Today’s blog post was going to be a spectacular written piece. But then the Huz and I decided to take our kids over to Canada (Vancouver Island) for the day. On foot. In arms. For ten hours. P.S. My arms no longer straighten and my hands are unable to write much. The good news for you — you get a…read more →
Let me tell you about my soccer-playin’ husband’s pelvic-health history. Husband: “In high school I started getting deep hip and low back pain. I went to the doctor, who gave me an X-ray, which led him to conclude that there was a tendon rubbing across the bone of the pelvis. Looking back with what I know now, it was probably…read more →
Did you see this article on breast cancer, To Revert Breast Cancer Cells, Give Them the Squeeze? You should read it because it’s important. “We are showing that tissue organization is sensitive to mechanical inputs from the environment at the beginning stages of growth and development,” said principal investigator Daniel Fletcher, professor of bioengineering at Berkeley and faculty scientist at…read more →
I’ve tried to break down the complex phenomenon of joint laxity in this post on hypermobility. Sometimes a visual can make a concept easier to grasp. This movie contains an example of my shoulder (glenohumeral) joint moving relative to itself — something you don’t want to happen if you value long-term function of your joints. Watch how a load (a…read more →
When working on a stiff and sore body I definitely find value in manual therapies to increase the staying power of new movement habits. I’m frequently asked what I think about foam rolling. I hate doing it, mostly because it is super-effective and therefore creates lots of sensation. Although the more consistent I am, the less tension I have and…read more →
