ARE YOU MALLEABLE?

The word, “fluidity” often refers to the ease of movement of a substance or the body.  But we can expand this idea to other areas of our lives, especially that of our emotional dispositions and outlooks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “fluidity” is also...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | BODY AWARENESS

What is Body Awareness? Before starting any effective exercise programming, it is fundamental to understand how the body moves in reaction to the physical environment. This is called body awareness or proprioception.  How cognizant we are of our body movements...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | SCIATIC PAIN TIPS AND SELF-CARE

What is Sciatica/Sciatic pain?  Sciatica refers broadly to pain that radiates down the path of the sciatic nerve. The traditional course of this pain begins in the low back and radiates to the buttock, down the back of the thigh, into the back or outside of the calf,...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | FROZEN SHOULDER

Structures of the Shoulder – Glenohumeral Joint The shoulder is considered the most mobile joint of the body. With that mobility comes an increased risk for injury and dysfunction. While the shoulder complex is technically made up of four joints, the one that...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | TERES MAJOR

Shoulder Stability The shoulder is a pretty complicated area of the body. While it has the greatest range of motion of any joint, it has to sacrifice stability for its advantage with mobility. It’s made up of the humerus (upper arm), scapula (shoulder blade), clavicle...

DESIGNED TO MOVE | SUBOCCIPITALS AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE

Forward Head Posture Did you know that neck pain affects roughly two thirds of the population and it’s the third most common type of pain for Americans? That women are more likely to experience neck pain and that stress can make you more susceptible to neck pain as...