Regarding the analysis of the knee position during the box jump test in a functional movement screen/prehab test, what exactly does it mean if the knee bows in or out? Bows out is nothing to worry about. Bows in is poor control of the natural femoral internal rotation that comes with any stance. Gravity wants […]
Continue readingWhen we go back into the foundation of the SFMA and FMS, we should consider the ramifications of Janda’s upper- and lower-crossed patterns. Janda’s work is not 100% fool-proof, but it was based back in the 1960s. If Janda were around today, I think there would be reasonable adjuncts to his theories. But in explaining […]
Continue readingBack in November, through Craig Liebenson and others in the Prague School clique, Pavel Kolar presented 2 separate courses in the Phoenix area. The first one was a condensed overview with an athletic focus at AP, and the second was the level A course in the Prague School certification process. I took the level A. […]
Continue readingYour torn-up knee is the tire……….. So when you blew out the tire, is it because you ran over nails? –Contact injury And when you ran over the nails, is it because you were driving stupid, or safely? –Poor form If there were no nails, is it because the tire tread was low? –Non-painful dysfunction […]
Continue readingThe goal of my DVD is teach non-medical professionals the SFMA with restrictor plates. There will be no breakouts, no manual therapy, and no treating pain. I think it is a huge void where non-medical folks don’t have the tool(s) to work side by side with medical clinicians with the same template. Non-painful dysfunction is […]
Continue readingWhy do all the chiropractors I’ve been to and all the ones my clients go to still cross you over and hold down your shoulder while jumping on your leg to see how many cracks they can get in and effort to fix your alignment? 1. My understanding is that there are 2 camps of […]
Continue readingWhen questions about lower-crossed syndrome and weak glutes, my first thoughts are to consider all four components to the lower-crossed. Weak glutes are just one quarter. Tone through the hip flexors and lumbar spine may yield very dominant reciprocal inhibition of the glutes. Activating the glutes until the cows come home will only get you […]
Continue readingIn my fantasyland facility, there is a cold and warm plunge. Science aside, I like how I feel afterwards in terms of recovery. Science considered, it makes great sense in pushing the lymphatic system and improving recovery. I am not sure the evidence is that powerful, but with a technique like this, there are so […]
Continue readingAnkle rehab is core and hip training to me. Obviously there are acute measures that can be taken at the painful and/or swollen segment, but when it comes down to it, the body will heal as it heals. I would never suggest isolated ankle resistance training unless the ankle was weak when pain-free. And even […]
Continue readingIn response to a recent question on strengthcoach.com, this is how I set up teaching a bodyweight box squat. Choose a surface from which to squat up from. This can be anything based on rehab/training environment. The cuing as below is like for someone with acute knee or maybe back pain. I wouldn’t expect to […]
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