These are some of my favorite neck exercises for neck pain and tightness. They are designed to create a stable base with the band to engage the core muscles, in order to move your neck. The movement of the neck helps to strengthen the muscles on the front of your neck (neck flexors) while improving
Arguably the best week in sports is Masters Week. For anyone that has been, you understand the traditions and what it means to put on that green jacket. Players spend countless hours training and practicing in order to peak at the right time. Rickie Fowler has been putting in hard work this year on and
This article is for you if: As the Doctor or Therapist, you have patients which keep coming back with the same condition You are not getting the results which you think you should As a patient, you have had the same problem for years, and/or a new problem that started out of nowhere and have
The IT Band is a tough fibrous piece of tissue, located on the outside of your thigh. It is attached to the femur and cannot be lengthened or stretched. The most effective way to treat it is to address the underlying biomechanical problems. Source FMS Podcast Other sources: Greg Lehman, Brad Neal, Breaking Muscle,
Traumeel: An Natural Alternative to Anti-Inflammatory Drugs The Basics Traumeel is a solution of 14 active ingredients (12 of which are naturally occurring compounds) which can be used as an alternative for pain and inflammation relief from musculoskeletal injuries. Traumeel can be used in the form of tablets, drops, injection solution, ointment and gel (1).
TPI level 2 Medical focuses on a more specific assessment than TPI level 1, called the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA). The SFMA is used by many medical clinicians including DC’s, PT’s and ATC’s to find the cause of pain, which many times is a site different than the source of the pain. The SFMA
If you want to read the abstract of the study before reading my analysis click here. This study is very intriguing for a couple of reasons. One, it is the first of its kind to relate physical limitations identified in the body from the Level 1 screen and relating it to swing characteristics seen on
Here is a quick recap of the SFMA (selective movement functional assessment) and the seminar I attended this weekend. From their website www.sfma.com, the SFMA is defined as: “The Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) is a series of 7 full-body movement tests designed to assess fundamental patterns of movement such as bending and squatting in those with