What is that black tattoo on Kerri Walsh’s right shoulder? It is called Kinesio Tex Taping which is an elastic taping used in chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports medicine. Developed 25 years ago by Dr. Kenzo Kase, it is now getting recognition and being used by top athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, David Beckam, Robby Ginepri and Justine Henin. Kinesio [...]
Archive for August, 2008
So, What’s with Kinesio Tape?
Posted: August 31, 2008 in physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: Kerri Walsh, kinesio tape, Olympics, physical therapy, shoulder pain, Sports Medicine
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Getting Hip to the Shoulder
Posted: August 30, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: health, impingement, instability, physical therapy, posture, rotator cuff, shoulder pain, tight hip flexor
Shoulder pain can range from nagging to debilitating depending on the problem and severity. Generally, in the under 40 crowd shoulder problems usuually consist of impingement and instability. Impingement occurs when the “ball” of the ball and socket joint “rides” up during shoulder movement and pinches the rotator cuff and bursae. This can result from [...]
Dustin Carter: An Inspiration for All! Check it out!
Posted: August 29, 2008 in exercise, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: amputee, Dustin Carter, exercise, fitness, health, Inspiration, sports, training, wrestling
What an incredible kid with an incredible heart. My good friend Scott Goodpaster trains Dustin. Scott is an awesome and genuine guy as you can see in the video. I hope you enjoy this clip and Dustins amazing work ethic! Get strong! Stay Strong! Chris
Fab Four Posture Exercises
Posted: August 29, 2008 in exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: exercise, fitness, health, physical therapy, posture exercise, rotator cuff, Sports Medicine
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Great Fat Burning Workout!
Posted: August 24, 2008 in exercise, healthTags: 300 workout, exercise, Fat burning, health, multi joint exercises, strength, weight lifting
Great, but challenging workout. If your beginning modify the workout by decreasing the reps and progressively work up to the desired reps. This is sure to get you looking great and feeling great! Get Strong! Stay Strong! Chris
What They Fail to Teach You in Anatomy
Posted: August 22, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, physical therapy, Sports MedicineTags: functional anatomy, gary gray, lower extremity, lower leg, muscle function, physical therapy, Sports Medicine
Posterior Tibialis: Attaches proximally to post aspect of tibia and distally attaches to almost everything under the foot (cuboid, navicular, cuneiforms). During pronation (loading phase) it eccentrically controls tibial advancement in the sagittal plane(SP), tibial internal rotation in the transverse plane(TP) and eccentrically controls lateral to medial loading of the foot in the frontal plane(FP). [...]
Biomechanics-When The Foot Hits The Ground
Posted: August 17, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: biomechanics, human movement, lower extremity function, physical therapy, Sports Medicine
When the foot hits the ground: The calcaneus everts The talus drops down and in The tibia advances forward, internally rotates and abducts The knee (unlocks) flexes due to the tibia moving a little faster than the femur The femur internally rotates [...]
Ironclad Hamstrings
Posted: August 15, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: exercise, hamstring exercise, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, triple threat, workout
1. Bent knee bridge (butt lifts) 2. Hamstring curls in bridge position 3. Straight leg bridge (balls of foot on ball) Begin by doing 10 reps of each successively and build to 15-20 reps. Work up to 3 sets and then start over using one leg. Feel the [...]
How To Eat Calories
Posted: August 14, 2008 in health, nutrition, Weight LossTags: caloric needs, calories, fat loss, nutrition, Weight control, Weight Loss
In my last post I provided a quick and easy way to determine your caloric needs. One of the biggest mistakes most people make when trying to lose weight is to cut their calories when actually you probably need to eat more. The “more” refers to the right amount of calories to permanantly lose weight [...]
Calories for Weight Loss (or Gain)
Posted: August 5, 2008 in health, Nutrition Tidbits, Weight LossTags: BMR, calories for weight losss, health, nutrition, Weight Loss
Whether it is a desire to lose or gain weight (lean muscle) the first thing you need to do is to figure out how many calories you should consume in a day. While there a few methods to do this the one prsented here is quick and easy. 1. Add a “0″ to your [...]
