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Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
This is part II in our discussion of hip extension motor control corrective exercises. In part I we discussed supine and prone corrections while this week we are moving on to quadruped corrections....keep reading

I've posted the video's from Brooks' webinar - they don't always play like they should during the webinar so we have to go with just pictures. I've also created an exercise PDF with the pictures from the webinar that you can download for use with your athletes....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
Whilst there are several positions to use to conduct soft tissue work on the hip flexor group, I have found this position recently to be of great value. The positioning of the contralateral hip and knee in a 90-90 position puts the lumbar spine and pelvis in relative posterior tilt....keep reading

Gray Cook and Don Reagan
The central point of my work is movement pattern recognition. It does not take the place of anatomical knowledge or technical expertise in exercise, however it is equally important. I am still amazed that we are asked to discuss exercise programs without a preliminary movement inspection. The toe touch pattern is a timeless example for me, as you might have noticed from my last article. Please consider this as you read Don Reagan's thoughts about our working relationship, and how movement patterns are a central part of the work we do....keep reading

Andreo A. Spina, BKin, DC
Snapping hip seems to be the flavor of the month around here so thought I would do a little more research into it, and found a great case report in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association by one of our teleseminar speakers from last year: Dr. Spina....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
The term 'walking on eggshells' is a well-known phrase. It usually refers to having to watch what you say or do around a certain person because anything might set him or her off. In this post I am not attempting to write about how to avoid conflict with people but write about how I would assume you or me would try and walk on eggshells, in a literal way....keep reading

Charlie Weingroff
Shirley Sahrmann's intro course was held a few weeks ago in NJ, and Charlie Weingroff was nice enough to transcribe some of his notes plus add a little commentary of his own. Unfortunately, I was shut out! Should have registered sooner, but here is the next best thing. If you have not yet read Sahrmann's book, "Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes", you should....keep reading

A seldomly talked about movement of the ankle which can make a big difference in ability to both plantarflex and dorsiflex the ankle....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
Mostly speaking patients or players don't really mind what techniques of treatment or rehabilitation we use providing they get better. I use PRI (Postural Respiration Institute) techniques, both manual and non-manual, as part of both my treatment and rehab with the appropriate person/pathology. Working in both private practice and elite sport, the merits of using PRI in both are evident, with great personal successes achieved with a variety of pathologies....keep reading

We continue on the tour of Gray Cook Sports Medicine taking a look at the Versa Climber. Hadn't ever really given it much thought but there are definitely some advantages to working on the Versa Climber versus other pieces of equipment, and Gray will cover those in this video. One of the cool things is working that cross crawl pattern that John D'Amico discussed earlier this week....keep reading

Gray Cook
In Part One of My Preference for Old Stuff, I discussed insights shared by Dr. Edward Thomas on precision, progression and variety of activity. These were central tenants of old-school training as observed by Dr. Thomas, but the definition of old-school training can reach even further than organized physical education. The recent fascination with the hunter/gatherer Paleolithic man seems to be more focused on his diet than his activity. This means that adherence to "paleo-diet" rules alongside modern impractical --exercises, weight machines and soft running shoes may not really yield the most authentic results....keep reading

Standing toe touch was still her major limitation that remained. Subjectively bending forward and sitting were still most provocative. Otherwise symptoms largely unremarkable if walking/moving. From the objective table you can see a large asymmetry between R and L biased toe touch. This was also apparent on the SLR both active and passive. Slump test still positive for neural tension....keep reading

K. Kiesel, P. Plisky, R. Butler
This was the first FMS study showing that an off-season training program can significantly improve scores on the FMS, the percentage of players who scored above the previously determined injury threshold score, and the percentage of players who were free of asymmetry. You'll be amazed at what the scores were like at initial testing....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
I can't take credit for this one as I picked it up off on of the strength and conditioning coaches at the gym where I both work and train. He was using it with a client who has had previous shoulder pathology, hence, they were looking at ways to load pressing movements within his limits of pathology and subsequent limitations....keep reading

Anterior knee pain with passive knee hyperextension is a presentation that will once in awhile come up in your outpatient orthopedic clinic....keep reading

If you have never used a balloon in your practice, think of it as a very efficient way for someone to learn how to forcefully exhale, then control pressure and inhalation by not allowing the client to pinch the balloon off prior to next breath cycle. In this case it can be thought of both a biofeedback mechanism, as well as a resistance band for exhalation....keep reading

Here is another video from my tour of Gray Cook Sports Medicine/Mountain River Physical Therapy in Chatham, Virginia. Gray has a pretty cool set up with his mat table, Life Line pulley system and Cook bands that allows him to use some great corrective exercise techniques. Gray demonstrates a few of these with me in the video....keep reading