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Upper Trap Relaxation Technique
Try this exercise if your neck and upper traps feel tight! According to Cools et al. 2014, "the prevalence of neck and shoulder pain is known to increase with computer workload. There is a strong relationship between chronic neck and shoulder pain and dysfunction of...
Relaxation Techniques For Neck Tightness
Having neck tightness at work? Try this routine out. Standing breaks and MOVEMENT breaks are a great prehab routine to perform daily. You can do these before, during, and after work to make the most of them. The more movement the better, but the more...
Alternating Lunges With Overhead Press With The Yoak
It's always good to mix up your training program and add a different stimulus. We've been experimenting with overhead perturbations using the yoak. We can all agree the overhead athlete should challenge stability in the overhead position. Adding perturbations is one way to do that,...
Side Lying Rotation Dissociation Drill
Here is an awesome drill to promote CONTROLLED dissociation. There's a difference between just rotating your body fast versus controlled dissociation activating our muscles. Excessive rotation of the spine, especially with trunk flexion, can cause shearing forces at the annulus fibrosus on the same side...
Slide Board Speed Skaters
Speed skaters are an excellent exercise for so many reasons! This exercise targets the hip abductors in a unilateral power fashion. There is a concentric phase when you push off the board and drive towards the other side. There is also an added isometric and...
Seated Unsupported Arnold Shoulder Press
'Arnolds', at least that’s what I call them - a modified version of the dumbbell shoulder press. This is a modified arnold press as there is no back support. The problem with performing overhead press with back support is exactly just that…support. It is easy...
Squat With Overhead Backward Reach With Swissball
"Approximately 34% of people who experience acute low back pain (LBP) will have recurrent episodes. It remains unclear why some people experience recurrences and others do not, but one possible causes is a loss of normal control of the back muscles (1).” When it comes...
Alternating Shoulder Horizontal Abduction With Dissociation
The cervicothroacic junction (CTJ) can become a problematic area for people and may contribute to their neck, shoulder, or upper back symptoms. Mobility can be restricted secondary to stiff joints and/or soft tissue, and if soft tissue it could be limited due to weakness. Sometimes...
Median Nerve Neurodynamics
Here is a shoe string model I designed for the visual learner to better understand neurodynamics. Be sure to turn your sound on as I explain in more detail what is happening to the median nerve at different joints based on position. Neurodynamics is the...
Improve Your Golf Swing With Spieths
Ever wonder how the PGA pros warm up? Check out this exercise that is part of Jordan Spieth's dynamic warm up routine. This drill helps with activating the hip stabilizing musculature, scapular stabilizers, and promoting thoracic spine mobility. The evolution of the modern golf swing...