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Relieving hip pain while walking

June 13, 2013

Before we can appreciate how to alleviate hip pain while walking, we need to discuss what causes hip pain. – Common reasons for hip issues Here are some common things people will say are causing their hip pain: Structurally people will go: Labral tear Femoractebular impingement (FAI) Bursitis More generally people will go: “I get […]

Issues with foam rolling

May 20, 2013

Foam rolling is one of those polarizing topics. To some it’s another coming of Christ; others swear it doesn’t do anything. Hell, some say it’s detrimental. These argumenters will go into all the physiology, what happens during massage, what scar tissue is, etc. and try to make an argument from that angle. This has confused […]

Talking about hip retroversion

May 9, 2013

I’ve found any discussion regarding structural abnormalities of the hip to be really confusing. I’m going to try to simplify this and, hopefully, not lose any technical aspects in the process. – Common structural hip issues When talking about structural issues at the hip the first area causing confusion (at least for me) is the […]

Proper form for the Bird Dog exercise

February 27, 2013

When I first have someone perform an exercise I’d say something like 80% do it sub par, 5% do it well, and 15% make me say “Holy hell stop moving now.” For the Bird Dog, it’s more like 100% need to stop moving now. I just never see people do this well without extensive instruction. […]

Another example of a postural evaluation

February 20, 2013

For an update on Jennifer, click here. The first one of these can be found here: Example of a postural assessment. Preface: Along with my in-person clientele I also help people out remotely. With the latter I have to rely more on pictures and videos. I thought going through a person’s standing photos (assessing posture […]

Example of a postural assessment

February 6, 2013

For an update on Jeremy click here. A couple notes before getting into this: Along with my in-person clientele I also help people out online. With the latter I have to rely more on pictures and videos. I thought going through a person’s standing photos (assessing posture and alignment) illustrating what I look for would […]

Can foot pain and hip pain be related?

February 1, 2013

I edited the emails for brevity and I’ve bolded what I deem most important. From an email exchange: “Brian, Seriously. Your Blog is awesome. I found you last night while searching for TFL stretches, which in fact, truly is the Best stretch. Kudos to you. I just finished reading your article on lateral pelvic tilt. […]

Your couch – An unexpected source of lower back pain?

January 28, 2013

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I mentioned in my list of injuries how I’ve hurt my lower back quite a few times. For the most part it doesn’t bother me, as long I take care of it. Like most people, I need to look out for things like twisting too much or leaning over improperly. If I avoid these things I’m […]