As we continue our understanding of the health effects of posture we must consider excessive Thoracic Kyphosis as a predictor for heart disease via compression of the organ. This compression can in-turn change the structure of the organ. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine have written volumes on the relationship between structure and function. The other relationship […]
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Ask most any experienced Anatomist, Doctor, or Therapist and they will agree that structure and function are deeply interrelated. As we conclude our social media (see all of our links at the bottom of this blog for more FREE cutting edge information) month of Forward Head Posture FHP, lets take a peak at how the
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Merrian-Webster defines migraines as; a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain that usually lasts from four hours to three days, typically begins on one side of the head but may spread to both sides, is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, and is often followed by
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Our final Bio Motor Ability is strength. Strength is ability to overcome a force regardless of time. Strength training repetitions tend to blur the line between power and endurance training. With strength training we get the neural benefits of power training, but we also get the benefits of endurance, where we increase hypertrophy and muscle
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A bit more on balance training. There are two major components in balance training beyond postural alignment. The first is righting reflexes. Righting reflexes determine your ability to compensate for changes in the environment as you move across it. Righting reflexes rely primarily on your proprioceptive abilities, that is, your bodies ability to quickly respond by changing the tonus
What\’s the best way to train to improve ones balance? If you Google balance training you will find all the latest and greatest devices, Bosu balls, dynadisk, rocker boards, along with hundreds of websites filled with thousands of exercises utilizing the aforementioned devices. These devices allow us to challenge our bodies in some amazing ways,
If your lacking this next Bio Motor Ability your are setting yourself up for injury. Endurance is the ability to repeat a task consecutively without rest, while maintaining proper technique. Endurance repetitions tend to be 15 or more and they tend to be roughly 30% of your maximum ability. So if you can bench press
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This topic strikes a nerve with me each time I release an athlete from my care into the hands of their high school and college athletic trainers that consider stretching an after thought. Most recently I worked with three soccer soccer players transitioning from high school into the world of division one college athletics. During
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Let\’s discuss flexibility/mobility. While flexibility and mobility are not the same thing, they are closely related. Flexibility for our discussion, is the ability to achieve a full range of motion over any given joint. Mobility is the ability to control your flexibility through that same range of motion in all three planes of motion. For
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Another Bio Motor Ability is Speed. Speed refers to \”how fast an object is moving.\” Speed can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance. A fast-moving object has a high speed and covers a relatively large distance in a short amount of time. Contrast this to a slow-moving object that has
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