Yes, I said dormant butt syndrome, DBS for short! I see it all the time in the clinic. In athletes and people of all ages. The cause of DBS is usually tight hip flexors, again, which most people have. This is due to repetitive hip flexion from walking, running, sitting, driving and sleeping in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘function’
Do You Suffer From Dormant Butt Syndrome?
Posted: July 24, 2011 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: chris kolba, function, functional exercise, gluteus maximus, human movement, lunges, muscle function, physical therapy, reciprocal inhibition, Sports Medicine, sports training, step up, tight hip flexor, vladamir yanda
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The Hip: Power Source, Biggest Rock, Best Friend
Posted: April 10, 2009 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, health, physical therapy, Sports MedicineTags: applied functional science, function, functional anatomy, functional biomechanics, gary gray, hip, hip function, lumbopelvic, physical therapy, Sports Medicine
By Barbara Fuller PT, FAFS The late-seventyish woman looked at me with a bit of skepticism mixed with a little fear. After I introduced myself to her she said, “Before we start, I want you to know that I would like for you to address my low back pain, but I don’t want you to [...]
Balance in Motion
Posted: March 23, 2009 in exercise, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: Balance, function, gary gray, physical therapy, Physical therapy billing, shoulder rehab, Sports Medicine, weight bearing balance
By Andrea Wasylow PT, FAFS The billing coordinator at the small hospital‐based rehabilitation clinic where I work is phenomenal. In addition to being one of those people who you just enjoy spending time with, she is exceptionally skilled at finding those small discrepancies that could potentially delay, or give reason for denial, of payment for services. Prior [...]
Multi Directional Hip Exercises
Posted: November 23, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, gymnastics, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: exercise pictures, function, functional exercise, hip and leg strength exercises, hip compensation, hip mobility exercises, lunges, mutli directional movement, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, weight bearing exercises
Due to the sedentary nature of many peoples lifestyle, the hip (among other things) gets very tight and restricted. This leads to compensatory movement and muscle imbalances that effect movement and performance. So, as they sing in the movie Madagascar…you’ve got to move it move it! Here are few examples of hip mobility/strength exercises moving [...]
Calcaneal Eversion: The Switch That Turns On The Engine
Posted: November 20, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: dave tiberio, foot and ankle, function, functional biomechanics, human movement, physical therapy, pronation, sport, Sports Medicine, trunk and core
By my friend, mentor and all around good guy David Tiberio PhD, PT, OCS GRAVITY, GROUND, and the SWITCH The internal power sources that drive the body are the hips and trunk: the core of the body. There are many ways to activate that power source, but probably the most important for upright function [...]
The Functional Knee: Caught in the Middle with No Where to Hide
Posted: November 12, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: biomechanics, function, gary gray, human performance, Knee function, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine
Injuries to the knee are seen throughout virtually all sports and all age ranges. Have you ever wondered why the knee is the most common reason for a visit to an orthopedic surgeon? Moreover, have you ever wondered how rehabilitation and training programs could better alleviate the stresses placed on the knee? The answers lie [...]
The Hips: The Monster Under the Bed
Posted: November 7, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: function, functional anatomy, gary gray, hip function, human movement, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, Vern Gambetta
A few weeks ago, my six-year-old nephew was sleeping over at our house. I was awaken in the middle of the night by him exclaiming, “Uncle Joe, there’s a monster underneath my bed!” I went into his room and said, “Be nice to him and he’ll be your best friend. Give him a pop [...]
The 4 Pillars of Human Movement
Posted: October 19, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: exercise, function, human movement, human performance, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, sports training
When you think of human movement it can be broken down into 4 basic categories. Locomotion, Level Changes, Push/Pull and Rotation. These represent the 4 pillars of human movement as described by JC Santana in his book Functional Training; Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism. When designing rehab or fitness programs that are functionally based it [...]
Getting at the Core for Gymnastics (or Life)
Posted: July 26, 2008 in exercise, gymnastics, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: Abdominal training, core training, function, gymnastics, physical therapy, sit ups, Sports Medicine
While gymnastics is used in this post the concepts apply to any endeavor. Most would agree that a strong “core” is essential to all sporting activities and tasks of daily living. What is the core and how do we train it to maximize performance? Generally speaking, the core consists of the lower back, lateral trunk and abdominal (rectus abdominus, obliques, transverse abdominus) [...]
