Biomechanics
DESIGNED TO MOVE | PRONATION DISTORTION SYNDROME
What is Pronation Distortion Syndrome? Pronation distortion syndrome refers to the distortion pattern where the arch of the foot is excessively turned inward and becomes flattened as well as the...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | QUAD DOMINANCE
What is Quad Dominance? The quadriceps are a grouping of 4 muscles (vastus intermedius, the vastus medialis, the vastus lateralis, and the rectus femoris) located in the front side of the thigh...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
What is a Rotator Cuff Tear? The shoulder joint is comprised of the humeral head (the location where the upper arm meets with the shoulder) and the glenoid (the shoulder socket). Surrounding its...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION
What is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction? The sacroiliac joints are located at the triangular intersection of the sacrum (the bottom end of the vertebrae, above the glutes and below the lumbar spine)...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHIN SPLINTS
What Are Shin Splints? Shin splints (or otherwise known as medial tibial stress syndrome) is an overuse injury where the front side of the lower half of the leg (the tibia) and the surrounding...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT (PART 1)
What is Shoulder Impingement? The shoulder is made up of several joints, connected by the rotator cuff (a grouping of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder blade). The rotator...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT (PART 2)
What is Shoulder Impingement? The shoulder is made up of the clavicle and the scapula. It is surrounded by the rotator cuff (a grouping of muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder blade) and...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SHOULDER LABRAL TEAR
The shoulder joint is comprised of the humeral head (the location where the upper arm meets with the shoulder) and the glenoid (the shoulder socket). Surrounding its circumference, there is a...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SNAPPING HIP SYNDROME (EXTRA-ARTICULAR)
What is Snapping Hip Syndrome? Snapping hip syndrome refers to the medical condition where there is a noticeable clicking, snapping, popping sensations and sounds of the hip while in movement. This...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | SPINAL STENOSIS
Spinal stenosis refers to a medical condition where there is a narrowing of the vertebrae, more commonly affecting the cervical (neck) and lumbar (lower back) areas. This puts extra pressure on the...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? Spondyloarthropathy is a group of rheumatic, arthritic disorders, which affect the areas where the joints and ligaments connect to the bone called entheses. Although...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ASYMMETRICAL WEIGHT SHIFT
What is Asymmetrical Weight Shift? Asymmetrical weight shift refers to a movement distortion where there is a shifting of weight towards one side of the body, (i.e., arms, legs, torso) especially...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ANTERIOR HIP TILT
What Is Anterior Hip Tilt? Anterior hip tilt refers to a muscular strength imbalance in the lower half of the body where the hips are tilted forward and the lumbar spine is pulled into an...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY
What Is Atlantoaxial Instability? The atlantoaxial joint is located between the first two vertebrae of the spine, C1 (atlas) and C2 (axis). It is responsible for the rotating and tilting movements...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | BULGING DISCS
What is a Bulging Disc? The spine is made up of 33 bones called vertebrae. In between the vertebrae are protective shock absorbent rings called discs. As we move around in our day-to-day lives, we...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES
What are Cervicogenic Headaches? Cervicogenic headaches stem from muscular imbalance and strain around the cervical (neck) spine. This can lead to pain and pressure around the top portion of the...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | BUTT WINK
What is Butt Wink? Butt wink refers to a compensation movement pattern, especially during squatting and hip hinging movements, where the tailbone tucks way under and make the hips uneven and tilt...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME
What is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Patellofemoral pain syndrome refers to a medical condition where there is pain around the knee joint and kneecap (patella) due to misalignment of the knee with...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS
What are Abdominal Wall Hernias Abdominal wall hernias are a medical condition where there is a weakness in the abdominal region and the surrounding tissues or organs perforate through to the other...
DESIGNED TO MOVE | ADDUCTORS AND YOUR CORE
Activate Your Core to Reduce Your Pain! Going Beyond the Simple Often times when evaluating the body, it's easy to isolate areas independently rather than identifying how they play into your...
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