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Thoughts on correcting a lateral pelvic tilt

December 27, 2012

I recently got this email and thought I’d put up my response as a post. Hey Brian. I have been reading through your blog, and I have to say you have some very good insights on “pain” haha. I have been using that internal ration movement from your subscapularis strengthening article. It seems like just […]

Why you’re still in pain

August 8, 2012

You’ve been doing all your exercises. You feel confident in your plan. Perhaps you’ve stumbled upon what “anterior pelvic tilt” means and think you finally found what’s causing your lower back pain. Or you’ve discovered what the rotator cuff is and you’re strengthening it. Or you’ve realized how awful your bench press form is. You’ve […]

Thoughts on hamstring curls

May 21, 2012

Because I recently had ACL surgery and used a hamstring as my graft, strengthening the hamstrings is something that has been on my mind lately. Just a quick primer: The hamstrings perform two main movements, hip extension and knee flexion. Hip extension involves bringing the leg backwards, like while walking. Knee flexion consists of bringing […]

Example of impaired movement causing lower back pain

January 19, 2012

I’ve written about how impaired movement can cause shoulder pain here and here. Time for an example of poor movement causing lower back pain. When Michelle started with me she had been out of work for a year due to her debilitating lower back pain. She could barely stand. In just about every case of […]

Age is not an excuse to be out of shape

May 20, 2011

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I swear I hear something about my age at least once a week. Once I graduated college I moved out to San Diego. Somehow it just happened I went from primarily hanging out with people who were the same age as me, to where now I am around people who are primarily older than me. […]