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Feature Articles
Find the latest feature articles here! We generally post new articles every week, and most of them can be found right here. Click on any headline below to find the full article. And be sure to click the 'view more articles' link at the bottom of the page to read articles you may have missed.
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Functional Movement Systems/SFMA Internship 2010 Highlights
I've got the flow sheet updates from the second day in Evansville so check those out. I'll be cranking out a whole lot more this weekend including some cervical treatment videos so keep checking back for more on the 2010 Functional Movement Systems internship. FYI, Gray's book is going through it's first publishing right now and should be available in a couple weeks. . . .
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Audio Interview with Dr. Craig Liebenson
In this interview Craig discusses what he's learned from Janda, Levitt, and Kolar and how he integrates their work with the teachings of McGill, McKenzie, Gary Gray, and Gray Cook to come up with a comprehensive spine care model. Craig also talks about his lumbar and cervical spine evaluation processes, getting muscle length, his Modern Spine Care courses, and more... . . .
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Expanding on the Joint by Joint Approach - Excerpted from Functional Movement Systems
Gray Cook The original conversation between Mike Boyle and I regarding the joint-by-joint approach to training was more about the thought process than about physiological facts and absolutes. This has been the topic of lots of discussion, but here is the pearl: Our modern bodies have started developing tendencies. Those of us who are sedentary, as well as those of us who are active, seem to migrate to a group of similar mobility and stability problems. Of course you will find exceptions, but the more you work in exercise and rehabilitation, the more you will see these common tendencies, patterns and problems. . . .
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Exercise of the Week - Chop and Lift Assessments
Chops and lifts are great 'core' exercises, and I've talked about them quite a bit lately in relation to the multi-segmental extension and rotation patterns. But how do you know someone is ready to perform chops and lifts? I'm going to talk a bit more in this segment about how you know when your athlete or client is ready, specifically sagittal plane requirements. Plus I've got a great video from Dr. Perry Nickelston showing one of Gray's assessment techniques for the exercise. . . .
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Interview with Dr. Kevin Jardine - Creator of SpiderTech Kinesiology Taping
Kevin is the creator of SpiderTech kinesiology taping and discusses the history of kinesiology taping, what sets SpiderTech apart from the rest, as well as some taping strategies to influence micro-circulation, structural taping, and neuro-sensory taping. We also got into a lengthy discussion of the future of taping and the ability to tap into the body's 'software'. Technically the interview was over but I was still recording. So with Kevin's permission I included the 'off the record' discussion as he had some great thoughts on this. . . .
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Exercises of the Week - Lateral Fascia Stretch and the FMS 'Hard Roll'
This week's videos come via Dr. Perry Nickelston who's got all kinds of great videos on YouTube and Facebook. Dr. Perry sent me over his foam roller stretch for the lateral line (from Thomas Myers' book - Anatomy Trains) which is a great way to lengthen through the lateral hip, QL, ribcage, and entire shoulder girdle simultaneously. I also included his video of the hard roll since I've received some questions about that one recently. . . .
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SportsRehabExpert Podcast - Episode 3
This week our featured interview is with Phil Plisky, DPT, DSc, ATC, CSCS from ProRehab, PC in Evansville, IN. We discussed the FMS, Y-balance test, injury risk factors, and new research being implemented in a number of populations. Charlie Weingroff discussed with us the importance of the cervical spine in core strengthening and why the giraffe has the strongest core in the Animal Kingdom. Patrick Ward detailed his assessment and treatment of the skin during manual therapy sessions. Finally, Joe Heiler came on to discuss the nuances of the SFMA extension patterns, rolling, and, of course, what to expect at Sports Rehab Expert in the coming weeks. . . .
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SFMA - Multi-Segmental Extension Corrective Exercises
This month I'll be posting the corrections for the Multi-Segmental Extension pattern, a.k.a. the back bend, from the SFMA. What we're looking for is the mobility and stability through the ankles, hips, spine, and shoulders to perform a backward bend without pain, right to left asymmetry, or over exertion. The article will cover what to look for in the assessment and also the manual strategies and corrective exercises used to address a dysfunctional pattern. The corrective exercise videos with patient and clinician instructions are available in the download area. Printable home program PDF's will be up soon. . . .
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Interview with Dr. Tom Hyde
Tom and his FAKTR-PM program (Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation, Provocation and Motion) have come highly recommended by other members so got him on to talk about his program, using movement and eccentric loading with instrumented soft tissue techniques, kinesio-taping, a few case studies, and much more. . . .
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Exercise of the Week - Cervical/Lumbar Postural Correction
Correcting forward head posture has been a topic lately on the forum and the podcast so thought I'd show you one of my favorite ways to address this early on in the process. This is a standing version of the correction and just one of those things you have to try yourself to see how difficult it can really be. . . .
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SportsRehabExpert Podcast - Episode 2
This week we speak with Willem Kramer, owner and operator of AnatomyLinks.com, and cover the stress response in manual therapy, the AnatomyLinks approach to treatment, and a number of other manual therapy topics. Additionally, Joe Heiler and I discuss forward head posture, rowing varieties, and the coming month at Sports Rehab Expert. Charlie Weingroff comes on to discuss with us the benefit and necessity of cuing posterior tilting in a number of positions. . . .
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Exercise of the Week - Dr. McGill's Hip Airplane
The hip airplane has been promoted by Dr. McGill for quite a few years now as a way to develop athletic balance and stability through the core and hip. It's a great way to begin teaching stabilization through the stance leg while moving the upper body and pelvis, and to address single leg deadlift technique. . . .
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Webinar with Ben Shear - Training the Rotational Athlete
This is a great webinar from Ben discussing his research on rotary training, and how he trains his athletes including dissociating the upper and lower body, adding a linear component, and kinetic chain linkage; plus a few bonus training videos. Definitely some unique ideas and food for thought when it comes to injury prevention and training. . . .
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Interview with Jackie Shakar and Dr. Larry McCracken - Graston Technique, ART, and more
We've had a number of forum posts lately on different manual techniques and systems with great responses from Jackie and Larry so I wanted to get them on here to give us more details on their use of these techniques in the clinic. They talk about their experiences with different instrumented techniques and how they've both settled on the Graston Technique; ART and the FAKTR-PM program, how they both incorporate manual therapy into their practices, as well as a couple case studies. . . .
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Mike Boyle's Functional Strength Coach DVD's
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Gray Cook's Funtional Taping and Assessment
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