Muscle Minute TUESDAY – 3 Facts About The Upper Trapezius
The upper trapezius is often implicated as a cause for cervical and shoulder pain, as trigger points (or “knots”) are commonly found in this muscle,…
Muscle Minute TUESDAY – Tibialis Anterior (and posterior)
EVER HAVE SHIN SPLINTS? Meet the TIBIALIS ANTERIOR One muscle? You’re…
Muscle Minute TUESDAY – Pain From The Psoas Muscle
Do you wake up every morning with back stiffness? Does morning back pain plague you only to have it disappear by midday?
Kinesiology THURSDAY – What’s the big deal about Trigger Points
Trigger points (TrP) are defined as palpable nodules located in the myofascial layer primarily at the entrance point of the motor endplate in a muscle…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – 3 Key Facts About Adductor Magnus
The Adductor Magnus does 3 things: 1. Decelerates hip flexion (along with hamstrings and gluteus maximus) 2. Read more…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – 5 Ways to Speed Up Recovery From Rotator Cuff Surgery
Most post-surgical protocols for rotator cuff repairs require the patient to be in a sling 24-hours a day, with breaks for passive range of motion…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – Cross your Legs or maybe you shouldn’t
Sitting with your legs crossed for prolonged periods of time gets a lot of bad press. Maybe you did it as a child playing on…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – Deciphering Heel Pain
Heel pain is often diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. However, there are several other common sources for heel pain, such as calcaneal fat pad irritation and…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – Getting to the bottom of Knee Pain
Do your knees hurt when you squat? Do you hear noises coming from your knee joints when you go up and down stairs? Knee pain…
Kinesiology THURSDAY – Oh, My Aching Back!
In order to solve the back pain dilemma, it is important to understand a little bit about how the body is designed. The lower back…
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