So you think you have shin splints from running? Massaging, rolling and stretching may not be the answer. Let’s take a look at the mechanics of good & bad foot, knee and hip movement first!
Looking ahead to a great web-based video series with collaboration between Total-PT & Sneaker Factory of Florham Park. Everyone has aches and pains when it comes to running. Shin Splints, IT Band Syndrome, Knee pain and the list goes on and on. We’re here to break it all down for you and go through the various injury types and create possible solutions for the runner that wants to just get out and run. Keep checking back for the first video and the series ahead!
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You actually do have control over your own feet. Just because you may think you have flat feet, foot pain, heel pain or arches that are too high – there’s help. You can actually fix this. You have the tool-set for this. Watch and learn. Then execute!
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So we know about the squat and what happens when we loose form on the bottom end (see last video.) We “dump out” at the pelvis. But why? The answer lies in the length of the three main muscle groups. 1. Hamstrings 2. Glutes 3. Adductors. If they are tight or in spasm, they will pull the pelvis into a posterior tilt or a “dump-out.” Watch this video to understand what I’m talking about and take a look at your own squat.
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Do you know how to squat properly? You think you do, but really? Tim Carroll from CrossFit 908 shows you proper squatting technique and a common error seen at the bottom of a full squat range of motion. It’s important so listen up!
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The all-in-one exercise that utilizes the Glut-Medius for all that it’s built to do! You need balance. You need stability. You obviously need to move so you also need dynamic ability. Control the hinge and you control the Glut!
Really folks! If there is only one thing that I would do to the hip to open it up and release tension, increase mobility and reduce unwanted drag, this would be it. One thing! Why just one thing? Well . . . there are many ways to deep tissue various regions of the hip, but most of the time the most restricted area is the Glut-Medius. As per the previous videos, you cannot stretch it out well independently and the fibers of the muscle are usually “jammed” because of the sitting that we do and the lack of overall mobility that we don’t get because of the jobs that we have. So just watch this and find out how you can help yourself get “supple!”
So how do we really stretch out the Glut. Medius. More importantly why would we? Why not just strengthen the hips? Because it doesn’t work that way! Watch this video and find out the how and why?
Do we all stand the appropriate way? Do we slouch when we stand? How do we know? Most of the time we actually “hang” on our muscles and joints and don’t even engage them appropriately. This video shows you what happens when you break down and how to begin to address these issues. Check it out!
Here’s a quick test that you guys can do to check if you are @ risk for ACL problems now and in the future. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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