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Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
One of the interesting asymmetries I notice more often now working through the PRI courses is an increase in internal rotation on the Right and an increase in external rotation on the Left (checked seated). In this segment of the 'Exercise of the Week', I'm going to show you a great way to improve L hip internal rotation mobility, how to strengthen post-stretching, and when to incorporate this into your program or rehab....keep reading

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....keep reading

This is the second interview with Eoin Cremen of The Occlusion Cuff. We discuss more in depth the application of blood flow restriction training. We cover some case study/clinical scenarios....keep reading

If you have ever experienced an achilles injury or dealt with chronic achilles re-injuries or tendinopathy chances are you have heard of the Alfredson Protocol. If you have not been exposed yet to it, you need to be! It will help improve your outcomes with this presentation with individuals of all lifestyles....keep reading

Charlie Weingroff will be discussing a number of topics including his role as the Strength Coach for Canada Basketball and how their training programs differ from conventional programs, his one shot-one kill method using the SFMA to identify the key impairment, case studies using this method, and finally a bit of business talk about going out-of-network with ActiveCor....keep reading

Joe Heiler
The title pretty much says it all, and hopefully I can clear up some confusion on this topic as well as give you some ideas for treating patients and working with athletes....keep reading

Dr. Steve Hoffman
Sports Rehab Expert member Dr. Steve Hoffman posted this video in the discussion forum a couple weeks ago, and I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to check it out. There have been a few questions pertaining to postural assessment in the forum in the past so I figured let's get Steve's take on it. He presents some great potential corrective strategies as well that have their basis in Yoga and I could see the Prague School influence in there as well....keep reading

Tamer Issa, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT
Entrapment syndrome of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), known as Meralgia Paresthetica (MP), is a possible cause of pain and paresthesia in the lateral thigh. It has been proposed that MP is not rare, but is often unrecognized or misdiagnosed for other conditions, such as lumbar radiculopathy. Medical treatment for chronic MP often includes prescription medications and injections. If medical management fails, surgical decompression of the LFCN is considered....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
This is my current thought process/flow sheet when it comes to treatment options for the MS Extension pattern of the SFMA. You'll notice the mobility corrections are fairly vague as I think you can use any number of different techniques to address the areas listed. I've also updated the corrective exercises I would consider based on where they would fall in the neurodevelopemental sequence and 4x4 matrix rather than what I'm trying to 'fix'....keep reading

Joe Heiler
This taping technique can work magic when used at the right times, and lately I've been using somewhat of a cross between Gray's technique and Brian Mulligan's. I've been using the method Gray describes in his 'Functional Movement Taping' DVD for quite awhile with great results. My only complaint is the amount of time and tape it takes. Mulligan's technique uses a single strip of tape so obviously more efficient. So here is how I've been using it and my clinical decision making process.....keep reading

Respiration and breathing mechanics are all the rage this day and age in rehab. Everyone is talking about it, but few really understand the mechanics behind it. Having a better understanding of the biomechanics will better help us understand the physiology and how it ultimately impacts movement and pain....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
I've brought this up a few times in different places on the site but have never really featured it as an exercise of the week as I don't use it that frequently. That being said there are some times when it comes in pretty handy though. This would be a motor control corrective strategy of the MS Extension and Rotation patterns, and specifically during the breakout when lumbar extension and rotation in prone is dysfunctional and non-painful actively but is functional and non-painful passively....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
I recently took PRI's Pelvis Restoration course and wanted to take the time to review it. I would highly recommend this course although I did take the MyoKinematic course first and that seemed to be the best move as I had a much easier time wrapping my head around the femoral-acetabular mechanics in that course than I did the pelvic and sacral mechanics in this course. There is so much great (and in-depth) information in this course that it's hard to do a good review of it all. Hopefully I can present the basic concepts of the course without making it too complicated....keep reading

Great webinar by Julie Blandin last Friday. Here are a couple videos showing the Adduction Drop Test and the Hruska Adduction Lift Test, plus the article Julie referenced in the webinar. Definitely need to get her back on here for more....keep reading

Don Chu introduced plyometric training in the United States and in this interview will discuss the history of plyometrics, recent developments, teaching progressions, using plyos for speed and power developement, plyometric training for injury prevention, prerequisites for training, and more. Don is a wonderful speaker with a lifetime of experience so don't miss this one!...keep reading

The aim of this study was to see the impact of two different teaching techniques for helping an individual learn the Snatch....keep reading

Jessica Paparella, DPT
Big thanks to Jessica for writing this article and also to Rob Panariello from Professional PT for helping to set this up. The first rib can be a big player in neck and shoulder pain as well as when someone is presenting with thoracic outlet symptoms. Definitely one to assess so check out the article from Jessica plus I added a video showing the techniques that she discusses....keep reading

Dr. Craig Liebenson and Dr. Brett Winchester
With chiropractic backgrounds rooted in motion palpation and functional rehabilitation, we have observed that the upper-thoracic spine may be the most commonly restricted area in the locomotor system. This restriction of multiple segments (C7-T5) is likely related to cervical disc herniations; degenerative changes at the lower cervical spine; shoulder impingement and rotator-cuff pathologies; and low back pain....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT
I've become much more familiar with trigger point referral patterns and treating these out the past couple years since taking the Kinetacore Functional Dry Needling course. One of the most common trigger points I end up dry needling and/or using Graston Technique to treat in the shoulder is the infraspinatous and teres minor. Active trigger points in these muscles can refer pain to the anterior and middle shoulder, and on occasion will also refer pain down the arm......keep reading