Too often nowadays, our shoulder motion gets confined to a little box; our hands rarely come above our shoulders or below our waists, and we simply rotate at our elbows inward and outward like a bunch of Tyrannosaurus Rexes (and let’s not forget what happened to them). When we get in that box, the shoulder…
Ah, the trapezius, levator scapulae, and rhomboid muscles. These guys like to swell up with stress and tension better than Thanksgiving Dinner when the topic turns to politics. The good news is we have a video that shows you how to use a kettlebell to give a deep stretch to those tight muscles that we…
Attention all card-carrying members of the tight hamstring club – this is likely the most effective hamstring stretch you’ll find.
Taming upper shoulder and mid back tension is as easy as having … tug of war with your hands? It sounds weird, but don’t knock it until you try it. The Hand Pull Apart opens up your trapezius and rhomboid muscles, two muscle monsters of the upper back and shoulders that love to get tight. By changing…
In the immortal worlds of MC Hammer: “This is the way we row, we row, this is the way we row.” Find out how to improve your strength and performance of rowing and pulling exercises, reduce the chance of injury, and how to prolong your shoulder’s life by perfecting your rowing form.
We love cook squats! But for some of our patients that have the dreaded butt-wink (rounding of the lower back as you descend into your squat), we have found a modification that will help you out. This modified Cook Squat is designed to stretch the muscles that pulls our back into an unsafe position when…
Here are some easy stretches you can do at work to give your poor back a break. The Standing Low Back Stretch is a perfect at work stretch. You can do in any doorway (just don’t do it at the break room door at lunchtime, or beware of your hangry coworkers). It also with a…
What’s up Paleo! How’s that posture coming along? Do you look like you should be hunting a wooly mammoth? Do you find your knuckles are about to start dragging on the ground? Listen: just because you eat paleo doesn’t mean you have to look paleo. Maybe this simple chest stretch is in order. You just…
Pallof Press! It’s so simple, anyone can do it! This exercise conditions the core to fight rotational and lateral flexion forces at the trunk. Although our spine is designed to do some rotation and side flexion, the back will become injured and damaged if the muscles of the trunk cannot properly stabilize our vertebrae and…
If you’re interested in single-legged squats (“Pistol Squats”) but aren’t sure how to properly get started, look no further! The pistol squat, or one-legged squat, offers significant benefits including strengthening the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes, while improving balance, coordination, and core stability. It enhances flexibility and mobility in the ankles, hips, and lower back, making…