on fitness quests to lose weight, get strong, try a new activity, without giving a thought to shoulder health, when just aContinue reading “Shoulder Rehab: Take #2”
Strength Coach K8 