Click on the links and watch the exercise videos, which provides the same decompressive effects provided by expensive mechanical traction devices in physical therapy, and recently, chiropractic’ offices. Position yourself on a ball that is appropriate for your body type and size. Stretch over the top of the ball far enough to feel your lumbar...
Early Knee Exercise
Knee pain is a function of weakness, and vice versa. Break the cycle by learning to command important patella stabilizing muscles. Begin with the technique demonstrated on the following video links . These daily exercises offer more than you might think. Prone Knee Extension When you can bear weight (check if you are on an...
Preventing Swimming Injuries
Most people don’t think of swimming as a very injury prone sport. Because of the low impact nature of swimming it is true that swimmers usually do not undergo as many traumatic injuries as athletes in most other sports. The repetitive nature of swimming does, however, place swimmers at an increased risk of...
Preventing Volleyball Injuries
Volleyball is a complex sport comprised of many different motions that have the potential to cause either traumatic or overuse injury to many different joints in the body. The shoulder, knee, and back are common places to get injuries while playing volleyball. Imbalances in strength and flexibility are at the center of many overuse...
The Benefits of Therapeutic Exercise
Increases size and strength in musculotendinous tissue and tensile strength Improves coordination and timing of muscular groups Reduces atrophy Improves reaction, recruitment and endurance Improve cardiovascular fitness Reduces edema Improves connective tissue strength and integrity Promotes circulation to enhance soft tissue healing/metabolism Increases bone density Increases endurance, reduces fatigue Improve range of motion of...
Got a short leg?
Pelvic Obliquity is an unfortunate result of a very common foot and ankle problem. Half of the back pain sufferers and 90 percent of the patellofemoral problems I see demonstrate an “apparent” leg length discrepancy. Uneven pelvic allignment, crooked knees, flat feet and an assortment of aches and pains are easily corrected. With inexpensive adjustments...