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Welcome to the blog that explores the musculoskeletal system in a unique way. Join me every week as I share thoughts from the trenches, in bite-sized pieces, so that you can begin to understand the amazing design of the human body and how it moves. Come wander and wonder with me.
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Kinesiology Thursday – Pickleball v Picklefall
Pickleball is the number one growing sport in the country, attracting a large number of senior participants…. -
All about you Friday – Hit something
Have you ever held a pair of drumsticks in your hand? They give you an instant feeling of possibility…. -
A move you should do Monday – Anterior cone touch
This is a test that takes a lot of people by surprise. The anterior cone touch seems a simple test,… -
All about you Friday – Fire and ice
I didn’t have any plans on Mother’s Day, so I decided to take the plunge,… -
Kinesiology Thursday – Tennis elbow and the backhand
Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is the most common cause of persistent elbow pain…. -
Muscle minute Tuesday – Meet the Abductor Hallucis
We don’t think about this muscle too much, but we should. The abductor hallucis (AbH) has been proven to be weak in people suffering from… -
A move you should do Monday – The twisting bear
This week’s move, the twisting bear, is one that I learned while going through the … -
All about you Friday – Ryze and Shine
A few weeks ago, I shared with you my favorite morning drink…. -
Kinesiology Thursday – Bicep tendonitis and the bench press
Anterior (front) shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints of pain with the bench press…. -
Muscle Minute Tuesday – The Achilles Tendon
The Achilles tendon is not a muscle, but still worthy of this slot as it is the main connector of two muscles to the calcaneus: the gastrocnemius… -
A move you should do Monday – Single leg wall sit
This is a little test that can tell you a lot. The single leg wall sit is a definitive test for quadriceps strength,… -
Kinesiology Thursday – Quadriceps AMI following TKA
Arthrogenic muscular inhibition of the quadricep, significant neural inhibition of the quadricep, is a common problem following knee surgeries of any type,… -
Muscle minute Tuesday – A Culprit to Knee Pain – Meet the Medial Gastrocnemius
Back from a European trip where it is easy to accumulate 20,000 steps a day,… -
All about you Friday – Art is life
This is Las Meninas, a painting done by Diego Velázquez in 1656…. -
All about you Friday – True freedom
It’s been a long, demanding week and I am about to embark on an adventure that will take me off this blog for a little… -
Kinesiology Thursday – The Superficial Back Line (A Head-to-Toe Connector)
“My neck is so stiff it hurts during the day and wakes me up at night,”… -
Welcome to the MoveWell Academy
There are moments in my life when I take pause at the intricacies of my journey…. -
Kinesiology Thursday – The ankle jam
You SHOULD be able to pull your toes up towards your shin, stretch your calves and squat without feeling anything in the front of the… -
Muscle minute Tuesday – A shoulder jammer – Meet the posterior deltoid
Wait one second. Now we’re just going to talk about one portion of one muscle?… -
All about you Friday – 5 reasons to write
It’s All About You Friday, a space in this blog where I will share a practice that I have found personally enriching…. -
A move you should do Monday – Long sitting testÂ
This week, it’s the long sitting test. This isn’t a move that is really that functional,…
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