Treatment For and Prevention Of Tennis Elbow
While there are several conditions that can affect the elbow, the 3 most common are golfers elbow, throwers elbow and tennis elbow. Of all of these, tennis elbow is the most common. Tennis elbow affects both men and women equally, but it is more prevalent in adults between the ages of 30 – 50 years of age. (1) So what is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow is painful inflammation at the elbow joint as a result of repetitive stress. ...
Bending and Twisting … And Their Role In Injury And Strength/ Performance
Every day, you are at risk of debilitating back pain. Frequent bending and twisting in the spine is one of the main causes of back pain, but it’s also completely unavoidable in everyday life. This is why we’re so concerned with not just being careful with your spine, but training it to withstand whatever life can throw at it. As you might have guessed, today we’re going to discuss bending and twisting, the risk they pose to your...
Tendon Recovery and Remodeling: The Root of Patient Training Recommendations
Most of the injuries we worry about, or run into, aren’t in the muscles. Muscles can be strained or pulled, even torn, but most injuries occur in connective tissues. Despite this, they don’t get nearly enough attention. Today we’re talking about tendons. Specifically, how they’re used, their recovery, and how they get stronger. This is going to include how to take better care of yours, and all the cool stuff about these powerful...
How Forward Head Posture is Affecting Your Respiratory System
Forward head posture (FHP), at first glance, is clearly not aesthetically pleasing. However, it’s the negative impact this posture is having on the respiratory system that should be of great concern to all of us. If you’re not familiar with the term “forward head posture” or FHP, it is something of an evolution of poor posture that has emerged in our advancing technological age. While forward head posture is often associated with...
Correcting Tight Hip Flexors Once and For All
Tight Hip Flexors seems to be today’s buzz word in gyms around the country. Yoga & pilates studios are busier than ever, filled with people just like you, trying to stretch their hip flexors to reduce pain … but with no lasting benefit. And if you really don’t know what it means to have tight hip flexors, then you are wasting your time with the stretching you have been doing. Yes, stretching is good … it’s GREAT actually! But...
Prep Exercises To Do At Home
With the amount of time we’ve all been spending home recently, exercise has been a hot topic. It’s been more challenging than normal to get a good workout in, but for some it’s offered more time and energy to put towards exercise. So, what exercise should you be doing at home if you want to stay healthy and prepare your body? These are the things we look for, and they’re the movements and plans that get you in great shape, build...
