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The low back is a region often exposed to angles, loads, and sub-optimal movement patterns that lead to disc degeneration and pain. In previous posts, I shared the steps that I take to slowly rebuild my client’s movement patterns (i.e., teaching a deadlift to lift objects) followed by stabilization and endurance exercises to build capacity…
Low back pain is prevalent in more than 60% of the North American population (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2014). 85% of this number is of unknown etiology (McGill, 2007). Thus, low back pain is a common problem that many people have, including my clients. As a kinesiologist working in a post-rehabilitation setting, my job…
During the past several weeks, we have examined hyperkyphosis, its variations, and limitations placed upon individuals with the condition. We have also considered different interventions used to slow, or even reverse, hyperkyphosis. Katzman, Wanek, Shepherd and Sellmeyer (2010) provided methods of measuring hyperkyphosis. However, I would like to provide simpler methods of measurement. In a…
In my last post, I provided a brief overview of hyperkyphosis, its clinical implications, as well as methods of detecting thoracic stiffness and restriction. William provided insight into possible modes of improving or restoring normal kyphotic curves within the thoracic vertebral region. I would like to provide corrective strategies that I implement in my practice,…
All clients require program design predicated upon sound research, thorough assessments, and scrupulous attention to detail. In my business, clients exhibiting early or late stages of hyperkyphosis act as an excellent example in applying these aforementioned principles. I would like to briefly review hyperkyphosis, explore its clinical implications, and provide evaluative strategies implemented from my…
Recovery from bone fractures follows a chronological process (i.e., hematoma/inflammation, cellular proliferation, and remodeling)helping one appreciate the cellular, physiological, and immunological events that occur during healing (Delforge, 2002). Knowledge of the healing process is essential, as it helps reveal the time, place, and form of mechanical loading through movement-based interventions; processes, which continue to restore…
Obesity, as an epidemic, finds its beginnings within the last 100 years, though we have only seen its obvious growth since the 1970s (Kenney, Wilmore, & Costill, 2012). As Western society and culture moved from a subsistent nation to an industrialized one, we began slipping from the ways of old. That is, we began moving…
Obesity carries with it, many complications that have detrimental effects on the health of an individual. Side effects can grow in a stealthy and insidious fashion, such that a person may not know a disease exists until it has manifested too deeply. I would like to cover the health problems associated with obesity, its complications,…
Obesity is an epidemic finding its home in children, adolescents, and adults. It does not discriminate among age groups or race, nor does it confine itself to a particular geographical region. In less than 100 years, civilization has moved from horse and cart, to astronauts orbiting the earth. Significant leaps in technology and knowledge marks…
Anticipation and detection of cardiovascular heart disease (CHD) are paramount in its treatment. Understanding the degenerative process and risk factors of CHD helps shape our exercise choices and program development. I would like to cover contemporary research regarding benefits of exercise, in order to curtail the deleterious effects of CHD. Epidemiological evidence shows that physically…