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Andy Barker PT
I've used this previously in both injured athletes and as a training stimulus for healthy athletes. Adding the resistance gives you a constant reminder to maintain controlled form. Quite often with hip hinge movements i.e. deadlifts, RDL's the eccentric portion of the lift is too fast......keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
This is the webinar I did for Anthony on Strength and Conditioning Webinars.com last week. I've altered it a bit to fit this site better, but what I really wanted to look at more than anything were the commonalities between Janda, Sahrmann, McGill, the SFMA, and so on. Each have somewhat of a unique approach to treating back pain but they are more alike than dislike when it comes right down to it....keep reading

Tim Vagen and Chris Spring
Standing wall drills are a great way to activate the glutes while focusing on posture and proper mechanics. This week's exercises come courtesy of members Tim Vagen and Chris Spring....keep reading

Joe Heiler
This is another one of those mobilizations that works great to quickly improve hip mobility and correct the Multi-Segmental Rotation pattern. During the MS Rotation breakout, if prone hip external rotation is limited then this is often the first technique I use....keep reading

Brian LeRiche CSCS
Manual resistance is often an under-estimated method in the coaching tool box. This technique can be used with a wide variety of clients to learn correct form, neuromuscular awareness, developing force, and sustaining tension. In addition, it can be used with nearly any lower body, upper body, or core exercises for these purposes....keep reading

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....keep reading

A study published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy found that parts of the brain associated with movement alter strategies when recovering from ACL surgery as compared to non-injured individuals. The researchers had 15 individuals recovering from left ACLR and 15 control subjects that matched height, weight, sport activity, etc.......keep reading

Mike Robertson
Another great article from Mike, basically giving away his warm-up program. It's also one of the best articles I have read in that it combines the Joint-by-Joint Approach with new information coming out of the DNS and PRI schools of thought on correction of breathing and spinal posture. Lots of great videos in this one as well!...keep reading

Brian LeRiche CSCS
The Foam Roller Press Up is a variation of the PRI exercise, "Modified All Fours Belly Lift." The two exercises have subtle differences, yet the similar end goal of oblique activation combined with proper inhibition....keep reading

Rob Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS
Rob will discuss some of the rehabilitation and athletic performance training strategies and progressions for the post-operative rotator cuff and/or labral repair athletic shoulder. The special needs and necessary adaptations during the application and prescription of performance enhancement strength and power exercises will also be addressed....keep reading

Mike Reinold PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
Shoulder instability is a common pathology encountered in the orthopedic and sports medicine setting. But "shoulder instability" itself isn't that simple to understand. There exists a wide range of symptomatic shoulder instabilities from subtle recurrent subluxations to traumatic dislocations. Nonoperative rehabilitation is commonly utilized for shoulder instability to regain previous functional activities through specific strengthening exercises, dynamic stabilization drills, neuromuscular training, proprioception drills, scapular muscle strengthening program and a gradual return to their desired activities....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
Using a banded variation of bear crawl's I feel can ensure that athletes maintain good form throughout the movement. The band adds feedback regarding position and ensures movement away from their 'set' position is limited. The videos below show both a sagittal and frontal variation....keep reading

Erson Religioso III DPT, MS, MTC, CertMDT, CFC, CSCS, FAAOMPT
This was a cool piece from member Dr. Religioso concerning different techniques to gain shoulder internal rotation ROM. This topic has come up several times over the years in the forum and on some interviews, but this is the most comprehensive set of ideas put together yet....keep reading

The Brettzel is a Gray Cook and Brett Jones creation from their kettlebell DVD, and I've found it to be one of my favorite long term corrective exercises. I've updated the video and hopefully give a much better explanation than in the past....keep reading

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....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
When discussing the similarities and differences between the SFMA and PRI philosophies I haven't yet gotten around to the upper quarter but will start hitting on that now. When it comes to the shoulder, the inhibited lower traps and R tricep are the focus of many of the PRI interventions, and in many cases the exercise solutions will look similar to SFMA/FMS corrective exercise solutions. In this video I'm going to cover some of the basic similarities between the two systems.....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
Rob Panariello first brought up ankling drills a couple years ago in his 'ACL Rehab to Performance' webinar, and I've been using variations of them ever since. I've found they are a great way to work on gait and running mechanics during the early stages of rehab, especially post-op when many other options are limited. I put together a short video showing the ankling walk and a few variations of the ankling run below....keep reading

Michael Boyle MA, ATC
Last year I wrote a piece called Understanding and Training Hip Flexion (StrengthCoach.com). The idea was to take a look at muscles of the hip and how these muscles function from a slightly different perspective. This process led me to continue to study the hip and how we look at this critical area. One of the things I pride myself on is continuing to try to learn. Fortunately or unfortunately I feel like the more I learn the more I realize I don't know. An area that has become of increasing interest to me, and to many others in the fields of performance enhancement and physical therapy, is the area of sports hernia. It seems like every week another athlete is having surgery for a 'sports hernia"....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
This is a great correction for the shoulder mobility movement patterns and also for the shoulder flexion component of the MS Extension pattern. The lumbar spine frequently contributes excessive extension to the shoulder patterns when the shoulder itself is limited. Mobility work is required to free up the shoulder, but this pattern will continue if motor control is not imparted to lock in the new range of motion. Wall posture with shoulder mobility is a great advanced corrective...keep reading