June 16, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZXicdySPHY The Lateral Tubing Walk is definitely one of my favorite exercises to use in the initial stages of my corrective programs.  The one thing that I notice is how its typically instructed, which is with the knees bent, or allowing the person to bend forward at the hips.  This never made sense to me,

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December 21, 2012

  The Stabilizer Biofeedback cuff is a great device to use to monitor the changes in spinal motion when performing lower abdominal exercises.  Too often I see individuals with back pain going way beyond their ability to stabilize their spine when attempting to strengthen their abs.  Here is a short video of how the Phase

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December 13, 2012

While its not very hard to finding information on how to stretch your hip flexors on the web, it IS common to find this stretch performed incorrectly! When stretching the hip flexors, you MUST pay very close attention to the pelvic tilting. If you do not, its very easy to agitate the lower segments of

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October 9, 2011

I’m frequently asked if one can exercise with a disc bulge.  Assuming clearance has been attained from a physician, then YES.  However, you must be super careful, and a very specific set of exercises may need to be done prior to moving forward with correcting muscle imbalances with a program such as my End Your

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October 3, 2011

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September 21, 2011

The sacroiliac joints are very common source of back pain.  Due to the very small amount of movement available in them, its critical that their alignment be maintained.  Additionally, the surrounding muscles must be balanced and strong to support these joints.  The problem, however, is when these joints are out of balance, pain can prevent optimal

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