Plantar Fasciitis Treatment: How to Heal Heel Pain
What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar Fasciitis can come on suddenly and last for months. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that runs from … Read More
Assessing and Stretching the Latissimus Dorsi
Tight lats can lead to forward or depressed shoulders and can limit shoulder flexion. Properly stretching the latissimus dorsi can be done by a therapist … Read More
Short Pec Minor Muscles: How to Assess and Stretch
Poor posture and forward shoulders are almost always linked to a short pec minor muscle. Pec minor stretches are often used in physical therapy to … Read More
What Does Shoulder Flexion Tell Us?
One of the most essential components of testing the shoulder or addressing any dysfunction in the neck, upper back, and arms is shoulder flexion. The … Read More
Muscle Contraction Steps: A Review
At the foundation of all movement is the humble muscle cell. If you remember from biology, there are quite a few steps to a simple … Read More
Conservative Exercises for Front Hip Pain
My Hip Hurts: What Can I Do About It? Pain in the hip is one of the most common complaints of runners, dancers, cyclists, and … Read More
7 Knee Strengthening Exercises To Relieve Knee Pain
Many of us have experienced pain in the knee while running, jumping, or with stair climbing. Sometimes it happens because of a traumatic injury, but … Read More